Mock The Week became unbearable for a period about ten years' ago, effectively becoming a men's only club for as has been said, laddish and competitive male comedians and no women ever on it. Since then, the situation's much improved with women appearing frequently and the show's really benefited from it. It's genuinely becoming more watchable and funnier again and with plenty of female comedians on who can 'hold their own'.
Ryan's position is admirable. That said, she's now at the point in her career where she no longer needs to be on things like MTW anyway, which generally serve as useful stepping stone for comedians early in their career.
