Katherine Ryan Explained

Katherine Ryan
Birth Name:Katherine Louisa Ryan
Birth Place:Sarnia, Canada
Education:Ryerson University (BA)
Children:3
Partner:Bobby Kootstra (2019–present)

Katherine Louisa Ryan (born June 1983)[1] is an Irish-Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, actress and singer.[2] [3]

She has appeared on many British TV and radio panel shows, including 8 Out of 10 Cats (as a regular team captain), Never Mind the Buzzcocks, A League of Their Own, Mock the Week, 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, Ryan has appeared on several television sitcoms in the UK, including Campus, Episodes, and her Netflix show The Duchess.

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. She has had two live stand-up specials released on Netflix: Katherine Ryan: In Trouble (2017) and (2019).

Early life

Ryan's father, Finbar,[4] is a draughtsman and owner of an engineering company who originally emigrated from Ireland to Canada.[5] Her mother, Julie McCarthy, owns an IT consulting company.[6] [7] Ryan and her two younger sisters were born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario.[8]

Ryan's parents separated when she was a teenager.[9] When she was 18, she decided to leave home and chose to study city planning at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in Toronto.[10] [11] While attending university, she worked at restaurant chain Hooters, and she then began training other waitresses.[12] In her spare time she performed at open mic nights for her own entertainment, and by graduation she had developed a basic comedy routine.[7] She was one of the many dancers in MuchMusic's Electric Circus program.[13]

Career

After graduation, Ryan continued working for Hooters as a corporate trainer, travelling around Canada to train other waitresses, and helping to open the then-only UK branch in Nottingham. Her partner at the time wanted to explore London, so she agreed to do so for an initial month from summer 2007, moving there permanently from January 2008.

As a comedian

Ryan won the Funny Women award in 2008. Rachel Stubbings and Sara Pascoe were runners-up.[14]

Ryan first appeared on television as herself in 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. After relocating to the United Kingdom, she first appeared on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats in 2012. She had previously appeared in the cast of Channel 4's Campus.

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". Ryan reached the final, and finished in fourth place.[15] Ryan was later featured on the Whitney Cummings Just for Laughs 2013 Gala that was taped before a live audience on 28 July 2013.[16] [17] She has since taken new routines to the Edinburgh Festival.

In 2015, Ryan replaced Steve Jones as the presenter of Hair on BBC Two. Also in 2015, Ryan became a panellist for Tinie Tempah's team on Sky 1's music/comedy panel show Bring the Noise and on the ITV2 show, Safeword.[18] In 2016, Ryan appeared on series 2 of Taskmaster. She beat Doc Brown, Joe Wilkinson, Richard Osman and Jon Richardson, to win the season.[19]

Ryan went on a comedy tour in 2016, called Kathbum, a name her toddler sister used to call her.[20] In February 2017, Netflix released Katherine Ryan: In Trouble, featuring her stand-up comedy live performance at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, during that tour.[21] [22]

She joined Jimmy Carr in 2017 to host four series of the reboot of Your Face or Mine?. In 2018, Ryan joined American comedy panel show, The Fix as a team captain. In July 2019, Netflix released her second live stand-up special, .[23]

Actress

As an actress, Ryan has appeared on numerous television series in the UK, including the sitcoms Campus,[24] [25] Episodes[26] and Badults.[27] Ryan starred in the Netflix comedy The Duchess, based on a single mother's life in London; she is credited as its writer, executive producer, and creator.[28]

Other work

On 6 June 2014, YouTube comedy duo Jack and Dean released a music video for their song "Consent" featuring Ryan in an acting role.

In 2015 and 2016 Ryan wrote a weekly column in the British entertainment magazine NME.[29] In 2016 she featured in Disney XD and Teletoon's animated television series Counterfeit Cat, where she voiced Ranceford, the stuck-up, white, odd-eyed cat and leader of the Sunshine Circle for Cats.

In 2021 Ryan hosted the six-part reality competition on BBC2.[30] Also in 2021 she presented the ITV2 dating show Ready to Mingle.[31]

In November 2022 Ryan was the subject of an interview in the BBC series Louis Theroux Interviews... with Louis Theroux, [32] during which she told Theroux about the "open secret" of an alleged sexual abuser who was a prominent TV personality.[33] [34]

In January 2023, Ryan appeared as "Pigeon" on the fourth series of The Masked Singer.

