Katherine Ryan
- 41 years old
- Canadian
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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DMU at 150: Leicester Comedy Festival
Leicester Comedy Festival has been part of the city's calendar since 1994 when it began as a student project by then Leicester Polytechnic student Geoff Rowe.
De Montfort University, 6th February 2020Words are weapons in insult comedy - but should you go sledgehammer or stiletto? That's the dilemma facing standups Laura Lexx and Tom Livingstone as the sanctioned slanging match returns for a fourth season, with regular refs Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan joined by guest judge Noel Fielding.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 20th January 2020Katherine Ryan becomes 8 Out Of 10 Cats team captain
Katherine Ryan is to become a regular fixture on 8 Out Of 10 Cats. She will act as a team captain opposite Rob Beckett in Series 22 of the show.
British Comedy Guide, 6th January 2020We're here again: another election, another all-night ballot count and malfunctioning set of graphic explainers. Keeping up its tradition as the "alternative election night" to BBC, ITV and Sky's news-focused coverage, Channel 4 pulls out the zany stops this year, enlisting Rylan Clark-Neal and Katherine Ryan to help Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Even Judge Rinder will be there. Whatever the results, this lot will surely keep us awake.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 12th December 2019Details of Alternative Election Night line-up revealed
Joining the political bigwigs will be a host comedians including: Jimmy Carr, Nish Kumar, Henning Wehn, Geoff Norcott, Sophie Willan and Tez Ilyas.
Channel 4, 11th December 2019I Talk Telly Awards 2019 winners announced
After 220,000 votes, Ricky Gervais leads this year's winners with three wins for After Life, whilst Graham Norton and Declan Donnelly pick up two awards each and this year's Special Recognition Award goes to a Corrie favourite and soap legend.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 8th December 2019Channel 4's Alternative Election Night to return
Channel 4's Alternative Election Night is to return for a fourth time. The 12th December live broadcast will be fronted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Rylan Clark-Neal and Katherine Ryan.
British Comedy Guide, 18th November 2019Katherine Ryan's boyfriend saves scripts from burglar
Katherine Ryan has described how her boyfriend fought off an intruder at her home to save a laptop containing the scripts to her new show.
BBC, 21st October 2019Guest judges lined-up for Series 4 of Roast Battle
Richard Ayoade, Big Narstie, Sara Pascoe, Noel Fielding and Joe Lycett will act as guest judges in Series 4 of Comedy Central's Roast Battle.
British Comedy Guide, 15th October 2019Our best comics are being picked up by US streamers
Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and other online streamers are snapping up the UK's best comedy talent as the BBC loses favour.
Ian Burrell, i Newspaper, 5th August 2019