John Ryan

The irresistibly amiable John Ryan uses his acerbic wit and seemingly encyclopaedic knowledge of the world around him to keep any audience on their toes. His East End Irish upbringing gives him the rare ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds. John's reputation for thinking on his feet and confidently and cleverly adapting his show to any audience has ensured him many TV warm-ups such as Later with Jools Holland and enabled him to travel all over the world from performing in Dubai and Bahrain to appearing in high profile shows on cruise liners in the Med and Caribbean. John has also entertained the troops in the Middle East and Afghanistan.

John is the writer/performer of the award winning shows ‘Hurt Until It Laughs’, ‘Those Young Minds’ and ‘Beyond Prison’. He has recently had a scientific paper “did you hear the one about…” published. A regular Columnist for the Irish Post, John has also written for most of Britain’s Daily newspapers. An experienced broadcaster John co-host a show on BFBS.