Ed Byrne
- 52 years old
- Irish
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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Ed Byrne interview
'It worried my parents that I had bought a chainsaw'
Brian Donaldson, The List, 20th March 201810 Questions: Ed Byrne
Ed Byrne on new tour Spoiler Alert, the Edinburgh Festival and complaining.
The Sunday Post, 7th March 2018Ed Byrne review
Ed's transgressive approach to observational comedy is sublime.
Aberrant Perspectives, 28th February 2018Ed Byrne : Spoiler Alert - The Lowry, Salford review
Spoiler Alert is not a ground-breaking show; the insights are not especially thought-provoking. But the warm atmosphere and high-quality material are hard to resist.
Dave Cunningham, The Reviews Hub, 27th February 2018Don't panic! Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is back
It's the biggest thing to happen to the universe since the Vogons blew up Earth. Our writer grabs a babelfish and goes behind the scenes as the space satire returns.
Stephen Moss, The Guardian, 27th February 2018Interview: Ed Byrne
Spoiler Alert also continues a theme that he's tackled in previous shows, that of his gradual shift from being a working-class Dubliner to a fully paid-up rural-residing member of the middle classes.
The Latest, 22nd January 2018Leicester Comedy Festival Gala Preview Show review
The event's 25th incarnation.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 15th January 2018Leicester Comedy Festival 2018 preview show review
With the Leicester Comedy Festival celebrating its 25th anniversary, the temptation would have been to roll out the stars for the gala preview show. But instead, the line-up was almost celebrity free, save for host Ed Byrne and possibly Xtra Factor presenter Matt Richardson... although even he had to admit that he's at such a low level of fame that he's a pointless answer on Pointless.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th January 2018Review: Ed Byrne; Spoiler Alert
With oodles of well-crafted material, he uses his cheeky chappie persona to poke fun at the middle classes from the point of view of one who has only recently arrived, so he gets away with it.
Martin Baron, The Latest, 14th December 2017