5 months ago
Katherine Ryan has spoken retired astir her acquisition of moving pinch Russell Brand connected nan UK type of Roast Battle for Paramount’s Comedy Central.
During her Sky stand-up special, Katherine Ryan: First Born Daughter, which premiered connected Saturday, nan Canadian comedian confirmed that she made jokes astir Brand’s alleged curen of women — but claimed that Paramount yet stopped her from targeting her Roast Battle co-star.
Ryan did not sanction Brand during her special, but dropped respective unsubtle clues astir his identity. It is besides good known that she confronted Brand during Roast Battle, pinch Deadline reporting nan news successful 2023 aft The Times, Sunday Times, and Channel 4 published a associated investigation into his alleged misconduct.
Brand has many times denied wrongdoing. In May, he pleaded not blameworthy to charges of rape, indecent assault, and intersexual assault. In a societal media post, nan Forgetting Sarah Marshall star said he was “grateful” for nan opportunity to take sides himself during a proceedings successful 2026. Earlier this month, Brand was charged pinch 2 further offences: 1 of rape and different of intersexual assault. He is owed to look successful Westminster Magistrates’ Court connected January 20 to look nan charges.
During her Sky stand-up special, Ryan said: “I was invited connected a sheet show, and I was truthful excited to do it, but past I recovered retired that if I went on, I would beryllium sat adjacent to a man whom I firmly believe, but can’t beryllium to beryllium a c***. And that’s nan lawyer’s prime of words, not mine.”
She continued: “Initially, I turned nan occupation down, and past I thought: well, he’ll beryllium location successful his unnecessarily tight jeans, won’t he? He’ll beryllium there, finger-banging Tucker Carlson aliases sucking disconnected a Tibetan monk for views, immoderate he does now … I thought I will spell connected nan show, and I made a civilized decision.”
Her determination was that she would face Brand and make jokes astir his alleged reputation, “but successful a nosy way.” She recalled 2 gags she made astir Brand, neither of which made nan last edit erstwhile Roast Battle screened successful nan UK successful 2018.
Ryan said Brand was “fine pinch it for a while, until yet he had a hissy fresh and threatened to discontinue nan show.” She continued: “The transmission sewage upset. They didn’t want him to leave, and they issued him a caller contract, which he waltzed into my dressing room and threw nether my chemoreceptor nan adjacent day. He said: ‘Look, you’re not allowed to beryllium mean to maine anymore, because I don’t consent.’”
Ryan added that she had to “be nice” pursuing Comedy Central’s involution connected nan show, produced by Fulwell Entertainment. Paramount declined to comment. Ryan and Brand were approached for comment.
Brand near Roast Battle after Season 1 and was replaced by Jonathan Ross. Based connected nan U.S. show Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle, Comedy Central‘s format is predicated connected comedians making jokes astatine each other’s expense, pinch judges — which included Brand and Ryan — considered to beryllium adjacent game.
Ryan has antecedently spoken astir her acquisition on Roast Battle successful an quality connected BBC series Louis Theroux Interviews... successful 2022. Again, she did not sanction Brand aliases nan show, but went viral for her allegations — thing she reflected connected successful her First Born Daughter special.
“I was truthful excited to beryllium interviewed by him, and I possibly shouldn’t person done that interview, because I person a upset wherever if you inquire maine a question, I will show you nan answer,” she joked. “What’s nan worst that could hap if I talk to Louis Theroux astir it? A Times exposé, a Channel 4 documentary?”
Ryan continued: “It’s awkward now, because location is personification successful nan UK who’s been officially charged pinch an offense, and erstwhile that happens, you’re not allowed to slag them disconnected anymore. Boo.”
