Page 236 - Katherine Ryan press pack

"I think that would be really rude. I might be a very nasty woman, but I've got
manners!"

The aptly named Glitter Room - her first tour since the critically acclaimed Kathbum -
will see the Canadian comic take to London's Garrick Theatre for a 24-night

residency.

It's a big deal for Ryan, 35, who is as decidedly glamorous as she is funny. But Botox
and comedy entwined, she warns, calls for a "delicate balance".

"You gotta be careful out there," she quips. "You need some honest people in your life

- and a really good doctor.

"And you need to be able to move your face, especially in my job," she adds, "but I'm
just very transparent about these things. Why would I pretend that my hair is my own
when I know it's extensions? Why would I pretend that I don't get Botox when I do? I

think like, 'Whatever, I don't care'."

It's this honesty that's got Ryan - a former Hooters worker - where she is today.

In the decade since she moved to the UK (the star initially travelled to London with
her daughter Violet and now ex-partner, whose infidelity inspired her 2014 show),

she's carved out a career as a panel show regular and headliner at Live At The Apollo
and has fronted sell-out gigs.

She even became the first and only British and Canadian woman with a Netflix special
to her name with In Trouble.

Now, on the cusp of her next glittering foray, she's reflecting on her beginnings -

namely her love for stand up.

"You wouldn't have the chops to do television, as a comedian, if you weren't also
touring and doing stand-up," she muses. "That's the gym!"

She elaborates: "Like you couldn't be a boxer and just do the fight night, you have to

go to the gym and train. And for me, I love live stand up."

Much of Ryan's appeal - like many good comedians - is she doesn't mind being at the
expense of the joke.