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Meet the host

We're excited to announce that Katherine Ryan will be hosting the Tes Schools Awards 2026 ceremony.

Award-winning comedian, writer, presenter and actor Katherine Ryan is a powerhouse. She can be seen on UKTV’s At Home With Katherine Ryan, Amazon Prime’s Backstage with Katherine Ryan, BBC Two’s All That Glitters, Sky’s Romantic Getaway, Netflix’s The Duchess and Sky’s A League of Their Own: Lionesses Special, as well as her smash hit standup specials In Trouble, Glitter Room & Missus.

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Katherine Ryan, Tes Schools Awards UK 2026 host

Katherine's bio

Katherine is a regular on our screens, with multiple appearances on Cats Does Countdown, Celebrity Gogglebox, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, A League Of Their Own and Live At The Apollo to name just a few.

Her debut book The Audacity, published by Bonnier, went straight into the Sunday Times Bestseller list, receiving critical acclaim.

Katherine's first podcast Telling Everybody Everything frequently tops the charts, and her subsequent podcasts What’s My Age Again? and Write Me Dirty launched in 2025 and debuted straight in the top 10. She has appeared as a guest on many hit podcasts including Off Menu, Saving Grace, Alan Carr's Life's a Beach, Kathy Burke's Where There's A Will There's A Wake and Parenting Hell.

There is no stopping Katherine and her most recent stand-up tour Battleaxe included nine nights at The London Palladium and sold out shows across UK, Ireland, Europe and Canada. 2025 saw the return of her hit series At Home With Katherine Ryan, and brand-new show Silence Is Golden. She also joined Canada’s Got Talent as a judge and hosted of the Real Housewives of London Reunion two-part show – the first woman to ever do so.

  • Katherine Ryan is among the very best out there

    The Telegraph
  • Plenty of bangers in this show, of the humorous variety, from this sparkiest of comedians

    The Standard
  • Finely crafted

    The Times