Katherine Ryan, creator and star of the Netflix series The Duchess, played three nights of her stand-up tour Battleaxe at The London Palladium.
Katherine Ryan, creator and star of the Netflix series The Duchess, played The London Palladium in the West End from Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 March 2025. The three nights were part of her stand-up tour Battleaxe.
Ryan was born in 1983 and grew up in Sarnia, Ontario. She studied city planning at Ryerson University in Toronto and tried open mic nights in her spare time.
She moved to London in 2008 and won the Funny Women award that year. Panel shows followed, from 8 Out of 10 Cats and Never Mind the Buzzcocks to QI and Have I Got News for You.
Netflix released two of her stand-up specials, In Trouble in 2017 and Glitter Room in 2019. Her comedy-drama The Duchess followed on Netflix in 2020.
Battleaxe was her return to the stage after starring in the UKTV series Parental Guidance. The Palladium sold these three nights together with a second run of three in April.