Recognition and Public Controversy

For her comedy work, Ryan won the 2008 Funny Women Award and was described as "the funniest new female stand up in Britain" by a national newspaper.[35]

In February 2023, Ryan won the Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performance award at the 2023 National Comedy Awards for Backstage with Katherine Ryan.

Racism Scandals

In 2013 Ryan was the subject of controversy over her participation on Mock The Week in a segment "Unlikely Lines From a Cosmetics Commercial", where one of her jokes was "We don’t test any of our products on animals. We use Filipino children." Filipino groups held silent protests at the BBC office to demand an apology from her.[36] In another interview, she was accused of racism by some viewers on social media when she attempted to encourage a female Sri Lankan designer by saying "You need to really back yourself. Do you know how confident a straight white man would be right now? Think about Boris Johnson, how pleased he’d be right now." The BBC responded that such a comment was in line with reasonable expectations of Ryan's humour.[37]

Personal life

Katherine had a relationship with American comedian Alex Edelman.[38]

Ryan gave birth to her first child, a daughter, at age 25.[39]

In 2019, Ryan entered into a civil partnership with Bobby Kootstra. The ceremony took place in Denmark in the presence of her elder 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?[40] [41] Her second child, a son, was born in June 2021.[42] Her third child, a daughter, was born in December 2022.[43] [44]

Filmography

YearNameRoleNotes
2009–2011CampusGeorge Bryan
2012EpisodesMerc's assistant
2012–2014Never Mind the BuzzcocksPanelist
2013Count Arthur StrongTourist woman
BadultsLucy
2013, 2017 QIContestant
2013–2021 Have I Got News For YouPanelist8 appearances
2014Duck Quacks Don't EchoPanelist
Panelist
Live at the ApolloGuestWith host Jack Whitehall and fellow guest, Rich Hall
2015HairHost
Bring the NoisePanelist
Live at the ApolloHostWith guests Henning Wehn and James Acaster
2015–2016SafewordTeam captain
2015–2017Jack Dee's Election HelpdeskRegular panelist
2016Sunny DKerry
The ChaseContestant
It's Not Me, It's YouGuest team captain
Comedy Central at the Comedy StoreHost, self
2016–2017Counterfeit CatRanceford, Nelson, various
2016, 2017, 2019TaskmasterContestantSeries 2 champion
Contestant in two-part Champion of Champions special
Stand-in for Katy Wix in Series 9 episode
2016, 2018Would I Lie to You?Panelist
2017How'd You Get So Rich? (UK)Presenter
The Big Fat Quiz of EverythingContestant
The Fake News ShowTeam captain, panelist
All Star Driving SchoolNarrator
Tipping PointContestant
Insert Name HerePanelist
Noel at the ApolloHostwith Marlon Davis, Joel Dommett and John Robins.
2017–2019Your Face or MineCo-presenterwith Jimmy Carr
2018Dara O Briain's Go 8 BitPanelist
Beyond BionicNarrator
The FixSelf, co-captain
2020The DuchessKatherine
Urban MythsJoan Rivers
2021HostWith judges Shaun Leane and Solange Azagury-Partridge[45] [46]
Ready to MingleHost
2022Backstage with Katherine RyanKatherine Ryan
Big Zuu's Big EatsHerself[47]
Hostwith judges Shaun Leane and Dinny Hall
Louis Theroux Interviews Katherine RyanHerselfWith Louis Theroux[48]
Big Fat Quiz of the YearPanelistWith Maisie Adam[49]
2023Romantic GetawayAlison[50]
The Masked SingerPigeonUnmasked in episode 5[51]
Celebrity GoggleboxHerselfAlongside her partner, Bobby Kootstra
90 Day Fiance UKHost
2024Katherine Ryan: Parental GuidanceHerself[52]
Joe and Katherine’s Bargain HolidaysCo-presenterWith Joe Wilkinson[53]
Cooking With The StarsContestant Series 4[54]

