Katherine Ryan
Katherine Ryan was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada on June 30th, 1983 and is the Comedian. At the age of 41, Katherine Ryan biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Katherine Louisa Ryan (born 30 June 1983) is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, and actress based in the UK.
She has appeared on British panel shows including Mock the Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, A League of Their Own, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Would I Lie to You?, QI, Just a Minute, Safeword, and Have I Got News for You.
In 2015, she replaced Steve Jones as the presenter of Hair on BBC Two.
As an actress, she has appeared in Channel 4 sitcom Campus, BBC Two sitcom Episodes and BBC3 sitcom Badults. As a stand-up comedian, Ryan has appeared on the BBC's Live at the Apollo, both as a featured act and as a lead act.
For her work, she won the Nivea Funny Women Award, and was also runner-up in the Amused Moose Laugh-Off competition in 2008.
In February 2017, Netflix released Katherine Ryan: In Trouble.
In July 2019, Netflix released her second live stand-up special, Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room.
Early life
Ryan's father, Finbar, is a draughtsman and owner of an engineering company who originally emigrated from Ireland to Canada. Her mother Julie McCarthy is British/Canadian and owns an IT consulting company. Ryan and her two younger sisters were born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. The three siblings spent time in Cork, Ireland, visiting their paternal grandparents.
Ryan's parents separated when she was a teenager. When she was 18, she decided to leave home and chose to study city planning at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in Toronto. While attending university, she worked at restaurant chain Hooters, and she then began training other waitresses. In her spare time she undertook open mic nights as an alternative form of personal entertainment, and by graduation, she had developed a basic comedic routine. She was one of the many dancers in MuchMusic's Electric Circus program.
Personal life
Ryan has previously dated actor and TV presenter Jeff Leach and had a relationship with comedian Alex Edelman.
In 2019, Ryan entered into a civil partnership with Bobby Kootstra. The ceremony took place in Denmark in the presence of her daughter. The two had dated in Canada as teenagers and were reunited when Ryan returned to her hometown while filming an episode of the TV show Who Do You Think You Are? Ryan lives with her partner and daughter in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Her second child, a son, was born in June 2021. In July 2022, Ryan announced that she was expecting her third child.
Ryan has been open about the cosmetic surgery she has had. She had a breast augmentation in her early 20s, and then a second augmentation after a relationship ended.
She has been treated for skin cancer twice.
Career
Ryan spent time as a corporate trainer in Canada, travelling around Canada to educate new waitresses, and assisting in the opening of Nottingham's first-only UK branch. For the first month of 2007, her partner at the time wanted to explore London, so she decided to do so for the first month, and she's been there permanently from January 2008.
In 2008, Ryan received the Funny Women award, Rachel Stubbings and Sara Pascoe were her runners up.
Ryan first appeared on television in multiple episodes of the Canadian music video critique show Video on Trial between season one in 2005 and her last appearance in 2008 in season three. She appeared on Channel 4's 8 Out of ten Cats first when moving to England in 2012. She had appeared in Channel 4's Campus before. Nicki Minaj danced to "Starships" on February 23, 2013, when she appeared on BBC One's Let's Dance for Comic Relief as her celebrity contestant. Ryan reached the final and ended in fourth place. Ryan appeared on the Whitney Cummings Just for Laughs 2013 Gala, which was taped before a live audience on July 28. She has since returned to Edinburgh for the first time.
In 2015, Ryan replaced Steve Jones as the host of Hair on BBC Two. Ryan served on Tinie Tempah's team on Sky 1's music/comedy panel show Bring the Noise, as well as Safeword, an ITV2 show. Ryan appeared on Taskmaster's series 2 in 2016. Doc Brown, Joe Wilkinson, Richard Osman, and Jon Richardson defeated her to win the season on record.
In 2016, Ryan embarked on Kathbum, a term her toddler sister used to refer to her. Katherine Ryan: In Trouble, a Netflix original, starring her stand-up comedy live at the Hammersmith Apollo in London during the tour.
In 2017, she joined Jimmy Carr to host a four-series of Your Face or Mine, the original version of the game. In 2018, Ryan appeared on American comedy panel show The Fix as a team captain. Katherine Ryan: The Glitter Room, Netflix's second live stand-up special, debuted in July 2019.
Ryan has appeared on numerous television shows in the United Kingdom, including the sitcoms Campus, Episodes, and Badults. Ryan stars in The Duchess, a Netflix comedy based on a single mother's life in London; she is credited as its author, executive producer, and creator in August 2020.
In the British entertainment magazine NME, Ryan wrote a weekly column.
On June 6, 2014, YouTube comedy pair Jack and Dean debuted a music video for their song "Consent" which featured Ryan in an acting role.
Ryan appeared in Disney XD and Teletoon's animated television series Counterfeit Cat, where she portrayed Ranceford, the stuck-up, white, curious cat and leader of the Sunshine Circle for Cats.
On BBC2, Ryan hosted the six-part reality competition All That Glitters: The Next Jewellery Star of the United Kingdom.
Ready to Mingle, an ITV2 dating show, will be hosted by Michelle.