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Katherine Ryan

  1. 16th May via Beyond The Joke: Katherine Ryan to headline Latitude Festival
  2. 15th May via BBC: Lord mayor opens Joe Lycett's new kitchen extension
  3. 2nd May: Comedy stars to host Sri Lanka fundraising gig
  4. 18th March: Chortle Awards 2019 results
  5. 7th March: 8 Out Of 10 Cats returns to E4
  6. 26th February: Chortle Awards 2019 nominees

Katherine Ryan is a Canadian comic with dual Canadian-Irish nationality, born in Sarnia, Ontario. She is a single mother who now resides in London. Her biting comedy style often takes after that of Joan Rivers, commenting on celebrities and social media stars as well as her own life. She is particularly known for her regular appearances on panel shows and co-presenting various TV formats with Jimmy Carr.

More biography details
Gender
Female
Nationality
Canada / Ireland
Home town
Sarnia
Resident of
England (London)
Born
Thursday 30th June 1983 (35 years-old) - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Family

Daughter
Violet

Known for

Your Face Or Mine. Image shows from L to R: Katherine Ryan, Jimmy Carr. Copyright: Talkback. Your Face Or Mine - Host / Presenter
Frankie Boyle's New World Order. Frankie Boyle. Copyright: Zeppotron. Frankie Boyle's New World Order - Regular Panellist
Roast Battle. Image shows from L to R: Jonathan Ross, Katherine Ryan, Jimmy Carr. Roast Battle - Regular Panellist
Jack Dee's HelpDesk. Jack Dee. Copyright: Open Mike Productions. Jack Dee's HelpDesk - Regular Panellist
The Domestics. Image shows from L to R: Katherine (Katherine Ryan), Joel (Joel Dommett). The Domestics - Katherine

