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Katherine Ryan claims there's a 'dangerous comic' in British showbusiness

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Updated 13:50 1 Oct 2023 GMT+1Published 13:40 1 Oct 2023 GMT+1

Katherine Ryan claims there's a 'dangerous comic' in British showbusiness

Katherine Ryan worked with 'someone who I believe to be a perpetrator of sexual assault'.

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Katherine Ryan claims there is a 'perpetrator of sexual assault' working in British showbusiness.

The Canadian-born comedian, 40, said she decided to go on a programme with them, even though she believed the person 'is or was dangerous'.

She says she made a 'compromise' to go on a show with the unnamed comedian, but made sure to 'let him know under no uncertain terms what I think of him'.

Ryan made the recent claims on today's (1 October) episode on the BBC Radio 4 show, where she spoke about her journey from Sarnia in Ontario, Canada, to becoming a regular on British TV.

Today's episode, which was recorded on on 6 September, saw Ryan claiming that people were already aware of the person's reputation.

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When she called them out, she said that fellow colleagues 'really liked what I said'.

Host Lauren Laverne mentioned an interview she did with Louis Theroux last year, where she confronted a male comedian over allegations he was a sexual predator.

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Revealing why she has chosen not to name the comedian, Ryan explained: "[I got] a lot of 'why won't you say who it is?'.

"It's because everyone knows who it is, what they want is the women's names, and that's what I won't give and that's why I'm reluctant.

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"No one's asking for his name. It's funny how people go straight to accusing 'you're the problem, you won't give his name'.

"We're not the problem. I had a choice - I could go to work with someone who I believe to be a perpetrator of sexual assault or I could turn down the job. Those were my options.

"And so I wrestled with that. I thought what am I meant to do in this instance?

"The choice is, do I go to work with someone who I think is very problematic, and do I stand near them and laugh and smile and look like I am allowing this kind of person to still be on television? Or do I stay home?"

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"My compromise was I'm going to go and let him know under no uncertain terms what I think of him," she said.

"I'm not just going to allow this behaviour, I'm not going to let him think that I don't know and that everybody he works with is just going to let him get away with it.

"So that is the attitude I took into the show. And did I do the right thing or the wrong thing? I still don't know.

"But I just felt why should I stay home? He should stay home, but if he's going to be there, I'm going to be there to tell him what I think."

Featured Image Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage/High Performance Podcast

Topics: Celebrity, UK News, TV and Film

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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