Katherine Ryan
- 41 years old
- Canadian
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Paul Fleckney, Harriet Gibsone, Ellen E Jones, Brian Logan and Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 22nd February 2020Urban Myths Series 4 line-up revealed
Series 4 of Sky Arts' Urban Myths will feature stories about Les Dawson; Joan Rivers and Barbra Streisand; Jimi Hendrix; and Orson Welles.
British Comedy Guide, 13th February 2020Rapper confronted after comments made to Katherine Ryan
25-year-old rapper Slowthai had just picked up the NME hero of the year award - voted for by the public - when he was heckled by a member of the crowd. He had made sexual comments towards Katherine Ryan, and was accused of making her uncomfortable. Ryan - who's since tweeted to say Slowthai "didn't make me uncomfortable" - was seen trying to defuse the situation from the stage along with co-host Julie Adenuga.
BBC, 13th February 2020Major live Comic Relief show announced
Comic Relief is to stage another spectacular comedy show at The SSE Arena, Wembley. It will take place on Thursday April 23rd, 2020 and acts confirmed so far include Dara
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th February 2020DMU 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 2019