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Katherine Ryan
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Katherine Ryan

Writer / Performer

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Agent
Hannah Begbie
Assistant: Carly Peters
+44 (0) 20 3214 0985
About

Katherine has appeared as a guest on numerous panel shows including 8 OUT OF 10 CATS and NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS, she is also due to appear on Q.I. later in the year. She also filmed two appearances on Jack Dee's Sky Atlantic panel show DON'T SIT IN THE FRONT ROW and appeared on BBC2's MOCK THE WEEK Series 11.

She was voted through to the final of BBC One's LET'S DANCE FOR COMIC RELIEF after a spectacular performance as Nicki Minaj performing Starships.

Katherine was the 2008 winner of the Nivea Funny Women Awards and is a fresh and bitingly funny addition to UK stand-up. She is currently embarking on her first nationwide tour, details and tickets can be found here.

As well as being a writer-performer Katherine is also a talented actress and played the lead role of George in Victoria Pile's Channel 4 series CAMPUS. Katherine also appeared regularly throughout the second series of EPISODES as Merc's Assistant.

Katherine was a support act fpr ANGELOS EPITHEMIOU'S ONE NIGHT STAND for Dave and performed a set on Frankie Boyle's THE BOYLE VARIETY SHOW which aired on Channel Four last summer.

"She has perfect timing and enough attitude to stop an elephant in its tracks." - TIME OUT

"Delectable; cute.... her lines are beautifully written and the quality keeps on coming!" - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

"...dark remarks about her cancer treatment and sugary innocence made a striking combination." - EVENING STANDARD

"...has the potential to be the next big star of shock stand-up." - THREE WEEKS

 

Television
Production / CharacterDirectorCompany
EPISODES II
Merc's Assistant
Jim Field-Smith BBC2 / Hat Trick / Showtime
COUNT ARTHUR STRONG
Woman in Ripper Crowd
Freemantle Media
CAMPUS
George
Victoria PileMonicker Pictures / Channel 4
DIRTY DIGEST
Herself
Toby BakerE4 / Running Bare
HALL OF LAME TASTER
Herself
Monkey Kingdom / E4
GIVE US A CLUE - 2010 VERSIONTalkback / Fremantle
ROUTES
As herself
Barry J GibbOil / Channel 4
Stage
Production / CharacterDirectorCompany
NATURE'S CANDYMHA / Live Nation / Gilded Balloon
LITTLE MISS CONCEPTIONMHA / Live Nation
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Josie Pie
Bluewater Musical
BY BYE BIRDIE
Ursula Merkle
Bluewater Musical
ANNIE
Soloist, Choreographer
Bluewater Musical
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Temptress, Choreographer
Bluewater Musical
JOSEPH...TECHNICOLOUR COAT
Dance, Choreographer
Bluewater Musical
OLIVER
Dancer, Choreographer
Bluewater Musical
Other
Production / CharacterDirectorCompany
DONNA RUSH TASTER TAPE
Sam
Monkey Kingdom / BBC Comedy Online
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Agent
Hannah Begbie
Assistant: Carly Peters
+44 (0) 20 3214 0985
About

Katherine has appeared on numerous series of of 8 OUT OF 10 CATS .. with her most recent episode airing on Friday 25th January. She has also been nominated as Best Newcomer for the Loaded LAFTAS, which will be held on Thurs 7th March.

She was voted through on BBC One's LET'S DANCE FOR COMIC RELIEF after a spectacular performance as Nicki Minaj performing Starships and will appear on the live final on Saturday 9th March.

Katherine was the 2008 winner of the Nivea Funny Women Awards and is a fresh and bitingly funny addition to UK stand-up. She will shortly embark on her first nationwide tour at the end of January until April - details of which and tickets can be found here. She also had three nights at the Soho Theatre on the 4th, 5th and 6th Feb

Katherine played the lead role of George in Victoria Pile's Channel 4 series CAMPUS. Katherine also appeared regularly throughout the second series of EPISODES as Merc's Assistant.

Katherine made her debut on Channel 4's 8 OUT OF 10 CATS on Friday 4th May and was immediately invited back on the show on Friday 18th May as her appearance was so well received. She appeared again in September and has now done five episodes as well as the 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DEAL OR NO DEAL special.