Stand-up specials

YearTitlePlatformRef.
2017Katherine Ryan: In TroubleNetflix[55]
2019Netflix[56]
2022Sky Comedy[57]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katherine Ryan - Who Do You Think You Are - "My daughter gives me a hard time about not being English. Well now I can tell her I am English – and from a castle no less...". www.thegenealogist.co.uk. 3 June 2020. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161208/https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2019/who-do-you-think-you-are/katherine-ryan-1161/. live.
  2. News: Moore-Bridger . Benedict . Groskop . Viv . TV Katherine Ryan gives her cheating boyfriend a star role in new show . 7 August 2014 . 8 June 2015 . . 29 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161211/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/tv-comedian-katherine-ryan-gives-her-cheating-boyfriend-a-star-role-in-new-show-9653298.html . live .
  3. Web site: 2014-03-25 . New Interview: Katherine Ryan . 2020-07-06 . Beyond The Joke . en . Bruce . Dessau . 29 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161228/https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/713/new-interview-katherine-ryan . live.
  4. Series 6, Episode 7 . Room 101: Extra Storage . . 7 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Power. Ed. 2020-09-08. Katherine Ryan on her Cork roots and new Netflix show The Duchess. 2021-07-22. Irish Examiner. en. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161206/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40045343.html. live.
  6. Web site: Harding . Oscar . 13 January 2013 . Exclusive interview with Katherine Ryan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422072752/http://whatculture.com/tv/exclusive-interview-with-katherine-ryan . 22 April 2016 . 26 August 2014 . What Culture.
  7. Web site: Meet the queen of confessional comedy: Katherine Ryan. 7 August 2014. Viv Groskop. Evening Standard. 4 April 2018. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161206/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/meet-the-queen-of-confessional-comedy-katherine-ryan-9654725.html. live.
  8. Web site: Is Katherine Ryan Married? Does She Have Kids? . TheCinemaHolic.com . 11 September 2020 . 15 October 2021 . Prizmi . Tripathi . 29 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211029101054/https://thecinemaholic.com/katherine-ryan-husband-and-kids/ . live .
  9. Demchuk . Colin (producer, director) . Ryan . Katherine (writer, performer) . Katherine Ryan: In Trouble . 57:25 . Statement occurs at time . 2017-02-14 . Television production . Netflix.
  10. Web site: 30 March 2019 . 'Anyone else would have kicked him out': celebrity flatmates reveal all . 15 October 2021 . Martha . Hayes . . en . 29 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161210/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/mar/30/celebrity-flatmates-shaun-ryder-bez-katherine-ryan-maya-jama-busted . live .
  11. Web site: 10 May 2017 . interview katherine ryan . live . 15 October 2021 . Sheri . Chiu . . en-GB . 29 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161207/https://schonmagazine.com/interview-katherine-ryan/ .
  12. Web site: Bunbury. Stephanie. 2015-03-30. Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Why Katherine Ryan owes her comedy career to Hooters. 2021-07-22. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161206/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/comedy/melbourne-international-comedy-festival-why-katherine-ryan-owes-her-comedy-career-to-hooters-20150330-1mauov.html. live.
  13. The Bringer Of Spiders. Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. Dave. 2014-06-18. 1. 3. 4:21. 22 July 2021. 22 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722071113/https://vimeo.com/215142211. live.
  14. Web site: Guide . British Comedy . 2016-04-18 . Funny Women Awards . 2022-08-07 . British Comedy Guide . en . 6 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806165834/https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/feature/funny_woman_awards/ . live .
  15. Web site: Meet the queen of confessional comedy: Katherine Ryan. Viv. Groskop. London Evening Standard. 7 August 2014. 4 April 2018. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161206/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/meet-the-queen-of-confessional-comedy-katherine-ryan-9654725.html. live.
  16. Web site: Just for Laughs closes with ... sex. Duguay. Denise. 29 July 2013. Montreal Gazette. 2 August 2013. 7 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190907182820/http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/festival-central/Just+Laughs+closes+with/8719156/story.html. dead.
  17. Web site: Whitney Cummings Gala Press Release . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627153641/http://www.hahaha.com/en/show/whitney-cummings-gala . dead . 27 June 2013 . Hahaha.com . 2 August 2013 .
