Katherine Ryan

“Racism is what acquitted O. J. Simpson.”

“I had white hair when I was 19. I think bleach can be addictive, and before long, you've gone too far with it and can't tell you've got a problem. It was over-processed and genuinely crispy,...”

“Stand-up comedy is not a man's job. It's an alpha job: To be the only person in a room with a microphone who's allowed to talk.”

“I am behind Kanye West for American President 100 per cent.”

“I was certainly not a class clown; I confused and angered a lot of people with my sense of humor.”

“Our attention spans have been reduced by the immediate gratification provided by smartphones and social media.”

“Regressing back to an infant state is nothing to be proud of. Rich Americans don't drive themselves, don't cook, don't do their own nails/hair/make-up, don't shop, and I suppose all they've...”

“My mother was a businesswoman; my grandmother was a businesswoman - it never occurred to me that life might be harder because you're a woman. It wasn't until later and I had a bigger sense o...”

“I was lucky to develop in the U.K. because I find comedy - in addition to being caustic - it's quite literary over here, and alternative comedy isn't so alternative.”

“Justin Bieber is a lovely chap.”

“I always tried to fit in, so I was a cheerleader with the orange skin and white-blonde hair, and Hooters was part of that.”

“I started doing little amateur nights at the comedy club that was right next to the restaurant that I waitressed in when I was in university. I was probably 22 years old. I didn't do it with...”

“I highly recommend reading the book 'Confessions Of A Video Vixen.'”

“Jeremy Corbyn confuses the public because he looks like a librarian and enjoys baking bread.”

“I wasn't properly performing in Canada. I was just starting out, and when everyone starts out, they're terrible. I'm sure there are some Kellyanne Conway videos of me just really dying on a...”

“I was a product of the society that said women are for decoration, and I do think girls should be able to do whatever they want.”

“When I talk about celebrities, it's not a dismantling of that human being.”

“The Kardashian family have earned their place as an American dynasty.”

“I love Britain. I'm an Irish citizen, but I was born in Canada, and I'm a British comedian, really. My entire career has been over here.”

“The beautiful thing about comedy in the U.K. is that it has a clever twist to it, and when you really break it down, the joke isn't filthy at all: it's clever.”