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Ed Byrne. Copyright: Roslyn Gaunt
Ed Byrne

Ed Byrne

  • 52 years old
  • Irish
  • Actor and stand-up comedian
Ed Byrne. Copyright: Roslyn Gaunt

Ed Byrne is a 52-year-old Irish actor and stand-up comedian.

Year Production Role
2024 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 31 Coming Soon
  1. E7 - An Unexpected History Of The Body
 Guest
2024 QI - Series V
  1. E2 - Vocal
 Guest
2023 Leamington Spa Comedy Festival Self
2023 Anything But Coldplay - Edinburgh Specials
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2023 Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time Self
2023 Breaking The News - Series 25
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2023 BBC: Anything But Coldplay Self
2023 Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time Self
2023 Kendal Calling Self
2023 Latitude Self
2023 Balham Comedy Festival Self
2023 The Tringe Self
2023 The Cambridge Club Festival Self
2023 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 7
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2023 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 26
  1. E6 - Magic Materials
 Guest
2023 QI - Series T
  1. E9 - Theatrical!
  2. Special - VG: Part I
  3. Special - VG: Part II
 Guest
2022 Mock The Week - Series 21
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. Special - The History Of... Part 1
  4. Special - The History Of... Part 2
 Guest
2022 Southport Comedy Festival Self
2022 Folkestone Funny Fest Self
2022 Camp Bestival (Dorset) Self
2022 St Albans Comedy Garden Self
2022 Kaleidoscope Self
2022 Ealing Comedy Festival Self
2022 Ealing Comedy Festival Self
2022 Brighton Comedy Garden Self
2022 Paul Sinha's TV Showdown - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2022 Guessable? - Series 3
  1. E2 - Rosie Jones Will Fight You
 Guest
2021 Mock The Week - Series 20
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. Special - Christmas Special
  7. Special - End Of Year Special
 Guest
2021 The Confessional - Series 2
  1. E3 - Ed Byrne
 Guest
2021 Southport Comedy Festival Self
2021 Greenwich Comedy Festival Self
2021 Stourbridge Comedy Festival Self
2021 Fringe By The Sea Self
2021 Chester Comedy Festival Self
2021 Balham Comedy Festival Self
2021 Cambridge Comedy Festival Self
2021 Mock The Week - Series 20
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. Special - Christmas Special
  7. Special - End Of Year Special
 Guest
2020 Mock The Week - Series 19
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. Special - Christmas Special
  7. Special - Compilation
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2020 Southport Comedy Festival Self
2020 Live At The Apollo - The One About...
  1. Special - Relationships
 Guest
2020 Leicester Comedy Festival Self
2020 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 21
  1. E4 - Fire
 Guest
2019 Puckoon Dan Milligan
2019 Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert Writer
2019 Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert Host / Presenter
2019 Winchester Comedy Festival Self
2019 Ed Byrne: If I'm Honest... Self
2019 Breaking The News - Series 13
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2019 Stand Up for Your Planet Self
2019 Barnardo's Big Comedy Benefit Self
2019 Ed Byrne: If I'm Honest Self
2019 Henley Festival Self
2019 Balham Comedy Festival Self
2019 The Tringe Self
2019 Brighton Comedy Garden Self
2019 Mock The Week - Series 18
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
  5. E9 - Episode Nine
  6. E10 - Episode Ten
  7. Special - Compilation
  8. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2019 I'm Only Joking Host / Presenter
2019 Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz
View episodes
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
  3. E8 - Episode Eight
  4. E9 - Episode Nine
  5. E10 - Episode Ten
  6. E11 - Episode Eleven
  7. E16 - Episode Sixteen
  8. E17 - Episode Seventeen
  9. E18 - Episode Eighteen
  10. E20 - Episode Twenty
 Team Captain
2019 The Temp
  1. E3 - Prison Guard
  2. E6 - Cult
 Ensemble Actor
2018 QI - Series P
  1. E14 - Pathological
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2018 Mock The Week - Series 17
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
  5. E9 - Episode Nine
  6. E10 - Episode Ten
  7. Special - Highlights Special
  8. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2018 The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - The Hexagonal Phase
  1. E2 - Fit The Twenty-Eighth
  2. E3 - Fit The Twenty-Ninth
  3. E4 - Fit The Thirtieth
  4. E6 - Fit The Thirty-Second
 Hillman Hunter
2018 Live At The Apollo - Series 13
  1. E6 - Ed Byrne, Angela Barnes, Geoff Norcott
 Host / Presenter
2017 Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert Self
2017 Barnardo's Big Comedy Benefit Self
2017 Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert Self
2017 Mock The Week - Series 16
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E7 - Episode Seven
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. E9 - Episode Nine
  7. Special - Highlights Special
  8. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2017 Hal - Series 2
View episodes
  1. E1 - Teenagers
  2. E2 - Racists
  3. E3 - Exes
  4. E4 - Actors
 Fergus
2016 Ed Byrne: Outside, Looking In Self
2016 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2016 Mock The Week - Series 15
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E2 - Episode Two
