Jason Byrne (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 |
Jason Byrne (born 25 February 1972) is an Irish stand-up comedian.
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
[edit]Byrne 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
[edit]Television
[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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