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The standup’s Saturday gigs have quickly become a fixture on the online circuit – and raised £20,000 for the Trussell Trust
The next time standup Kiri Pritchard-McLean goes on tour, she may well include a virtual gig among her UK dates. That’s a sign of how revelatory her online comedy shows have proven during the lockdown caused by the coronavirus crisis.
It started with her assembling a lineup for a streamed gig in March to raise money for food banks, which have had a significant increase in users since the outbreak. “We thought it would attract about 30 people but we got 3,000,” she says. Now, the virtual club – compered by Pritchard-McLean – has become a Saturday night fixture on the online comedy circuit. Continue reading...