2008 Funny Women Awards winner Katherine Ryan has announced she is developing a “scripted project” for Netflix, although as of yet the Canadian stand up is unsure if the streaming service will air (stream?) the project, telling Digital Spy: “You never know until you see it on the screen whether or not it’s definitely going to be made or not, but it is being written…”
Katherine already has her stand up special, In Trouble, on Netflix, “If this one doesn’t end up getting made, I’ll write another one. I really am grateful to have my special streaming on Netflix, and I hope that it goes that way.
“Comedians just want to tell their story in any way that they can. But who knows? I’m a pretty bad actress when I’m playing anyone but myself.”
The Roast Battle star shared her views on comedy, describing it as “a rebellious art,
“I think it’s very political, and journalists are being silenced all over the world right now. So I think you have quite a difficult time on your hands, quite a tricky job.
“To say something in stand-up comedy, live in a room, really is very freeing. Something happens in the news, and you’re able to get on stage and talk about it that evening. So I think there’s been no better time for stand-up comedy.”
