Jason Byrne
- 52 years old
- Irish
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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Greatest Ever Late 'n' Live review
Footage of Dara O Briain, Sarah Millican, John Bishop and Jason Byrne features in this attempt to recapture the mythic status of a renowned fringe night.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th August 2020Underbelly announces more Edinburgh Fringe shows
Underbelly has announced seven new shows for its Fringe line up in 2020, including Jason Byrne and Milo McCabe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th February 2020Leicester Comedy Festival launches 2020 programme
Headline acts for 2020 include Jo Brand, Stewart Lee, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi, Fascinating Aida, Paul Sinha, Josie Long, Jason Byrne, Tony Slattery, Angela Barnes, Griff Rhys Jones, Andy Parsons, John Shuttleworth, Dane Baptiste, Rhod Gilbert, Mark Steel, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith and Reg D Hunter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2019Review - Jason Byrne: Wrecked But Ready
Having split from his wife, the Irishman's stage act remains gleefully divorced from reality.
Jay Richardson, The List, 1st October 2019Jason Byrne interview
Jason Byrne reveals all about his Wrecked But Ready show.
Entertainment Focus, 1st August 2019Preview: Underbelly's Big Brain Tumour Benefit 2019
Underbelly has announced the line up for its third annual Big Brain Tumour Benefit in its biggest venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, McEwan Hall.
Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter, 29th June 2019Jason Byrne at the Leicester Square Theatre review
A pretty bulletproof audience participation set-piece rounds things off, by the end of which Byrne has earned himself a partial standing ovation. That's overstating things slightly, but still: a high quality evening out.
Mark Muldoon, Short Com, 19th November 2018Comedy review: Jason Byrne
At 46, Jason Byrne's assertion that he's old enough to no longer censor himself, to say whatever he likes, seems redundant given that he's hardly been the model of restraint in his stand-up career. Nevertheless he's lately developed a crotchety irritation with modern parenting, angrily contrasting the cotton wool-enshrouded culture his kids are growing up with to the more old-fashioned approach of his parents.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 30th October 2018Review: Jason Byrne
Jason Byrne is the kind of comedian you can't ignore.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 6th October 2018Jason Byrne splits from wife
Demands of touring are blamed.
Chortle, 12th August 2018