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Ed Byrne. Copyright: Roslyn Gaunt
Ed Byrne

Ed Byrne

  • 52 years old
  • Irish
  • Actor and stand-up comedian

Ed Byrne features

Tragedy Plus Time. Ed Byrne. Credit: Roslyn Gaunt Live

The Top 50 Comedy Shows of 2023 - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Sunday 31st December 2023

Absolutely the only place on the internet to witness James Acaster, Rosie Jones, Dara O Briain, Bridget Christie, Nish Kumar, Ed Byrne, Kate Berlant, Rhys James, Paul Sinha, Ania Magliano, Olga Koch, Josie Long, Ahir Shah, Julia Masli and Daniel Kitson battle it out to win Mark Muldoon's Live Comedy Show of the Year title.

Janine Harouni Fringe

Ed Byrne, Paul Sinha, Janine Harouni, Mark Watson - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Wednesday 6th September 2023

One final post-festival round-up from Mark Muldoon then, featuring Ian Smith, Huge Davies, Foxdog Studios, Celya AB, Mark Nelson, Michelle Brasier, Ed Byrne, Martin Urbano, Janine Harouni, Paul Sinha, Priya Hall and Garrett Millerick.

Tragedy Plus Time. Ed Byrne. Credit: Roslyn Gaunt Fringe

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2023

Monday 4th September 2023

Ed Byrne was the best-reviewed stand-up comic performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023, analysis conducted by British Comedy Guide has found.

Ed Byrne. Copyright: Idil Sukan Live

Ed Byrne interview

Tuesday 8th October 2019

His new show's getting good reviews, but he's got a system for the bad ones. Meanwhile he's using the kids as a device, and his Tweets are full of mountaintop scenes. Has Ed Byrne worked out the unlikely secret to long-term stand-up success?

London Hughes Live

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2019

Thursday 5th September 2019

A list of the best-reviewed comedy shows at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Ken Cheng. Copyright: UKTV Live

Top jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe 2017

Tuesday 22nd August 2017

Ken Cheng has won Dave's Joke Of The Fringe 2017 with the line "I'm not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change." Read all the top jokes here.

Ed Byrne Live

Ed Byrne interview

Thursday 29th October 2015

Why was Dara O Briain kidnapped by a SWAT team? What annoys Ed Byrne about panel shows? And why did working for Countryfile put him off mountains? All will be revealed, in another excruciatingly geeky edition of Circuit Training.

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