2014 Edinburgh Fringe

Katherine Ryan: Glam Role Model

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319: The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6

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A dude who is fast becoming a recognisable face on British TV with appearances on BBC1's Live at the Apollo and Let's Dance for Comic Relief, BBC2's Mock the Week, QI and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, C4's 8 Out of 10 Cats and more, Katherine Ryan embarks on her second UK stand-up tour which begins with a limited run at the Fringe. The fresh, often dangerously fierce, pop-culture-obsessed Canadian, was unaffected by publicised death threats and survived the world's first crack smoking mayor. 'Warped wit ... striking presence ... killer lines ... calm confidence' (Scotsman).

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At this year's Edinburgh Fringe there are almost as many jokes about feminism as there are about cats on the internet. Which is to say, lots of them. Bridget Christie, fresh from winning the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award (formerly the Perrier) last year, is back with an hour that tackles female circumcision and the ridiculous sexualisation present even in yoghurt adverts. Sara Pascoe's tour of women in history includes a delightfully sharp debunking of Page 3. Luisa Omielan is packing out a ballroom each night with Am I Right Ladies?!, a raucous celebration in which she sticks her fingers up at issues such as body fascism.

Alex Hardy, The Times, 14th August 2014

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The Katherine Ryan three minute interview

Katherine Ryan's second UK stand-up tour begins with a limited run at the Edinburgh Fringe. The fresh, often dangerously fierce, pop-culture-obsessed Canadian gives Martin Walker the lowdown on her new show, Glam Role Model. But they begin by talking about breasts.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 10th May 2014

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In Katherine Ryan's homeland of Canada, it isn't unheard of for women to expose their breasts in public. To her amusement, however, here in the UK this questionable pastime actually has a title: 'glamour modelling'.

Don't get her wrong - being an ex-Hooters employee, Katherine's not averse to females making the most of their assets. Sex sells, and she's aware of this. What does get her goat, however, is not so much what glamour models do as what they don't do: speak. Besides saying what they are told to say, the only words they seem to utter in public are eviction nominations on Celebrity Big Brother. Would it do them any harm to have something important to say?

Glam Role Model takes a look at the murky world of the beauty industry and examines the role of models who provide its bread and butter. Everyone deserves a voice, and Katherine Ryan invites you to celebrate and strengthen yours through laughter.

Ryan is fast becoming a familiar face on British TV, with appearances on BBC 1's Live At The Apollo and Let's Dance for Comic Relief, BBC 2's Mock The Week, QI and Nevermind The Buzzcocks, and as a regular panellist C4's 8 Out of 10 Cats.

This fresh, often dangerously-fierce pop culture-obsessed lady was unaffected by publicised death threats last year, and survived the world's first crack smoking mayor. So she means business. Following on from her debut UK tour Nature's Candy, which played to sell-out audiences last year, Glam Role Model will hit the road this Autumn, 2014.

Over the last year or so Katherine has also appeared in: Twit Of The Year (C4), Campus (C4), Episodes (C4), Jack Dee's Don't Sit In The Front Row (Sky), John Bishop's Only Joking (Sky) and Dave's One Night Stand. She was also part of Channel 4's 'mash-up' night in the Deal Or No Deal 8 Out of 10 Cats Special. Katherine will also be appearing as regular character in series two of Badults (BBC Three), which will air later this year.

Performances

Date Time Venue
31st Jul 2014 18:45 The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6
1st Aug 2014 18:45 The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6
2nd Aug 2014 18:45 The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6
3rd Aug 2014 18:45 The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6
4th Aug 2014 18:45 The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6
5th Aug 2014 18:45 The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6
6th Aug 2014 18:45 The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6
7th Aug 2014 18:45 The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6
8th Aug 2014 18:45 The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6
9th Aug 2014 18:45 The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6
10th Aug 2014 18:45 The Stand Comedy Club 5 and 6

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