Katherine launches a festive podcast

Katherine Ryan has launched a Christmas podcast.

The show – available only to Audible members –  features her husband Bobby Kootstra and 16-year-old daughter Violet and is described as ‘part seasonal survival guide, part family therapy session’. 

Guests include fellow comedians Sindhu Vee, Josh Widdicombe, Tom Allen, Sara Pascoe, Nick Mohammad and Fatiha El-Ghorri, as well as other familiar faces such as Larry Lamb, Anna Williamson and Bryony Gordon. 

Together, they discuss the likes of gift pressure, food squabbles, travel nightmares and share their own previous Christmas disasters. 

Ryan said: ‘I love the holidays, but they can be chaotic, overwhelming and no one can agree on how to do it right. Least of all my extended family, many of whom I no longer talk to thanks to Christmas feuding – festive! 

‘So, I've forced my household together, as well as a whole lot of my friends, to try and find a better way. While I'm at it I'm hoping I can convince my daughter that "festive spirit" means more than just pumpkin spice lattes at the mall, and talk my husband Bobby down from trying to replace the Christmas meal with spaghetti. 

'I had so much fun recording this Audible series and hope listeners enjoy and can relate to my wild family Christmas stories.'

Published: 13 Nov 2025