Ed Byrne

Ed Byrne is a renowned comedian/presenter and actor. With his TV career now in its third decade, Ed has regularly appeared on shows such as QI, Mock The Week, Alan Davies As Yet Untitled, The Pilgrimage, Dara and Ed’s Road to Mandalay, Dara & Ed’s Big Adventure, The Graham Norton Show, Have I Got News For You, as well as Comic Relief Bake Off and as a host on Live At The Apollo.

He has been a contestant on Celebrity Bridge of Lies, BBC1’s Celebrity Best Home Cook and he has also won celebrity versions of both The Chase and Pointless! He can also be heard as the voice of Winchflat Flood in the animated feature film, My Freaky Family.

Known for his passion for the outdoors (hill walking and mountaineering are major hobbies), Ed can be seen turning his presenting skills to factual broadcasting in BBC Two’s Volcano Live, World’s Most Dangerous Roads (where he spent two weeks driving through Siberia) and Into The Wild with Gordon Buchanan.

Ed’s 2023 nationwide tour show, Tragedy Plus Time was extended by almost two years and dubbed British Comedy Guide’s ‘Best Comedy Show 2023’, amongst many other accolades. The show was filmed at the Bloomsbury Theatre in 2025 and news of the release will be coming soon!

With legions of fans both in the UK and abroad, Ed remains the observational stand-up to see.

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Hilarious, extremely dark, profoundly touching and resolutely unsentimental. Ed Byrne has plumbed the very depths of his soul and found something verging on greatness
ROLLING STONE UK

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A fantastically funny and moving monologue where there is no doubt that we are seeing the authentic Ed… Byrne has hit new heights LONDON EVENING STANDARD

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Touching and inspiring, yes, but funny above all else
CHORTLE

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This is just glorious... full of gnarly little joy pockets
THE TIMES