Plot Synopsis

BACKSTAGE WITH KATHERINE RYAN is a six-episode docuseries that blends stand-up comedy with behind-the-scenes access, in which Katherine Ryan invites comedians to perform on-stage and hang out backstage at London's iconic Roundhouse. The series features a line-up that includes: Frankie Boyle, Sara Pascoe, Judi Love, Ivo Graham, Jo Brand, Nish Kumar, Joel Dommett, Rosie Jones, Rob Beckett, Sue Perkins, Tom Allen, Michelle de Swarte, Jimmy Carr, Desiree Burch, Seann Walsh, Nick Mohammed, Sarah Millican, Joanne McNally, Russell Kane, Geoff Norcott, and Darren Harriott. In this series, Katherine reveals all the sordid secrets of what really goes on backstage at a stand-up show as host to the verified cream of the comedy crop. She's put cameras everywhere to reveal the nerves, the gossip, the preparation, the excitement, the camaraderie and the clashes. She also offers insight into the writing process as Katherine and head writer Geoff Norcott pitch gloves-off roast jokes to each other. The one-liners aren't for the faint-hearted as each episode culminates with Katherine exuding her trademark acerbic wit by performing jokes about the very comedians she's invited onto the show. All six episodes of BACKSTAGE WITH KATHERINE RYAN dropped on Thursday, June 9, 2022 on Prime Video.