’s appearance on Late Night Lycett couldn’t have gone further from planned after the barge she was on began floating down the canal. Yep, really.
The comedian, 39, was booked as one of the celebrity guests for the debut episode of the Channel 4 show, along with Dame Joanna Lumley, 76, , 46, and , 48.
But while Dame Joanna, Alan, and Alison were able to play a variety of games live in the studio in , Katherine was stuck on a boat that became unmoored during the programme.
Towards the end of the episode, Joe got wind of Katherine’s unfortunate predicament via a message in his earpiece, prompting him to alert viewers at home.
Distracted by the unusual glitch, he said: ‘Katherine is technically with us.. just getting further and further… there’s a fast-flowing current tonight.’
The camera then panned to Katherine, who panicking at where the barge would go.
The flustered mum-of-three cried out: ‘Where does this river even go?’
Joe ended the show by issuing an apology to Katherine, adding: ‘Sorry to Katherine Ryan we couldn’t get her into the studio.’
Viewers were in stitches over the mishap, with one writing: ‘Cancel the awards, Katherine Ryan unexpectedly floating away in a boat from the moor in Brum wearing a fabulous pink feather outfit wins best comedy TV moment of the year.’
Echoing a similar another said: ‘No way can it be an accident that Katherine Ryan is stranded on a barge floating down the canals this show is unmitigated chaos!’
A third added: ‘#LateNightLycett was worth it just for Katherine Ryan’s panic at being stranded on one of Digbeth’s finest canals.’
Well, did anyone have this on their bingo sheet? Us neither…
Live: Late Night Lycett airs Fridays at 10pm on Channel 4.