  18. Web site: New Game Show For Katherine Ryan, Rick Edwards, David Morgan. beyondthejoke.co.uk. Bruce. Dessau. 2015-06-04. 28 March 2019. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161217/https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1749/new-game-show-katherine-ryan-rick-edwards-david-morgan. live.
  19. News: Richard Osman will take on Katherine Ryan in Taskmaster. 11 March 2016. Digital Spy. 26 February 2017. en. Ben. Lee. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121133858/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a786517/richard-osman-will-take-on-katherine-ryan-in-taskmasters-second-series/. live.
  20. Demchuk . Colin (producer, director) . Ryan . Katherine (writer, performer) . Katherine Ryan: In Trouble . 57:05 . Statement occurs at time . 2017-02-14 . Television production . Netflix.
  21. News: Katherine Ryan Doesn't Bite Her Tongue . pastemagazine.com . 26 February 2017 . Amanda . Wicks . 27 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090911/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/02/katherine-ryan-doesnt-bite-her-tongue.html . live .
  22. Web site: Cheeky Comedy Doesn't Get Katherine Ryan into Too Much 'Trouble' For Netflix . 17 February 2017 . Decider Where To Stream Movies & Shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, HBO Go . 26 February 2017 . Sean L. . McCarthy . 29 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161209/https://decider.com/2017/02/17/katherine-ryan-in-trouble-netflix-review/ . live .
  23. Web site: Katherine Ryan Is Up For The Challenge Of Winning Over Her 'Glitter Room' Audience. Husband. Andrew. Forbes. en. 2019-08-09. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161206/https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewhusband/2019/07/02/katherine-ryan-is-up-for-the-challenge-of-winning-over-her-glitter-room-audience/. live.
  24. Web site: Louisa . Mellor . Campus episode 2 review: The Culling Fields . Den of Geek . 12 April 2011 . 10 December 2012 . 21 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821201029/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/10360/campus-episode-2-review-the-culling-fields . live .
  25. Web site: Channel 4 goes off Campus : News 2011 . Chortle . 29 June 2011 . 10 December 2012 . 29 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129165520/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2011/06/29/13552/channel_4_goes_off_campus . live .
  26. Web site: Slipping makes her smile – Arts and Comedy . . 1 February 2013 . 1 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723033958/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/what-s-on/slipping-makes-her-smile-1-4744494. 23 July 2015.
  27. Web site: Katherine Ryan joins Badults . Jay . Richardson . 5 February 2014 . 15 October 2021 . . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028182052/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2014/02/05/19543/katherine_ryan_joins_badults . live .
  28. Web site: The Duchess Netflix Official Site. 2020-08-26. www.netflix.com. en. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161205/https://www.netflix.com/title/80223040. live.
  29. Web site: Katherine Ryan, Author at NME. NME. en-US. 26 February 2017. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161339/https://www.nme.com/author/katherine-ryan. live.
  30. Web site: All That Glitters: Britain's Next Jewellery Star Season 1. Radio Times. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519052250/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/nkx9bk/all-that-glitters-britains-next-jewellery-star-season-1/. dead.
  31. Web site: Darvill. Josh. 28 August 2021. Ready to Mingle: ITV2's new dating game show with a big twist. 3 September 2021. TellyMix. en. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161208/https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/573492-ready-to-mingle-itv2-announce-new-dating-game-show-with-a-big-twist.html. live.
  32. Web site: BBC Two - Louis Theroux Interviews..., Series 1, Katherine Ryan . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122112258/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001fhfl . live .
  33. Web site: Katherine Ryan tells Louis Theroux about 'open secret' of alleged sexual abuser . . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122224939/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/katherine-ryan-louis-theroux-alleged-sexual-abuser-b2230923.html . live .
  34. Web site: Katherine Ryan claims prominent TV personality is "perpetrator of sexual assault" . . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122224936/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/katherine-ryan-claims-tv-personality-perpetrator-sexual-assault-3353910 . live .
  35. News: Funny Women Awards head to Bath for talent show heat . BBC News . 4 May 2010 . 4 December 2012 . 29 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161205/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/things_to_do/newsid_8660000/8660264.stm . live .
  36. Web site: Canadian Comedian Catherine Ryan accused of making an Anti-Filipino Joke on the BBC. 2013-06-19.
