GISDA Giggles set for January return in charity comedy night
A TOP TV comic will take to the stage for a special “one night only” show for charity next month.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean will headline a special night of stand-up at Bangor’s Pontio Arts Centre next month.
The Have I Got News For You and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown star will join a host of other top comics for the event which will raise money in aid of Caernarfon-based GISDA.
All proceeds will help fund ongoing LGBT+ programmes organised by the charity.
Born in Gloucester but raised on Anglesey, Pritchard-McLean has won a number of awards for her stand-up comedy and has racked-up a variety of TV guest appearances in recent years, including stints on BBC’s Would I Lie to You? alongside David Mitchell and Jo Brand and the smash hit Live at the Apollo stand-up series on Comedy Central.
This will be the second time ritchard-McLean has performed a charity show in aid of GISDA.
The latest stand-up show – called GISDA Giggles 2.0 – follows a similar event in 2020.
It saw Pritchard-McLean and a number of other comics perform in front of a sell-out crowd at Pontio.
The comic said: “It’s an absolute pleasure and delight to be hosting GISDA Giggles again.
“Everyone in the audience is going to have a top notch night of comedy knowing their ticket money is going to a great cause.
“Once again North Wales gets to show the world that love is love and we’re a place of tolerance and acceptance and that’s why I’m so proud to be from here.”
Launched in 1989, GISDA is a charity which helps young people who are affected by a variety of different challenges, including poverty and homelessness.
Since its inception in the 1980s, the organisation has grown and currently has a number of different branches dotted around Gwynedd.
In 2017, GISDA launched a youth club to give young members of the LGTB+ community in Gwynedd the chance to meet, socialise and support each other.
The stellar line-up for GISDA Giggles 2.0 will include also performances by comics Suzi Ruffell, Josh Jones, Maggi Noggi, Ben Hodge, Sikisa Bostwick Barnes and Leila Navabi.
GISDA Giggles 2.0 takes place at Pontio, Bangor on January 15 2022. Tickets via the Pontio website: a full NHS Covid pass will be required to attend.