Ed Byrne

Acting

Born 10/04/1972
Swords, Dublin, Ireland

Edward Cathal Byrne is an Irish stand-up comedian, voice over artist and actor. He has presented television shows Uncut! Best Unseen Ads and Just for Laughs, and is a guest on television panel games. As an actor, he played the title character in the 2000 ITV adaptation of the pantomime Aladdin.

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Known For

Mock the Week
2026
My Freaky Family
2024
The Weakest Link
2021
Creation Stories
2021
Celebrity Best Home Cook
2021
Between the Covers
2020
Guessable
2020
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020
Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert
2019
Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz
2019
Six Nations Sin Bin
2019
Ed Byrne: Outside, Looking In
2018
Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago
2018
Pilgrimage
2018
House of Games
2017
Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay
2017
Life of a Mountain: A Year on Blencathra
2017
Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties
2016
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
2016
Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure
2015
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Was It Something I Said?
2013
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013
Dara O Briain's Science Club
2012
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets
2012
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012
Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser
2011
The Chase: Celebrity Special
2011
World's Most Dangerous Roads
2011
Pointless Celebrities
2011
Pointless Celebrities
2011
Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show
2010
Reunited
2010
The Bubble
2010
Round Ireland with a Fridge
2010
Ed Byrne: Different Class
2009
Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2
2009
7 Days
2009
The Best of The Panel
2009
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
2007
Would I Lie to You?
2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Are You Ready for Love?
2006
Ed Byrne: Pedantic & Whimsical
2006
The One Show
2006
The One Show
2006
Zemanovaload
2005
Mock the Week
2005
Mock the Week
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
QI
2003
Top Gear
2002
I Love Muppets
2002
Richard & Judy
2001
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2000
Rat
2000
Doctors
2000
Comic Act
1998
So You Think You're Irish
1997
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Have I Got News for You
1990
Question Time
1979
Have I Got a Bit More News for You