Jason Byrne (born 25 February 1972) is an Irish stand-up comedian.
| Jason Byrne | |
|---|---|
 Byrne performing in So You Think You're Funny in 2008 | |
| Born | 25 February 1972 Dublin, Ireland |
| Medium | Television, stand-up |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, surreal humour, insult comedy |
| Spouse |
Brenda Byrne
(m. 2004; div. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
| Notable works and roles | Father Ted Live at the Apollo Alice in Wonderland |
| Website | Official website |
In August 2008, he made his twelfth Edinburgh Festival Fringe appearance. Byrne previously presented a mid-morning radio show on Phantom FM as well as a comedy chat show The Jason Byrne Show featuring P. J. Gallagher,[1] and a comedy panel show called The Byrne Ultimatum on RTÉ Two. He created and starred in a radio show also called The Jason Byrne Show from 2010 to 2012 on BBC Radio 2.[2] The second series was awarded a Gold Sony Radio Award for Best Comedy.
In 2018, he published The Accidental Adventures of Onion O'Brien, a series of books about a young boy growing up in Ireland who has constant bad luck. The book is based on Byrne's childhood.
Personal life
editByrne was born in Dublin, in the suburb of Ballinteer. Byrne was married to Brenda from 2004 until 2018 and has 2 children.
Awards and nominations
edit- Finalist in So You Think You're Funny in 1996
- Nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award in 1998
- Nominated for the Perrier Award in 2001 for his show entitled "Jason Byrne".
- Forth One Fringe Award in 2004 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Stand-up shows
edit- 2001 – Jason Byrne (Perrier Nominee)
- 2003 – Jason Byrne Hates...
- 2003 – Jason Byrne
- 2004 – Jason Byrne: That’s Not a Badger
- 2005 – The Lovely Goat Show
- 2006 – Sheep for Feet and Rams for Hands
- 2007 – Afterhours
- 2008 – Cats Under Mats, Having Chats with Bats
- 2009 – The Byrne Supremacy
- 2010 – Jason Byrne 2010
- 2011 – Cirque Du Byrne[3]
- 2021 - Edinburgh fringe where he was joined by Antonio Falzarano on stage.
Filmography
editTelevision
edit- 35 Aside (Football Hooligan) (1996)
- Father Ted (Referee) (1998)
- Comedy Lab (Jason Byrne Is Twiggy No Branch) (1999)
- Dark Ages (Arland) (1999)
- The Jason Byrne Show (2002)
- Separation Anxiety (Waiter) (2002)
- Paddy Muck (2005)
- Emily's Song (Robert) (2006)
- Comedy Cuts (2007)
- Anonymous (2007–2010)[1]
- Dick & Dom's Funny Business (Special Guest) (2011)
- The Comedy Annual (2011)
- Melbourne Comedy Festival Great Debate 2011 (2011)
- Live at the Apollo (Series 7, Episode 1) (2011)
- The Matt Lucas Awards (2013)
- Father Figure (2013)
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled'" (Series 1, Episode 2) (2014)
- Wild Things (Presenter) (2015)
- Don't Say It... Bring It! (Host) (2017)[4]
- Ireland's Got Talent (Judge) (2018–2019)
- Show Me the Movie! (2018)
- Hughesy, We Have a Problem (2018)
Film
edit- I Went Down (Cork Man No. 2) (1997)
- The General (Reporter 2) (1998)
- Alice in Wonderland (Pat the Gardener) (1999)
- Killing Bono (Hotel Receptionist) (2011)
Radio
edit- The Jason Byrne Show (2010–2012)[2]
Stand-up DVDs
edit- Out of the Box (20 November 2006)
- Live – Cirque Du Byrne (19 November 2012)
References
edit- ^ a b "Funny to Byrne". Irish Independent. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ a b "'The Jason Byrne Show' Episode Guide". BBC.co.uk.
- ^ "Cirque Du Byrne". Edfringe. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Shows | Stellify Media Archived 6 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on May 30, 2018
External links
edit- Jason Byrne Official Site
- Jason Byrne at IMDb
- Jason Byrne at Edinburgh Comedy Festival
- Review of Jason Byrne's: The Byrne Supremacy at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009
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