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2019 The Duchess Brand New Mother
2019 The Duchess Brand New Writer
2019 The Duchess Brand New Executive Producer
2019 Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room Brand New Host / Presenter
2019 Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room Brand New Writer
2019 Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room Brand New Executive Producer
2019 The Last Leg - Series 17
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2019 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 14
  1. E9 - Michael Palin, Alexander Armstrong, Ashley Banjo, Katherine Ryan, Michael Sheen, Mark Ronson, Lukke Li
 Guest
2019 Have I Got News For You - Series 57
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Host / Presenter
2019 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 21
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E1 - Episode One
 Team Captain
2019 Your Face Or Mine - Series 5 Host / Presenter
2019 Hypothetical
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2019 The Time It Takes
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Self
2019 Roast Battle - Series 3 Regular Panellist
2019 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
  1. The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything 2019
 Guest
2019 The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited Self
2018 The Last Leg - Series 15
  1. Special - The Last Leg Of The Year
 Guest
2018 Romesh's Look Back To The Future - 2018 Guest
2018 Roast Battle - Christmas Special Regular Panellist
2018 Comedy Central Live Self
2018 Your Face Or Mine - Series 4 Host / Presenter
2018 Roast Battle - Series 2 Regular Panellist
2018 Celebrity Juice - Series 20
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2018 Katherine Ryan - Glitter Room Self
2018 Joe Lycett's Obsessions - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2018 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 15
  1. Special - All-Women Special
 Host / Presenter
2018 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 15
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2018 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 15
  1. Special - All-Women Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2018 The Big Narstie Show - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2018 Live At The Apollo - All Girls Live At The Apollo
  1. Special - Part 1
 Guest
2018 Frankie Boyle's New World Order - Series 2 Regular Panellist
2018 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 3
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2018 Your Face Or Mine - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2018 When Comedy Goes Horribly Wrong Self (Archive Material)
2018 Would I Lie To You? - Series 11
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2018 Roast Battle - Series 1 Regular Panellist
2018 Room 101 - Series 7
  1. Special - Bonus Bellyaches
  2. E7 - Katherine Ryan, Geri Horner, Adam Buxton
 Guest
2017 That Thing On Friday Night Cancelled Host / Presenter
2017 Frankie Boyle's New World Order - Frankie Boyle's 2017 New World Order
  1. Frankie Boyle's 2017 New World Order
 Regular Panellist
2017 Live At The Apollo - Series 13
  1. Special - Katherine Ryan, Marlon Davis, Joel Dommett, John Robins
 Host / Presenter
2017 Taskmaster - Champion Of Champions Self
2017 Have I Got News For You - Series 54
  1. Special - Have I Got 2017 News For You
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
2017 Insert Name Here - Series 3
  1. E1 - Tom
 Guest
2017 QI - Series O
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E8 - Operations
 Guest
2017 Your Face Or Mine - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2017 The Last Leg - Series 12
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2017 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 6
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2017 Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room Self
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 13
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2017 The Domestics Katherine
2017 Bobby And Harriet Get Married
  1. E5 - Just Another Wedding
  2. E4 - What Do Boys Like?
 Self
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 20
  1. Special - Best Bits
  2. E9 - Episode Nine
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2017 Frankie Boyle's New World Order - Series 1 Regular Panellist
2017 The Last Leg - Series 11
  1. Special - Re-United Kingdom
 Guest
2017 The Kaneing Live - Specials
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2017 Your Face Or Mine - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2017 The Fake News Show - Series 1 Team Captain
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 12
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2017 Jack Dee's HelpDesk - 2017 Specials Regular Panellist
2017 Romesh: Talking To Comedians
  1. E2 - In Caffs About Growing Up
 Guest
2017 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 5
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2017 The Nightly Show
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2017 Chain Reaction - Series 12
  1. E3 - Katherine Ryan interviews Sara Pascoe
 Host / Presenter
2017 Chain Reaction - Series 12
  1. E2 - Joe Lycett interviews Katherine Ryan
 Guest
2017 Katherine Ryan In Trouble Host / Presenter
2017 Katherine Ryan In Trouble Writer
2017 Katherine Ryan In Trouble Executive Producer
2017 The Fake News Show - Pilot Team Captain
2017 Parenting For Idiots
  1. E3 - Rules
  2. E2 - Fun
  3. E1 - Chaos
 Self
2017 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
  1. New Year Special
 Guest
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 52
  1. Special - Have I Got 2016 News For You
 Host / Presenter
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 19
  1. Special - More Best Bits
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2016 Sunny D - Series 1 Kerry
2016 A League Of Their Own - Series 11
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2016 Would I Lie To You? - Series 10
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 9
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2016 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 4
  1. E8 - Katherine Ryan At The Comedy Store
  2. E3 - Katherine Ryan At The Comedy Store
 Host / Presenter
2016 Just A Minute - Series 76 Guest
2016 Katherine Ryan: Work in Progress Self
2016 The Last Leg - Series 8
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2016 It's Not Me, It's You
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Team Captain
2016 My Worst Job
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2016 Katherine Ryan In Ireland Katherine
2016 Katherine Ryan In Ireland Writer
2016 Katherine Ryan In Ireland Executive Producer
2016 It's Not Me, It's You
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2016 Taskmaster - Series 2 Self
2016 Jack Dee's HelpDesk - Jack Dee's Referendum HelpDesk Regular Panellist
2016 Safeword - Series 2 Team Captain
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 51
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
2016 Play To The Whistle - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2016 Counterfeit Cat - Series 1 Various (Voice)
2016 Very British Problems - Series 2 Self
2016 Don't Make Me Laugh - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 4
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 8
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 1 Highlights
  1. Series 1 Highlights
 Guest
2016 A League Of Their Own - Series 10
  1. Special - Best Bits
