Chris Ryan’s relatable cynicism and sarcasm helps point out the hilarious absurdities of life. If you enjoy humour that's less about laughs and more about uncomfortable truths, you're in the right place. Touring the biggest comedy and arts festivals in Australia and New Zealand, Chris has seen a meteoric rise in the past five years cementing herself as a household name in Australian comedy.  

Launching her career with roaring success, Chris was awarded Best Newcomer at the Sydney Comedy Festival (2019) followed by a Best Newcomer Nomination at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2021 with her Debut show Big Hair, Big Dreams. 

Her laconic take on everything from romance to passive aggressive co-workers has also earned her spots on Australia's premium Comedy Galas, having appeared on 

Sydney Comedy Festival Gala 2019 (CH10), Melbourne Int Comedy Festival OXFAM Gala 2022 (ABC & Iview), Just For Laughs Australia 2022 (CH10) and Melbourne Int Comedy Festival All Stars Gala 2023 (ABC), Canberra Comedy Festival Gala, Floriade Nightfest,  TEDx Canberra (2018).  After feature spots in the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Up Front Women’s Gala (2021), the Audible Presents Live event, 

Following the success of Chris debut tour, she toured her highly acclaimed second stand up show Can’t Complain in 2022, sold out to multiple crowds with Busy in 2023 and most recently in 2024 completed a national tour of her fourth one hour stand up show Good-O to rave reviews.  

Chris Ryan has gone on to film and release two specials to date, growing an impressive social media audience along the way. Her debut special Big Hair, Big Dreams was filmed in 2021 in Canberra with thanks to a Homefront Grant, supported by the ACT Government. Chris went on to release her second special BUSY in 2023 on Youtube, with a 3rd in the making! 

Chris was also invited to perform comedy for the Australian troops in the Middle East and has toured across Australia’s major cities and regional areas with Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase, Melbourne Int Comedy Festival Roadshow, Grapes Of Mirth, and most recently was hand picked as the support act for Judith Lucy and Kaz Cooks national tour Kaz & Jude's Menopausal Night Out. 

She has hosted and performed at major events including co-hosting the and the RSL & Services Clubs and Leagues Clubs Australia National Conference (2021). Chris is no stranger to working with and performing for some of the biggest brands in Australia. Chris performed at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards in 2020 and again with the brand in 2024. Additionally, after posting a viral Instagram post riffing about her experiences in MECCA, Chris was approached by the brand and performed at company function. Most recently in 2024, she hosted the Winter Ball at the Parliament House.  

Chris is growing an impressive CV in the TV commercial space as well. She appeared on The Project (CH10), on an episode of SBS Letters & Numbers (2023) and secured a guest role in the ABC TV show Austin (2024). Additionally, she was approached by ActnewAGL to star in the company’s internal video in 2024. 

After co-hosting a breakfast show on Canberra’s 2XXFM for two years, Chris is a regular guest on ABC Radio Canberra and appears on ABC Radio Sydney’s Thank God It’s Friday. She is also a regular guest on ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program for their Ask Aunty segment and ABC Radio Melbourne: Drive show for its Contemporary Conundrum segment. 

More recently, Chris has featured on the Confessions podcast (Sammy), Picture Discuss (Merrick Watts) and The Saturday Paper Quiz podcast in 2024 and also appeared as a guest on some of Australia’s top podcasts including WILOSOPHY, Confessions, Picture Discuss (Merrick Watts), and The Saturday Paper Quiz 

In 2020, Chris taught herself to use semi-automated animation software and produced a six-part online series called Chats with Mum, an unscripted, sometimes outrageous series of chats with her Mum, Wendy Ryan. Chris produced and released a second season in 2021, both can be viewed on Chris’ YouTube channel. 

Chris’s stand up is based on her life and the people in it, making it real and relatable, delivered in her signature understated, laconic style. If you’re looking for a song and dance, you’re not getting it.