Canadian - Comedian | June 30, 1983 -
I feel like I'm always on the right side of wrong and trying to shout out for the underdog.
Katherine Ryan
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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.
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I always tried to fit in, so I was a cheerleader with the orange skin and white-blonde hair, and Hooters was part of that.
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In Canada, we just have rich and poor, but we don't constantly remind poor people about it.
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I'm a single mother. It's silly to turn down work.
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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.
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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!
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I was born with the confidence of an 89-year-old man. So it's strange when people ask, 'What's it like being a female comedian?' It never occurred to me that I'd be limited as a woman - that I couldn't be a scientist, a doctor, or anything I wanted.
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I'd never say something that I didn't feel I could defend.
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I'm very careful not to tell a joke just to get a reaction.
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The beautiful thing about comedy in the U.K. is that it has a clever twist to it, and when you really break it down, the joke isn't filthy at all: it's clever.
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I'm proud to be Canadian. But I identify as being a British mum.
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