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
  5. E10 - Episode Ten
  6. Special - Highlights Special
  7. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2016 Chain Reaction - Series 11
  1. E1 - Ed Byrne interviews Al Murray
 Host / Presenter
2016 Virtually Famous - Series 3
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2015 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 3
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Best Of
 Guest
2015 Gilded Balloon 30th Anniversary Gala Self
2015 Ed Byrne - Outside Looking In Self
2015 Mock The Week - Series 14
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
  5. E11 - Episode Eleven
  6. Special - Highlights Special
  7. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2015 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 14
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2014 Britain Versus The World - Series 1
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Host / Presenter
2014 Hal - Series 1
View episodes
  1. E1 - Career
  2. E2 - Death
 Fergus
2014 Would I Lie To You? - Series 8
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2014 Wordaholics - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2014 Mock The Week - Series 13
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E6 - Episode Six
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E10 - Episode Ten
  5. E11 - Episode Eleven
  6. Special - Highlights Special
  7. Special - Christmas Special
  8. Special - New Year Special
 Guest
2013 Britain Versus The World - Pilot Host / Presenter
2013 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 12
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2013 Was It Something I Said?
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2013 Don't Sit In The Front Row - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2013 Paulmooners: A Fullmooners Moontacular Self
2013 Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties Self
2013 Mock The Week - Series 12
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E7 - Episode Seven
  5. E9 - Episode Nine
  6. Special - Highlights Special
  7. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2013 The Graham Norton Show - Series 13
  1. E7 - Daniel Radcliffe, Isla Fisher, Baz Luhrmann, Ed Byrne, Wretch 32
 Guest
2013 The News Quiz - Series 80
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2013 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 11
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2013 Radio 2's History Of British Comedy
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Self (Archive Material)
2013 Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2013 Mock The Week Looks Back At...
  1. E1 - Health
  2. E2 - Animals
  3. E3 - Education
  4. E4 - Entertainment
  5. E5 - Law And Order
  6. E6 - Science And Technology
  7. E7 - Travel
  8. E8 - Britain
  9. E10 - Food And Drink
 Self (Archive Material)
2012 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 10
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2012 What's So Funny? - 2012 Specials
View episodes
  1. Special - Edinburgh Festival
  2. Special - Liverpool Comedy Festival
  3. Special - Christmas Special
 Writer
2012 What's So Funny? - 2012 Specials
View episodes
  1. Special - Edinburgh Festival
  2. Special - Liverpool Comedy Festival
  3. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2012 Britain's Oldest Stand Up Self
2012 Mock The Week - Series 11
  1. E4 - 100th Episode
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
  3. E10 - Episode Ten
  4. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2012 The News Quiz - Series 77
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2012 It's Not What You Know - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2012 Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2012 Late 'N' Live Guide To Comedy
View episodes
  1. E1 - The Audience
  2. E3 - Antics
 Self
2012 What's So Funny? - Series 3
View episodes
  1. Special - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. E12 - Episode Twelve
  13. Special - Altitude Festival
 Host / Presenter
2012 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 8
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2011 Imagine: The Art Of Stand-Up
View episodes
  1. E1 - Part One
  2. E2 - Part Two
 Self
2011 History Repeats Itself
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2011 Live At The Apollo - Series 7
  1. E2 - Sean Lock, Ed Byrne, Lee Nelson
 Guest
2011 The Graham Norton Show - Series 10
  1. E3 - Johnny Depp, Ricky Gervais, Carey Mulligan, Ed Byrne
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2011 What's So Funny? - Series 2
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. E12 - Episode Twelve
  13. E13 - Episode Thirteen
 Writer
2011 What's So Funny? - Series 2
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. E12 - Episode Twelve
  13. E13 - Episode Thirteen
 Host / Presenter
2011 The Grumpy Guide To... - 2011 Specials
  1. Special - The Grumpy Guide To Driving
 Self
2011 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2011
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2011 Stand Up For Freedom Self
2011 Comedy Gala 2011: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2011 Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser Self
2011 The Graham Norton Show - Series 9
  1. Special - Compilation Show
 Guest
2011 Mock The Week - Series 10
