Katherine Ryan, the comedian seen on Live at the Apollo and the Netflix specials In Trouble and Glitter Room, played a third run of Battleaxe at The London Palladium.
Katherine Ryan, the comedian known from Live at the Apollo, played The London Palladium in the West End for a third run of her stand-up tour Battleaxe. The nights ran from Thursday 1 May to Saturday 3 May 2025.
Ryan grew up in Sarnia, Ontario, and studied city planning in Toronto. She settled in London in 2008 and won the Funny Women award that year.
Panel shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats and QI made her a familiar face on television. In 2015 she took over from Steve Jones as the presenter of Hair on BBC Two.
Netflix released her stand-up specials In Trouble in 2017 and Glitter Room in 2019. In 2020 it launched The Duchess, the comedy-drama she created and starred in.
These three nights followed her Palladium runs in March and April. The Battleaxe tour of Britain had opened in Tunbridge Wells in September 2024.