Katherine Louisa Ryan is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, and actress based in the United Kingdom.
When Ryan 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 the 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.
After graduation, Ryan continued working for Hooters as a corporate trainer, traveling around Canada to train other waitresses, and helping to open the then-only UK branch in Nottingham.
Ryan first appeared on television as herself in multiple episodes of the Canadian music video review show Video on Trial between season one in 2005 and her last appearance in 2008 in season three.
On 23 February 2013, she appeared as a celebrity contestant on BBC One’s Let’s Dance for Comic Relief as Nicki Minaj dancing to “Starships”.
She joined Jimmy Carr in 2017 to host four series of the reboot of Your Face or Mine?
In July 2019, Netflix released her second live stand-up special, Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room.
As an actress, Ryan has appeared on numerous television series in the UK, including the sitcoms Campus, Episodes, and Badults.
Ryan stars in the August 2020 season 1, Netflix comedy The Duchess, based on a single mother’s life in London; she is credited as its writer, executive producer, and creator.
What is Katherine Ryan famous for?
Katherine Ryan is famous for her career as a stand-up comedian but has also become a popular writer, actress, and TV presenter.