  2. Special - Unseen
  3. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2016 Virtually Famous - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2016 Katherine Ryan: Kathbum Self
2015 Very British Problems - Very British Problems At Christmas Self
2015 Live At The Apollo - Series 11
  1. E5 - Katherine Ryan, Henning Wehn, James Acaster
 Host / Presenter
2015 Have I Got News For You - Series 50
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2015 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 15
  1. E7 - Goldie Hawn, Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan, Ricky Wilson, Rudimental
 Guest
2015 Bring The Noise Regular Panellist
2015 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 15
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2015 Sue Perkins' Big Night Out Guest
2015 The Last Leg - Series 6
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2015 Katherine Ryan: Kathbum Self
2015 Safeword - Series 1 Team Captain
2015 Mock The Week - Series 14
  1. Special - Christmas Special
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2015 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2015
 Guest
2015 Stand Up Central - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 6
  1. Special - Christmas Special
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
  3. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2015 Virtually Famous - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2015 Celebrity Squares - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2015 Have I Got News For You - Series 49
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2015 Jack Dee's HelpDesk - Jack Dee's Election HelpDesk Regular Panellist
2015 The Dog Ate My Homework - Series 2
  1. Special - Compilation Show
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2015 Reality Bites
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2015 Listomania - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2015 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 8
  1. E1 - Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Caroline Quentin, Katherine Ryan, Take That
 Guest
2015 Room 101 - Series 4
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E3 - Fiona Bruce, Ray Mears, Katherine Ryan
 Guest
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 5
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 John Bishop's Christmas Show - John Bishop's Christmas Show 2014
  1. John Bishop's Christmas Show 2014
 Guest
2014 The British Comedy Awards
  1. E3 - British Comedy Awards: Even More Awards
 Host / Presenter
2014 The British Comedy Awards
  1. E3 - British Comedy Awards: Even More Awards
 Writer
2014 Sweat The Small Stuff - Series 4
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2014 The British Comedy Awards
  1. E3 - British Comedy Awards: Even More Awards
  2. E2 - British Comedy Awards 2014
  3. E1 - Nominations Show 2014
 Self
2014 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 28
  1. Special - The Series That Changed The World
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 18
  1. Special - Best Bits
  2. Special - Jimmy, Sean & Jon's Best Bits
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2014 Have I Got News For You - Series 48
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2014 Celebrity Squares - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2014 Frankie Boyle's Autopsy Regular Panellist
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 Katherine Ryan: Glam Role Model Self
2014 Don't Make Me Laugh - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2014 Virtually Famous - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2014 The News Quiz - Series 84 Guest
2014 Kevin Bridges Live At...
  1. E1 - Kevin Bridges Live At The Commonwealth
 Guest
2014 The Loser's World Cup
  1. E3 - Final
  2. E2 - Semi-Final 2
 Guest
2014 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2014 Badults - Series 2 Lucy
2014 Mock The Week - Series 13
  1. Special - Christmas Special
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 Listomania - Pilot
  1. Pilot
 Guest
2014 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 13
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2014 Sweat The Small Stuff - Series 3
  1. Special - Best Bits
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 17
  1. Special - Jimmy, Sean & Jon's Best Bits
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2014 Comedy Central At Just For Laughs
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2014 Alan Davies Après-Ski
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2014 Live At The Apollo - Series 9
  1. E5 - Jack Whitehall, Katherine Ryan, Rich Hall
 Guest
2013 Britain Versus The World - Pilot
  1. Episode One
 Guest
2013 Twit Of The Year (as Katharine Ryan) Guest
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 16
  1. Special - Best Bits
 Guest
2013 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 27
  1. Special - Buzzcocks: The Hunt For The Missing Episode - A Documentary With Krishnan Guru-Murthy
  2. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Guest
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 46
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2013 Staying In With Greg & Russell
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2013 Was It Something I Said?
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2013 QI - Series K
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 10
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 9
  3. E3 - K-Folk
 Guest
2013 Don't Sit In The Front Row - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2013 Count Arthur Strong - Series 1
  1. E2 - Arthur.com
 Tourist Woman
2013 The Manuscript
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2013 Mock The Week - Series 12
  1. Special - Christmas Special
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2013 Sweat The Small Stuff - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2013 Mock The Week Looks Back At...
  1. E7 - Travel
 Self (Archive Material)
2013 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 11
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 15
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2013 John Bishop's Only Joking
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E2 - Episode Two
  5. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - 2013 Specials
  1. Special - 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Deal Or No Deal
 Self
2012 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 26
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2012 Don't Sit In The Front Row - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2012 Mock The Week - Series 11
  1. Special - Christmas Special
  2. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Guest
2012 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 14
  1. Special - Best Bits
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. E9 - Episode Nine
  4. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2012 Katherine Ryan: Nature's Candy Self
2012 Episodes - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Merc's Assistant
2011 Dirty Digest Self
2011 Dirty Digest Writer (Additional Material)
2011 Katherine Ryan: Little Miss Conception Self
2011 Amused Moose Comedy Awards Showcase Self
2011 Campus - Series 1 Georgina 'George' Bryan
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
  1. E21 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2017
 Guest
Counterfeit Cat - Series 2 Various (Voice)

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Katherine Ryan on IMDb

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