Katherine Ryan
- 41 years old
- Canadian
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 34
New Netflix special for Katherine Ryan
Katherine Ryan's most recent live stand-up show is to air exclusively on Netflix next month.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th January 2017Hosts revealed for That Thing On Friday Night
Katherine Ryan, Joe Lycett and Romesh Ranganathan will host the pilot episode of new topical BBC comedy format That Thing On Friday Night.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2017No sooner has The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year conga'd by, than a new series returns with more questions pertaining to the past 100,000 years of human history. Jonathan Ross, David Walliams, Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea, Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade will once again be answering headscratchers posed by Jimmy Carr, such as why do tennis players wear white? And what diet did William the Conqueror attempt?
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 6th January 2017Preview - Big Fat Quiz of Everything
Jimmy Carr hosts the show that's bigger, fatter, and quizzier than ever, letting loose on not just the year-gone-by but well... everything.
Gareth Hargreaves, On The Box, 6th January 2017Not so long ago, the idea of president Donald J Trump seemed the stuff of which surreal, grotesque, fantastical comedic riffs might be fashioned (indeed, Boyle did exactly that, on several, clearly fate-tempting occasions). In this recently recorded show, he and accomplices Sara Pascoe, Katherine Ryan, Michelle Wolf and Richard Osman face a daunting challenge now that it's about to be a reality.
Andrew Mueller, The Observer, 20th November 2016Here you can watch Frankie Boyle tear into Donald Trump. Why would you watch anything else? He declares that Trump is not just the wrong person for the job of president but might even be the wrong mammal. Quite. And he predicts that the US presidential race was so absurd, and between two such unappealing candidates, that the next one might be run between a toaster and an ostrich.
However, there are some kind words for Hillary: "For a granny she was quite good at email." Boyle is joined by the annoyingly ubiquitous Katherine Ryan and Sara Pascoe. These are mediocre comedians and it feels like they've been thrown in so the BBC can tick a box on gender equality but also to dilute the acid of Frankie Boyle. Which is a shame. Give him the spotlight, uninterrupted. You don't see John Oliver being forced to share the stage when he eviscerates Trump. The show is a mix of Frankie's brilliant stand-up and some watered down chat with his relatively genteel guests.
Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 19th November 2016Review: Frankie Boyle's American Autopsy
Don't, of course, watch American Autopsy for definitive answers. This was recorded shortly after the vote and I suspect the panel was as shellshocked as the rest of us by the result. But everyone is good value and I suppose I should mention that it's excellent to have so many women on one show. But one final thought. I can't help thinking that when Frankie Boyle sounds like the voice of reason the world really has turned upside down.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th November 2016Taskmaster: a funny, most unexpected comedy
Dave's Taskmaster is ace at everything but balanced representation. Sort that, and it could be one of the most enjoyable shows on TV...
Wesley Mead, Den Of Geek, 26th October 2016Frankie Boyle to present US election comedy show
Frankie Boyle is to dissect the result of the US Presidential Election in a special to be broadcast on BBC iPlayer, then BBC Two.
British Comedy Guide, 20th October 2016C4 strikes gold by seeing Paralympics funny side
Disability is treated as delicately off-limits by mainstream TV, but The Last Leg: Live from Rio has gone where others fear to tread.
Frances Ryan, The Observer, 18th September 2016