Page 238 - Katherine Ryan press pack

"In Roast Battle, a lot of the pairings are either partners - we have a lot of people who
are dating - or best friends," she reveals. "So they have a pre-existing rapport and
there's a lot of camaraderie on stage."

But importantly, roasting is about the demonstration of consent, she states: "It would

be horrible to say those things unsolicited to someone on the street, out of context. But
when everyone is in on the joke and everyone is consenting, then it's really freeing
and fun."

No stranger to a battle herself, how would she fare in competition with Carr and Ross?

"I would lose [against Jimmy]" she confesses of her 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Your Face
Or Mine co-star.

"I love and respect him above all others. He's so hard working, so talented, but
difficult to roast because what can you say? He self-roasts a lot. He'll say it first and

he'll say it better."

As for her fellow judge? "I think I could beat Jonathan, simply because he is a
gentlemen, he has daughters and he's very sensitive.

"He wouldn't want to hurt my feelings, but he'd be a fool to think that way because I

don't have any feelings and I'd destroy him," she says with an evil laugh.

Next, Ryan will join Carr for new Netflix panel show, The Fix.

Does she ever take time out?

"I do get little chunks off and I just want to stay home, sorting out the house and
watering the garden.

"I also have a lot of animals to look after, and at the end of the day I'm head of the

household," she says of single parenthood. "So I have to be here or else the fridge
would be empty."

The dream would be to try her hand at scripted comedy, she reveals.

"That would be a challenge - like a sitcom - because I've never done that before."