Mary-Claire Fitzpatrick(I)
- Actor
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Mary-Claire Fitzpatrick, known as MC is a TV presenter, TikToker and online comedy creator. She had her first stint on TV in 2016, interviewed on the popular RTÉOne show Today, after one of her online videos went viral.
Her TV career really began in 2019 when Tailored films, then casting for their brand new RTÉ kids show Ace My Space, spotted Mary-Claire her YouTube channel MCluvs2laugh and invited her to audition for the show. Despite having no prior presenting experience, she was offered the role. One of her improvised audition pieces even later made it into the show.
After season 1 of Ace My Space aired, Mary-Claire hosted Martin's Shed in the summer of 2020, a wacky sketch show with a puppet pine marten co-host. This show later joined another RTÉ staple After School Hub, for its second iteration where the antics she and Martin got up to in Martin's Shed ranged from rewritten lyrics to Queen's classic Bohemian Rhapsody, Mary FitzPoppins flying in for a visit to Martin even eating a live chicken...
Mary-Claire also guest starred as a 'VIP gamer' on Ireland's first gaming show hosted by kids, Gamer Mode and appeared on Christmas Specials for Home School Hub and Ace My Space in December 2021.
For season 2 of Ace My Space, Mary-Claire was asked to provide additional writing to inject her own humour (and plenty of Laois based-puns) into the show.
In 2022 Mary-Claire presented the final of Ireland's Future Is Mine on RTÉ2 in June, an hour long Minecraft extravaganza with co-host John Sharpson. She also hosted the Junior Young Filmmaker Of The Year Awards and Primary Science Awards in November.
In 2023 Mary-Claire was interviewed a number of times on RTÉOne's Today show about her viral TikTok's, and went on to join the show's news panel. She also hosted for RTÉ2's Junk Kouture Final in May, featured on BBC podcast Big Comic Energy and co-hosted RTÉ Player show Ruck And Roll ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
In 2024 Mary-Claire co-hosted RTÉ's 6 part series What's Next, travelling around Ireland and The UK searching for sustainable solutions for the future. What's Next went on to receive 2 nominations in the RTS NI Awards.
In 2025 Mary-Claire guest starred on RTÉ Player original Look Who's Hangry and began contributing regularly on Virgin Media's Ireland AM as a panellist and presenting the Good News Stories segment. She also made another BBC podcast appearance on new series Sound Mate.
In 2026 Mary-Claire launched new Goloud podcast ‘Herself & Herself’ with follow comedian Dympna Little, contributes regularly on RTÉ 2FM and continues appearing on segments on Ireland AM. Mary-Claire also continues to make comedy sketches for her TikTok and Instagrams pages MCluvs2laugh, which have amassed over 325,000 followers. From sketches about farming, married life, impressions and some behind the scenes of TV, her social media and presenting have really come full circle.
Her TV career really began in 2019 when Tailored films, then casting for their brand new RTÉ kids show Ace My Space, spotted Mary-Claire her YouTube channel MCluvs2laugh and invited her to audition for the show. Despite having no prior presenting experience, she was offered the role. One of her improvised audition pieces even later made it into the show.
After season 1 of Ace My Space aired, Mary-Claire hosted Martin's Shed in the summer of 2020, a wacky sketch show with a puppet pine marten co-host. This show later joined another RTÉ staple After School Hub, for its second iteration where the antics she and Martin got up to in Martin's Shed ranged from rewritten lyrics to Queen's classic Bohemian Rhapsody, Mary FitzPoppins flying in for a visit to Martin even eating a live chicken...
Mary-Claire also guest starred as a 'VIP gamer' on Ireland's first gaming show hosted by kids, Gamer Mode and appeared on Christmas Specials for Home School Hub and Ace My Space in December 2021.
For season 2 of Ace My Space, Mary-Claire was asked to provide additional writing to inject her own humour (and plenty of Laois based-puns) into the show.
In 2022 Mary-Claire presented the final of Ireland's Future Is Mine on RTÉ2 in June, an hour long Minecraft extravaganza with co-host John Sharpson. She also hosted the Junior Young Filmmaker Of The Year Awards and Primary Science Awards in November.
In 2023 Mary-Claire was interviewed a number of times on RTÉOne's Today show about her viral TikTok's, and went on to join the show's news panel. She also hosted for RTÉ2's Junk Kouture Final in May, featured on BBC podcast Big Comic Energy and co-hosted RTÉ Player show Ruck And Roll ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
In 2024 Mary-Claire co-hosted RTÉ's 6 part series What's Next, travelling around Ireland and The UK searching for sustainable solutions for the future. What's Next went on to receive 2 nominations in the RTS NI Awards.
In 2025 Mary-Claire guest starred on RTÉ Player original Look Who's Hangry and began contributing regularly on Virgin Media's Ireland AM as a panellist and presenting the Good News Stories segment. She also made another BBC podcast appearance on new series Sound Mate.
In 2026 Mary-Claire launched new Goloud podcast ‘Herself & Herself’ with follow comedian Dympna Little, contributes regularly on RTÉ 2FM and continues appearing on segments on Ireland AM. Mary-Claire also continues to make comedy sketches for her TikTok and Instagrams pages MCluvs2laugh, which have amassed over 325,000 followers. From sketches about farming, married life, impressions and some behind the scenes of TV, her social media and presenting have really come full circle.
