Katie Cariad Lloyd (born 21 August 1982) is a British comedian, actress, writer, and podcaster.

[1] She is a member of the improvisational comedy group Austentatious, the host and creator of Griefcast, and an improv teacher.

[2] Lloyd was nominated in 2011 for Best Newcomer at the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards for her debut solo show, Lady Cariad's Characters.

[9] She studied English literature at the University of Sussex, where she first met her friend and fellow comedian Sara Pascoe.

Lloyd has performed in numerous sketches on BBC Comedy Online including Funtime (a Dawson Bros. pilot), The Proposal[13] and Dirty Dancing.

Lloyd has appeared on television shows such as Channel 4's Cardinal Burns and CBBC's Fit and DNN and in films such as Baby Cow Productions' Caravan and Film4's Hallo Panda.

In 2013, she performed in The 50 Hour Improvathon at Hoxton Hall,[18] and The Freewheelin' Cariad Lloyd at Soho Theatre[19] among others.

[7] Lloyd created and hosts the podcast Griefcast, a series of conversations about death, bereavement, and coping with the loss of a loved one.