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. Special - Highlights & Out-takes Special
  4. E9 - Episode Nine
  5. E10 - Episode Ten
  6. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2011 The Graham Norton Show - Series 8
  1. E15 - Helen Mirren, Emily Blunt, Ed Byrne, The Wanted
 Guest
2010 A Comedy Roast
  1. E4 - Davina McCall
 Self
2010 The Adventures Of Daniel Xantar / Mr Lembeck / Bully
2010 Dave Allen - Goodnight And May Your God Go With You Host / Presenter
2010 Ed Byrne: Different Class Host / Presenter
2010 Mock The Week - Series 9
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2010 Reunited Ed
2010 Funny Friends - Series 2
  1. E3 - Ed Byrne
 Guest
2010 The Grumpy Guide To... - 2010 Specials
  1. Special - The Grumpy Guide To The Eighties
  2. Special - The Grumpy Guide To School Days
 Self
2010 The Bubble
  1. E2 - Jon Richardson, Germaine Greer, Ed Byrne
 Guest
2010 Act Your Age - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Team Captain
2010 FHM's Stand-Up Hero - Pilot
  1. Episode One
 Host / Presenter
2010 Round Ireland With A Fridge Dylan Daley
2009 Live At The Apollo - Series 5
  1. E5 - Ed Byrne, Adam Hills and Gina Yashere
 Host / Presenter
2009 The Graham Norton Show - Series 6
  1. E11 - Episode Eleven
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2009 The Christian O'Connell Solution
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2009 Have I Got News For You - Series 38
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2009 Mock The Week - Series 7
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2009 The Graham Norton Show - Series 5
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2009 Live At The Apollo - Series 4
  1. E5 - Lenny Henry, Ed Byrne and Andy Parsons
  2. Special - Best Of Live At The Apollo
 Guest
2008 The Graham Norton Show - Series 4
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2008 Have I Got News For You - Series 36
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2008 Act Your Age - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2008 Argumental - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2008 4 At The Fringe - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2008 Mock The Week - Series 6
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E10 - Episode Ten
  4. Special - Highlights Special
  5. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2008 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2008 Have I Got News For You - Series 35
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2008 The Graham Norton Show - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2008 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2007 The Late Edition - Series 5
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Self
2007 Have I Got News For You - Series 34
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2007 Mock The Week - Series 5
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
  3. E10 - Episode Ten
  4. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2007 4 In A Field - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2007 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 20
  1. Special - Buzzcocks... Imagine a Mildly Amusing Panel Show
 Self (Archive Material)
2007 The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups
  1. E1 - The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups 2007
  2. E2 - 100 Greatest Stand-Ups 2010
 Self
2007 Comedy Shuffle - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2007 Mock The Week - Series 4
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2007 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 20
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2007 4 Stands Up - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2006 Mock The Week - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2006 28 Acts In 28 Minutes - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2006 Heresy - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2006 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2006 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2006 The Ultimate Sitcom Self
2005 The Comedians' Comedian Self
2003 4 At The Store - Series 6
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2003 Comedy From Merton To Enfield
View episodes
  1. E2 - Paul Whitehouse
  2. E3 - Ben Elton
  3. E4 - Stephen Fry
 Self
2002 Heroes Of Comedy - Series 6
  1. E3 - Spike Milligan
 Self
2001 Sam's Game
View episodes
  1. E1 - Bed
  2. E3 - Mumma's
  3. E4 - Dumped
 Writer (Additional Material)
2001 Sam's Game
View episodes
  1. E1 - Bed
  2. E2 - Eternal Rectangle
  3. E3 - Mumma's
  4. E4 - Dumped
  5. E5 - Slogan
  6. E6 - No Sweat
 Alex
2001 Sam's Game Writer (Additional Material)
2001 Sam's Game Alex
2000 Aladdin Aladdin
1998 Vinyl Tap Self
1996 Father Ted - Series 2
  1. Special - A Christmassy Ted
 Teenager
Ed Byrne: A Night At The Opera Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Ed Byrne on IMDb

Born
Monday 10th April 1972 (52 years-old)
Nationality
Irish
Resident of
United Kingdom (Essex)
Chortle Awards 2024
Best Tour (Nominee)
Adelaide Fringe Weekly Fringe Award 2024
Best Comedy (Winner)
Dave Funniest Joke Of The Fringe Award 2017
Main Award (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2010
Best DVD (Nominee)
British Comedy Awards 1999
Best Live Stand-Up Performer (Nominee)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 1998
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)

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