Katherine Ryan
- 41 years old
- Canadian
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Chortle Awards 2017 nominees announced
The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2017 have been announced. David Baddiel, Bridget Christie, Richard Gadd, Kieran Hodgson and Stewart Lee are shortlisted for best live show.
British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2017Katherine Ryan doesn't bite her tongue
"I was lucky to develop in the UK because I find comedy - in addition to being caustic - it's quite literary over here, and alternative comedy isn't so alternative."
Amanda Wicks, Paste Magazine, 14th February 2017Once again, Channel 4 steps heroically forward to address the drought of panel shows featuring Stephen Mangan, Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman. This, part of C4's Fake News Week, promises to be a one-off dissection of current propaganda - but prompts the thought that a regular (and serious) show of this sort would be a valuable service. Followed later by Confessions Of The Paparazzi, a portrait of photographers who pester celebrities.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 6th February 2017Preview - The Fake News Show
This week is being devoted by Channel 4 to the weird and sometimes disturbing world of "fake news". They are starting things off with a panel show pilot, which may sound dreary to some, but there are some interesting aspects to it, such as the fact it is a rare pre-watershed comedy.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 6th February 2017Katherine Ryan just tricked us all with Fake News
Katherine Ryan hasn't had a botched butt lift - instead, she's appearing on a one-off comedy panel show called The Fake News Show next week, and she's managed to drum up quite a bit of publicity for it.
Ian Sandwell, Digital Spy, 3rd February 2017Katherine Ryan to co-host Comedy Central's Your Face Or Mine
Katherine Ryan and Jimmy Carr will co-host the new Comedy Central version of cult TV gameshow Your Face Or Mine.
British Comedy Guide, 1st February 2017Eddie Marsan drawls opaque riddles as Bob Dylan, in the first of a series of tall tales about the famous. August, 1993: Dylan arrives in London, alone, and proceeds to Crouch Hill, where Dave Stewart has told him to visit any time. At the address Bob's written down, Ange (Katherine Parkinson) confirms Dave (Paul Ritter) will be back in a sec, and shows him into the front room... it's the sort of gleefully ephemeral comic oddity BBC2 might once have felt able to indulge in.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 19th January 2017New 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 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 2017