Top comedian highlights the work for foster carers in York

A top stand-up comedian highlighted the life-changing work that foster carers do in a gig in York last week (13 October).

Kiri Pritchard McLean has spoken about her own experience as a foster carer for the first time during her current show, Peacock.

Better known nationally as the Star of 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Have I Got News For You and QI, as well as hosting Live at the Apollo and fronting the Radio 4 panel show Best Medicine, Kiri hasn’t even told the children in her care that she’s a comedian.

Cllr Bob Webb, the council’s Executive Member for Children and Young People, said: “It’s fantastic to see such a well-known and loved comedian like Kiri highlighting the life changing work foster carers do. Fostering can be such a rewarding experience and we’d always welcome more foster carers in York to provide safe, loving homes for local children and young people. We welcome people from all backgrounds and we’d love to hear from anyone who thinks fostering might be for them. “

A York foster carer who attended the performance, said: “It’s great to see someone combining a high-profile role as a stand-up comedian with fostering, sharing their experiences with audiences across the country. Fostering certainly has its challenges, but the rewards from helping children and young people are life changing.”

For more information in fostering in York visit www.york.gov.uk/fostering or call 01904 555678