Cariad Lloyd is a writer, actor, comedian, podcaster and improviser. She is the creator and host of the award-winning podcast, the Griefcast, where she talks to people about their experiences of grief and death. It won Podcast of the Year at the British podcast awards in 2018 and in 2023, Cariad wrote the critically acclaimed, Times bestseller You Are Not Alone based on her grief lessons from the show. Cariad has appeared in Peep Show, Alan Partridge, Have I Got News for You, QI and a number of other comedy shows on TV and radio. She is one of the creators of hit improv show Austentatious and co-hosts Sara and Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club podcast with Sara Pascoe.
Despite her very Welsh name, Cariad was born and raised in North London, where she still lives because the tube’s Northern line is too convenient to leave. She can dance very well and all hats suit her.
cariadlloyd.com | @ladycariad | @thegriefcast
Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Life changes
Age Range: 7-11
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