Ed Byrne

Glasgow Comedy Festival

1 Mar 2009

More than most of the big names appearing at this year’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Dublin-born Ed Byrne knows how to work a Glaswegian crowd. He did, after all, used to go to the University of Strathclyde in the city (to study horticulture…

Daniel Sloss on his comedy heroes, Ed Byrne and Tom Stade

The Fifer names his most influential comics

26 Mar 2012

I’d go for Ed Byrne. He did his own style of comedy which was a mixture of one-liners and stories and gags, a really beautiful mix which always had audiences in the palm of his hand. He could tell stories which might not have many gags in them but they…

Five fun facts about Ed Byrne

Some little known facts about the Irish comic's altercations with popes, Perriers and Piers Morgan

17 Oct 2011

Born in the Dublin suburb of Swords, Byrne first got involved in stand-up comedy as a horticulture student at Strathclyde University. As part of the student union, Byrne hosted pub quizzes and karaoke nights which provided him with a taste for showing…

Ed Byrne

A masterclass in venting irritation

14 Aug 2008

The perennial Irish Fringe favourite delivers a masterclass in venting irritation. From an opening gag about a misleading slogan on a pre-pubescent's tracksuit, through pondering his class status, to the tortuous and very expensive wedding preparations…

Waverley Care Fringe Fundraising

7 Aug 2008

Waverley Care, Scotland's leading HIV charity, has launched a programme of events in a bid to raise over £25,000 during the Fringe. Adam Hills will host more than 14 of his rib-tickling contemporaries, including Ed Byrne and Rich Hall, at the Festival…

Ed Byrne - Cry freedom

31 Jul 2008

Amnesty International supporter Ed Byrne may not be sure where he fits in any more but, as he tells Doug Johnstone, this keeps him in material

Ed Byrne

12 Oct 2006

We’ll grant you that Ed Byrne is prone to standing up. But falling down? Not this consummate writer and performer. So, his show, Standing Up and Falling Down might not fully work as a title, but the guy’s stirring confidence and natural verve ensures…

Autumn highlights

1 Sep 2006

STAND-UP/SKETCH SHOWS Come early September and a realisation dawns on the comedy world. Yes indeed, there is life beyond the Edinburgh Fringe. Of course, those who help to schedule our comedy viewing pleasures all-year round have had their future…