Katherine Ryan
- 41 years old
- Canadian
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Review: Katherine Ryan, Glasgow
If celebrity is the new religion, as Katherine Ryan suggests, then she's never going to be stuck for sermons to deliver on its vapidity, grubbiness and bad behaviour.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 30th November 2014Katherine Ryan interview
Katherine Ryan is one of Canadian comedy's most successful exports. Now 31, she's a veteran of the Edinburgh Festival and panel shows such as QI, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Have I Got News For You, as well as the sitcoms Campus and Episodes. Here - ahead of a gig at Cambridge Junction - she talks about feeling like a Londoner, and having a 'ridiculous' accent.
Cambridge News, 15th November 2014Comedians sign letter condemning "banter"
A collective of comedians including Daniel Sloss, Katherine Ryan, Janey Godley and Jenny Eclair has signed a statement condemning misogyny dressed up as banter. This article publishes the letter in full.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th November 2014Katherine Ryan at Biggleswade Castle Comedy: review
As for her set, hilarious is the best word to describe it. She is clearly very comfortable on the stage and her material is a mix of the satirical, the topical and just downright funny.
Andrew Watt, Bedfordshire News, 5th November 2014Katherine Ryan review
As well as addressing hard-hitting topical things such as sexism, she tackles one topic in particular that could be seen in bad taste, that being abortion.
Megan Downing, The National Student, 28th October 2014Katherine Ryan interview: "Celebrity is a religion now"
With spots on Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo, you've almost certainly seen Canadian-turned-Brit Katherine Ryan on your TV in the last few years.
Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 1st October 2014News: Daniel Kitson plays major benefit gig
Daniel Kitson is to compere a major London benefit gig in aid of a charity fighting homelessness among young people. The gig will take place at the Palace Theatre on October 6. Also appearing are Stewart Lee, Katherine Ryan and Josh Widdicombe. The charity they are suppprting is Laughing Point, a fundraiser in aid of leading youth homelessness charity Centrepoint.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th August 2014Meet the queen of confessional comedy: Katherine Ryan
When Katherine Ryan caught her partner cheating on her she tracked down the glamour model he'd been seeing and built her latest stand-up show around the episode. Viv Groskop meets the ballsy Canadian stealing the limelight on TV panel shows and taking over the comedy circuit one Beyoncé shimmy at a time.
Viv Groskop, Evening Standard, 8th August 2014Katherine Ryan: role model?
She loves a funny dance, does a strong line in crude jokes and has received death threats from angry TV viewers. The Canadian-born comic tells Fest about finding her voice.
Jay Richardson, The List, 5th August 2014Edinburgh Fringe preview: Katherine Ryan
London-based Canadian Ryan is doing a short run in Edinburgh but has already completed a proper run at the Soho Theatre with her latest show, Glam Role Model. I saw it on the very first night and it felt like a bit of a work-in-progress then, a potentially great set in search of a suitable ending. Word has it that Ryan has found the ending since then.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th July 2014