Jason Byrne
- 53 years old
- Irish
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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Comedy 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 2018Who to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2018?
Want to catch the show everyone's talking about this Edinburgh Fringe?
Harriet Flook, The Mirror, 27th July 2018Stars join Edinburgh Fringe Prom Nht
Comedy duo Max and Ivan have added six more of Edinburgh's finest acts to their stellar line-up of comedians taking part in this year's epic Festival finale.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th June 201815 Fringe comedy shows you should book now
August may feel a lifetime away, but it won't be long until Edinburgh Festival and Fringe season rolls around.
Alex Watson, Edinburgh Evening News, 19th June 2018Leicester Comedy Festival review: UK Pun Championships
Eight comedians battled to be named UK Pun Champion.
Becky Jones, Leicester Mercury, 13th February 2018Review: UK Pun Championships Final
#UKPunday, founded by the Leicester Comedy Festival, has become a fixture in the social media calender. This year wordplay-based tweets notched up over 100 million impressions during the day. That's a lorra lorra lols. And sometimes during the final of the UK Pun Championships one did feel the best gags had already been hashtag cracked.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th February 2018The best - and the worst - from the UK Pun Championship
Welcome to the punderdome! In what's taken off as a great marketing gimmick - with #ukpunday trending across Twitter yesterday - eight pun-dits gather at the Leicester Comedy Festival for the closest that word nerds get to sports. One-on-one in a boxing ring they exchange pun-ches in a bid to take the UK Pun Championship.
Chortle, 13th February 2018Jason Byrne interview
The Irish comedian shares his thoughts on flowers, Full Metal Jacket and fire extinguishers.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 20th October 2017