Jason Byrne (comedian)

Jason Byrne
Byrne performing in So You Think You're Funny in 2008
Born (1972-02-25) 25 February 1972 (age 52)
Dublin, Ireland
MediumTelevision, stand-up
NationalityIrish
Years active1995–present
GenresObservational comedy, surreal humour, insult comedy
Spouse
Brenda Byrne
(m. 2004; div. 2018)
Children2
Notable works and rolesFather Ted
Live at the Apollo
Alice in Wonderland
WebsiteOfficial 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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Television

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Film

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Radio

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  • The Jason Byrne Show (2010–2012)[2]

Stand-up DVDs

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  • Out of the Box (20 November 2006)
  • Live – Cirque Du Byrne (19 November 2012)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Funny to Byrne". Irish Independent. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "'The Jason Byrne Show' Episode Guide". BBC.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Cirque Du Byrne". Edfringe. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. ^ Shows | Stellify Media Archived 6 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on May 30, 2018
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