Katherine Ryan

“I'm from that generation where there aren't that many pictures of me as a baby.”

“I had white hair when I was 19. I think bleach can be addictive, and before long, you've gone too far with it and can't tell you've got a problem. It was over-processed and genuinely crispy, but I thought I looked amazing.”

“I love Lena Dunham. I love, love, love her.”

“When you're little, every experience writes on the canvas of who you are.”

“I was lucky to develop in the U.K. because I find comedy - in addition to being caustic - it's quite literary over here, and alternative comedy isn't so alternative.”

“If I ever move back to Canada, it'll be because I'm terminally ill.”

“I started doing little amateur nights at the comedy club that was right next to the restaurant that I waitressed in when I was in university. I was probably 22 years old. I didn't do it with any intention of making a career out of it; I had just always valued comedy.”

“People who like my stuff and know what my agenda is have never mistaken me for being racist or poking fun at the wrong thing.”

“I really loved making my mom laugh, and I knew that she thought that I was funny. It was really valuable, in my home growing up, to be able to have a chat and participate in a conversation and be funny. Whatever I could do to make my mom laugh could either get me out of trouble or just get me more attention or get me respect in the house.”

“I was seen as a little weirdo. But I was certain I wasn't a weirdo. I knew who the weirdos were, and it wasn't me!”

“I have a really different touring life to most comedians because I go home every night to do the school run in the morning. So I'm not in hotels or living it up.”

“The representation of women in hip-hop has long been so flagrantly unkind.”

“The Kardashian family have earned their place as an American dynasty.”

“I feel like my comedy voice is to take the news and everything that's happening and put a funny spin on it or to pick out the things I find funny about it.”

“I don't worry about whether or not people like me.”

“When you stand out in a small town or at work,or in your peer group, whatever it is, it feels really awful. Certainly, when you're growing up, you want to be normal. You just want to fit in. Then you realize that maybe fitting in is, in some respects, quite ordinary. I think it's good to put a positive spin on being slightly unique.”

“You'll never make a success of yourself when you're doing an impersonation of somebody else.”

“Regressing back to an infant state is nothing to be proud of. Rich Americans don't drive themselves, don't cook, don't do their own nails/hair/make-up, don't shop, and I suppose all they've got in common with rich British people is that they don't raise their own kids, either.”

“In Canada, we just have rich and poor, but we don't constantly remind poor people about it.”

“In Canada, good waitresses are tipped well. I learnt that the harder you work, the more money you make.”