She also filmed two appearance on Jack Dee's Sky Atlantic panel show DON'T SIT IN THE FRONT ROW and also appeared on BBC2's MOCK THE WEEK Series 11 back in October.

Katherine was a support act fpr ANGELOS EPITHEMIOU'S ONE NIGHT STAND for Dave which aired in November. She also performed a set on Frankie Boyle's THE BOYLE VARIETY SHOW which aired on Channel Four last summer.

She has also appeared in E4's RUSSELL KANE'S COMEDY SUMMIT, was a regular on DIRTY DIGEST and is currently developing material for Channel 4, Monkey Kingdom and STV.

She successfully completed her first solo show LITTLE MISS CONCEPTION at The Pleasance in the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe and she has just finished performing her second solo show NATURE'S CANDY at the Gilded Balloon where she had a  3.15pm slot from the 1st to the 27th August. While she was in Edinburgh, she appeared on BBC3's live Comedy Marathon (hosted by Andrew Maxwell, Chris Ramsay and Susan Calman) which filmed for 8 hours on Friday 17th August and will air on BBC3.

"She has perfect timing and enough attitude to stop an elephant in its tracks." - TIME OUT

"Delectable; cute.... her lines are beautifully written and the quality keeps on coming!" - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

"...dark remarks about her cancer treatment and sugary innocence made a striking combination." - EVENING STANDARD

"...has the potential to be the next big star of shock stand-up." - THREE WEEKS

Katherine is also a talented actress who recently appeared in ROUTES, which was nominated for three British Interactive Media Awards (including one for Best Online Content), a BAFTA in the 2009 Children's BAFTA Awards (Interactive Category) and also for the 2009 Writer's Guild Video Game Award.

 

Television
ProductionCompanyNotes
8 OUT OF 10 CATS SERIES 15
(2013)
Channel 4 / Zeppotron1 episode
NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS 26
(2012)
Talkback / BBC2
8 OUT OF 10 CATS SERIES 14
(2012)
Channel 4/ Zeppotron 2 episodes
DON'T SIT IN THE FRONT ROW
(2012)
Sky Atlantic / Citrus TelevisionAppearances on two shows
Hosted by Jack Dee
THE BBC3 COMEDY MARATHON FROM THE EDINBURGH FRINGE
(2012)
BBC3 & Online
MOCK THE WEEK
(2012)
BBC2 / Angst Productions
THE BOYLE VARIETY SHOW
(2012)
Zeppotron / Channel Four
8 OUT OF 10 CATS SERIES 13
(2012)
Channel 4 / ZeppotronPanellist on two shows
DIRTY DIGESTRunning Bare / E4Writer of material and VTs in all episodes
HALL OF LAMEMonkey Kingdom / E4Teaser tape
LAST COMIC STANDING / COMEDIAN, SEASON 5NBCWriter - performer
VIDEO ON TRIAL / JUROR, 7 EPISODESMuch Music CanadaWriter - performer
UTOURS / HOSTCharlotte BernardWriter - performer
TEENS DATING / HOSTMillenium Media
MUCH TAKEOVER / GUEST HOSTMuch Music CanadaWriter - performer
LIVE@MUCH JESSICA SIMPSON/ DAISY DUKEMuch Music CanadaWriter - performer
THE IT LIST / COMEDIANMuch Music CanadaWriter - performer
GOLD DIGGERS PILOT / LEADTricon Films & TVWriter - performer
Theatre
ProductionCompanyNotes
NATURE'S CANDY
(2012)
MHA / Live Nation / Gilded BalloonEdinburgh solo show
LITTLE MISS CONCEPTION
(2011)
MHA / Live Nation / PleasanceEdinburgh solo show
Online
ProductionCompanyNotes
ONE NIGHT STAND
(2012)
Phil McIntrye Television / DaveOnline coverage and stand-up
CURTAIN CALLWhatshappening.bizPresenter and Interviewer
SHE LIKES'Yourkindatv.comHost and Head Writer
OMNIVOIX Omnivoix.comVoiceover talent
Other
ProductionCompanyNotes
Further Information

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