  37. Web site: BBC defend Katherine Ryan's 'straight white men' joke after fan backlash. 2021-04-19.
  38. News: Saunders. Tristram Fane. 2020-01-28. Comedian Alex Edelman on antisemitism, millennials and being treated badly by the Baftas. en-GB. The Telegraph. 2020-08-02. 0307-1235. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161205/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/comedians/comedian-alex-edelman-antisemitismmillennials-treated-badly/. live.
  39. News: Needham . Lucy . Katherine Ryan gives birth to third baby and shares unique name and first snaps . 28 June 2023 . mirror . 16 December 2022 . en.
  40. Web site: Levine . Nick . Why Katherine Ryan Chose A Civil Partnership Over Marriage . refinery29 . 2019-12-16 . 29 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161205/https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/katherine-ryan-on-why-she-chose-a-civil-partnership-over-marriage . live .
  41. Web site: Katherine Ryan chose civil partnership as she 'didn't need to pretend to be a virgin' . Sabrina . Barr . 2019-12-13 . 2020-07-15 . . 29 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161205/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/katherine-ryan-boyfriend-wedding-bobby-kootstra-civil-partnership-virgin-a9245206.html . live .
  42. Web site: Green. Alex. 2021-06-14. Katherine Ryan shares baby news two weeks after pregnancy announcement. 2021-06-14. Evening Standard. en. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129161208/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/katherine-ryan-announces-surprise-baby-news-pregnant-b940505.html. live.
  43. Web site: 21 July 2022 . Katherine Ryan reveals she's pregnant with third child at 39 . Dooney. Emma. 28 July 2022 . 28 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220728213259/https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/katherine-ryan-reveals-shes-pregnant-with-third-child-at-39/ . Woman & Home. live .
  44. Web site: 2022-12-16 . Taskmaster's Katherine Ryan welcomes baby daughter - and shares sweet name . 2023-01-09 . Digital Spy . en-GB . 9 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109112202/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a42265287/taskmaster-katherine-ryan-baby-daughter-name/ . live .
  45. Web site: That Glitters: Britain's Next Jewellery Star. bbc.co.uk. 20 August 2022. 20 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220820013552/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000v4fr. live.
  46. Web site: All That Glitters - Meet the judges and jewellers of series two. bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 20 August 2022. 20 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220820014051/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapack/all-that-glitters-s2. live.
  47. Web site: Big Zuu's Big Eats. uktv.co.uk. 12 July 2022. 12 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220712073457/https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/big-zuus-big-eats/watch-online/6308371348112. live.
  48. Web site: Louis Theroux Interviews Katherine Ryan. bbc.co.uk. 22 Nov 2022. 22 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221122112258/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001fhfl. live.
  49. Web site: 26 December 2022 . Big Fat Quiz: Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2022 . 27 December 2022 . 27 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227034143/https://www.channel4.com/programmes/big-fat-quiz/on-demand/74703-001 . live .
  50. Web site: Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan star in Sky's Romantic Getaway. Comedy.co.uk. 24 March 2022. 30 December 2022. 30 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221230121303/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/6781/romantic-getaway-with-katherine-ryan-romesh-ranganathan/. live.
  51. Web site: The Masked Singer: Heavily pregnant Katherine Ryan revealed as Pigeon. yahoo.com/lifestyle. 29 January 2023. 29 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230129192534/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/pigeon-revealed-katherine-ryan-masked-090806627.html. live.
  52. Web site: Katherine Ryan joins W for Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance (working title). corporate.uktv.co.uk. 31 January 2024.
  53. Web site: Katherine Ryan and Joe Wilkinson to seek out the best bargain holidays for Channel 4. channel4.com. 11 July 2022. 11 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220711082537/https://www.channel4.com/press/news/katherine-ryan-and-joe-wilkinson-seek-out-best-bargain-holidays-channel-4. live.
  54. Web site: Cooking With The Stars returns to ITV1 and ITVX for 4th Series. itv.com/presscentre. 2 April 2024. 5 July 2024.
  55. Web site: Netflix orders a Katherine Ryan sitcom. Chortle. 8 November 2018.
  56. Web site: Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room on Netflix. Chortle. 2 July 2019. Bennett. Steve.
  57. Web site: Katherine Ryan: Missus on Sky Comedy. NowTV. 11 January 2024.