Page 210 - Katherine Ryan press pack

Ryan will just as rarely be seen in anything that doesn’t show off her

comedic side.

There are the panel shows she’s appeared on as well as having

acting roles of varying size in Channel 4’s Campus, as well as the

BBC’s Episodes and Badults.

But Ryan hopes that things are moving away from the funny

man/female eye-candy duos who have been prevalent for far too long

on British light entertainment shows. Her integral role in a show such

as BBC Three’s Hair is one sign that things might be changing.

Katherine said: “The men are generally allowed to be really funny on

these things and the women are almost exclusively dolly birds just

standing there, often next to a 60-year-old man who’s funny.

“Mel and Sue in Bake Off have changed that and I think that there
should be more of a female funny voice so I was happy to be asked to

do Hair. I do think you’ll see more funny females presenting stuff. I’d
love to see Sarah Millican presenting Bake Off.”

While Ryan is clearly looking forward to taking Kathbum across the

country, she suggests that a break from touring is on the cards.

This is partly due to being a mother to six-year-old Violet and also to

get more writing done as she aims to get two sitcoms off the ground:

“one I’ve written is about Hooters and another one is about golf and

being a single mum [she has experience of all three to draw upon].