Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-04-10 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Swords, Dublin, Ireland

Ed Byrne

Biography

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.

Known For

7.5%

Top Gear

Oct 20, 2002

5.9%

I Could Never Be Your Woman

May 11, 2007

7.2%

The Graham Norton Show

Feb 22, 2007

7.9%

QI

Sep 11, 2003

7.7%

Would I Lie to You?

Jun 16, 2007

7.0%

Mock the Week

Jun 5, 2005

7.0%

Mock the Week

Jun 5, 2005

7.1%

Have I Got News for You

Sep 28, 1990

7.0%

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Nov 12, 1996

7.1%

8 Out of 10 Cats

Jun 3, 2005

4.8%

Doctors

Mar 27, 2000

5.8%

Creation Stories

Apr 15, 2021

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Acting

—		Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist
—		The Comedy Annual

2024

My Freaky Family as Winchflat

2021		The Weakest Link as Self - Participant
2021		Creation Stories as Alistair Campbell
2021		Celebrity Best Home Cook as Self - Contestant

2020		Between the Covers as Self
2020		Guessable
2020		Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime as Self

2019		Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert as Himself
2019		Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz as Team Captain
2019		Six Nations Sin Bin as Self - Panellist

2018		Ed Byrne: Outside, Looking In as himself
2018		Pilgrimage as Self

2017		Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Contestant
2017		Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay as Himself

2016		Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties as himself
2016		Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

2015

Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure as Himself

2014		Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
2014		Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2013		The Great Comic Relief Bake Off as Himself - Contestant
2013		The Great Comic Relief Bake Off as Himself - Presenter

2012		Dara O Briain's Science Club as Himself
2012		Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets as Himself
2012		The Great Sport Relief Bake Off as Self - Host

2011		Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser as Himself
2011		The Chase: Celebrity Special as Himself
2011		World's Most Dangerous Roads
2011		Pointless Celebrities as Self

2010		Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show as Self (Commentary & Drinking Game)
2010		Reunited as Rob
2010		Reunited
2010		Let's Dance for Sport Relief as Himself - Judge
2010		The Bubble as Self
2010		FHM Stand-Up Hero
2010		Round Ireland with a Fridge as Dylan Daley

2009		Ed Byrne: Different Class as himself
2009		Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2 as Self
2009		7 Days as Panelist
2009		The Best of The Panel
2009		Let's Dance for Comic Relief as Self - Contestant

2007		Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV as Self
2007		Would I Lie to You? as Self
2007		I Could Never Be Your Woman as Delivery Boy
2007		The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007		Comedy Shuffle

2006		Are You Ready for Love? as Luke Dyson
2006		Ed Byrne: Pedantic & Whimsical as Himself
2006		The One Show as Self
2006		The One Show as Self - Interviewed Guest

2005		Zemanovaload as John Davies
2005		Mock the Week as Self - Panelist
2005		Mock the Week as Self
2005		8 Out of 10 Cats as Self

2003		Celebrity Mastermind
2003		QI as Self

2002		Top Gear as Self
2002		I Love Muppets as Self

2001		Richard & Judy as Self
2001		The Cassidys as Barry Cassidy
2001		Sam's Game as Alex

2000		Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime as Aladdin
2000		Rat as Rudolph
2000		Head on Comedy
2000		Doctors

1998

Comic Act as Self

1997

Space Cadets as Self

1996

Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self

1990

Have I Got News for You as Self

1979

Question Time as Self - Panellist

Writing

2019

Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert as Writer

2018

Ed Byrne: Outside, Looking In as Writer

2016

Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties as Writer

2011

Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser as Writer

2009

Ed Byrne: Different Class as Writer

2006

Ed Byrne: Pedantic & Whimsical as Writer