As an observational stand up Ed Byrne is unrivalled. He has performed hit UK tours and West End solo runs. He has also developed huge success on the international circuit where he has performed to capacity audiences in Montreal (Just For Laughs festivals), Canada (Just For Laughs tours), Ireland, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, Belgium and New Zealand.
In the USA Ed has performed at US Comedy Arts Festival (Aspen), plus top comedy clubs in New York and LA and has made 5 appearances on Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC).
To date his films include, RAT (Universal Films (UK)) produced by Alison Owen (Ruby Films) where he plays a supporting role of Rudolph, a cameo in I Could Never Be Your Woman (Universal), a co-lead role in Are You Ready For Love (Carnaby Films) and the lead role in Zemanovaload (writer/Dir: Jason Rothwell, distributor: Red Bus). In this dramatic role Ed portrays his character, a screenwriter with obsessive tendencies with great sympathy. Recently he had a cameo role in ‘Don’t Let Me Die With That Look’ (prod/writer Chris Purnell).
For television Ed was in a Father Ted Christmas Special as a ‘grungy teenager’, the ITV/LWT Christmas Day Panto, Aladdin where he played Aladdin opposite Patsy Kensit. He was co-lead as Davina McColl’s flatmate ‘Alex’ in the ITV sitcom, Sam’s Game. Following this he played the lead role of Barry Cassidy for RTE’s The Cassidy’s (6 part sitcom). He has also featured in BBC’s Doctors as Mickey Moran a wheeling, dealing ducker and diver.
Ed’s theatre work has included the lead role in Brian McAvera’s (Picasso’s Women) ‘Kings Of The Road’ which played Edinburgh Festival for the full 3 week run in 2004 before transferring to Dublin’s Ambassador’s Theatre for 3 weeks after a short run at Greenwich Festival and Winchester Theatre Royal.
Ed has made numerous other appearances including presenting various shows such as his own 6 part series Ed Byrne’s Just For Laughs (4 series) for RTE, the ITV regional stand up competition (British Comedy Awards) which was live TV, various voice overs and presenting to camera using Blue Screen, numerous panel, stand up and chat shows and a half hour special for Paramount Comedy Channel. Ed is currently developing a radio show with Celador for BBCR2.
Recently Ed has made some sparkling appearances on Mock The Week (numerous), Buzzcocks, Graham Norton’s Bigger Picture, Have I Got News For You, The Graham Norton Show and Live At The Apollo (all BBC).
On top of all of this Ed performs stand up at a huge amount of corporate events (hosting awards show or after dinner stand up) and had a long running contract as the voice of The Carphone Warehouse on both their radio and TV commercials (2001-2008).
Ed is currently touring his most successful live show to date. Originally a sell out at the Edinburgh Festival 2008 Different Class has gone on to a storming 5 week run at the Riverside Studios London followed by a massive UK tour which will continue late 2009 with a West End run at The Vaudeville Theatre, The Strand, more tour dates around the country ending up with Hammersmith Apollo on 26th November 2009. Ed’s DVD of the Show Different Class is released 23 November and can currently be pre ordered through Play.
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