Katherine Ryan, a Canadian, is in my view the funniest stand-up comedienne in the world, and improves with every passing year. She’s never the ‘token’ woman on panel games or in the excellent Taskmaster. Indeed she’s often the funniest person on such shows. She’s touring England between 21 September and 25 November, details here. Sadly her gig in London, the most accessible for me – I live in the throbbing metropolis of Bedford – has already sold out. Damn.

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