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Suzi Ruffell talks to Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Barrel of Laughs: Am I Having Fun Now?

Hay Festival 2026, 

Comedian Suzi Ruffell presents a funny and moving evening about love, anxiety and whether our school days really were the best of our life. In conversation with Welsh comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Ruffell introduces her memoir Am I Having Fun Now?, which contains life advice from experts including Elizabeth Day, Dolly Alderton and Laura Bates about the tricky questions we all face.

Ruffell is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer and presenter. Her podcasts include Out, on which she has interviewed LGBTQ+ luminaries including Dame Kelly Holmes, Hannah Gadsby, and the Reverend Richard Coles. Pritchard-McLean is a multi-award-winning comedian, satirist and writer.