Katherine Ryan is a Canadian comedian, writer and actress, based in the United Kingdom. She has appeared on British panel shows Mock the Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, 8 out of 10 Cats, Sweat the Small Stuff, QI, Have I Got News For You and Fake Reaction. She won the Nivea Funny Women Award, a comedy competition in the UK, and was runner-up in the Amused Moose Laugh-Off competition in 2008. As an actress she has appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Campus, BBC Two sitcom Episodes and Don't Sit in the Front Row with Jack Dee.