TV Show host, stand-up comedian, actor, MC, & compere
Ed has enjoyed massive success with his live shows and a UK tour which took in 5 nights at Edinburgh's Playhouse and finished up with 2 sell out nights at Dublin's Olympia.
Ed is now actively and seriously developing his acting career. He has completed filming a feature film, RAT (Universal Films (UK) produced by Alison Owen (Rugby Films) where he plays the role of Rudolph. Radio includes a comedy play, The Pig's Back (BBC Radio 4) and the Griff Rhys Jones sketch show (radio pilot). Christmas Day saw Ed in the ITV/LWT Christmas Panto, Aladdin where he played the lead role of Aladdin opposite Patsy Kensit who played his princess. His latest TV is Sam's Game (ITV) and The Cassidys (RTE). He has also been presenting the following, Stand Up Britain for Granada/ITV, the RTE coverage of the Meteor Music Awards at The Point, Dublin, Children In Need (BBC In Ireland) and Ed Byrne's Just For Laughs for RTE, recorded whilst Ed was performing at Just For Laughs' 20th Anniversary Festival 2002.
Over the past few years Ed has developed phenomenal success on the international circuit where he has performed to capacity audiences in Montreal (Just for Laughs), Dublin, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and New Zealand. In both Melbourne and New Zealand Ed was the largest selling act at the festivals. Ed's draw is such that in New Zealand only 2 other international comedians can top his sales, being Michael Barrymore and Billy Connolly!
In addition to his stand up work Ed has hosted the GLR Children In Need show at the Shepherds Bush Empire, presented the behind the scenes coverage at the MTV Music Awards and recently hosted the Meteor Irish Music Awards for RTE and VH1 at The Point, Dublin. With his stand up he has made dazzling appearances on the BBC's Stand Up Show (extended set), Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC, his 5 th appearance in 17 months!), Channels Five's The Comedy Store, UK Gold's Live At Jongleurs, The Royal Variety Performance (BBC), Live at the Palladium (ITV) and Des O'Connor Tonight (twice, ITV).
Recently he has performed in America playing gigs in Canada (Just For Laughs Tour), LA, Las Vegas and San Francisco. During this time Ed made his 5 th appearance on Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC). On his return appeared as Team Captain in the comedy debating show, Head on Comedy (BBC1) hosted the RTE New Comedy Awards in Dublin, performed on the BBC Edinburgh Nights Comedy Special and recorded Lily Savage's Blankety Blank!
"He'll make you smile, he'll make you laugh, he'll make you want to fall in love with him" |
