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Image copyrightCHANNEL 4 Image caption Katherine Ryan hosted the first all female 8 Out of 10
               Cats Does Countdown


               Ryan is currently the only UK-based female comedian to have a Netflix special (her first show on the
               streaming service came out last year) and she also hosted the first all female 8 Out of 10 Cats Does
               Countdown on Channel 4 earlier this year to celebrate 100 years of women's suffrage.

               On the subject of more women being given a platform in comedy, she says: "It's long overdue to me
               but I'm happy it's happening.

               "It's exciting to be part of a small revolution - I'm seeing more women on comedy TV shows, more
               diversity in people's backgrounds and that's across the board, it's not just a gender thing.


               "I do want to hear lots of stories from mixed heritages - it's important to be aware of it because it
               jumps out to me now.

               "When I see a panel of all white people or all men and one woman it looks weird to me now so that
               first step is the unconscious bias of just 'it looks normal' and then one day it does not, so that balance
               is being re-addressed."
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