Ed Byrne
Who Ed Byrne is
Ed Byrne is an Irish stand-up comedian, presenter and actor whose television career is in its third decade, an observational stand-up with fans in Britain and abroad. He has hosted Live at the Apollo and Comic Relief Bake Off and appeared regularly on QI, Mock the Week, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, The Graham Norton Show and Have I Got News for You, and he has travelled for Dara and Ed's Road to Mandalay and Dara & Ed's Big Adventure.
A keen hill walker and mountaineer, he has also presented factual programmes such as BBC Two's Volcano Live, World's Most Dangerous Roads and Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan, and he has won the celebrity versions of The Chase and Pointless. His stand-up on record includes Different Class (2009), Outside Looking In (2018), Roaring Forties and Spoiler Alert, and his tour show Tragedy Plus Time, named British Comedy Guide's best comedy show of 2023, toured until April 2025. His set from Just for Laughs in 2009 was played on SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel in October 2022.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Tragedy Plus Time
- Albums
- Different Class, Crowd Pleaser, Outside Looking In and 2 more
- On screen
- Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, QI and 7 more
- Official site
- edbyrne.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: edbyrne.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Tragedy Plus Time tour show, 2023-2025
Albums
- Different Class 2009
- Crowd Pleaser 2013
- Outside Looking In 2018
- Roaring Forties 2020
- Spoiler Alert 2020
On screen
- Live at the Apollo host
- Mock the Week
- QI
- Have I Got News for You
- Dara and Ed's Road to Mandalay
- Dara & Ed's Big Adventure
- Volcano Live BBC Two
- World's Most Dangerous Roads
- Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan
- Comic Relief Bake Off host
Comedians like Ed Byrne
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Josh Pugh also in Mock The Week
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean also in QI
- Larry Dean also in Mock The Week
- Dan Tiernan also in QI
- Ian Smith also in Have I Got News for You
- Lara Ricote also in QI
- Russell Howard also in Mock The Week
- Seann Walsh also in World's Most Dangerous Roads
Career timeline
- 2009Different Class (2009) Album
- 2013Crowd Pleaser (2013) Album
- 2018Outside Looking In (2018) Album
- 2020Roaring Forties (2020) Album
- 2020Spoiler Alert (2020) Album
- 2023Tragedy Plus Time (tour show, 2023-2025) Special
Questions and answers
Where is Ed Byrne performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: edbyrne.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Tragedy Plus Time.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, QI, Have I Got News for You, Dara and Ed's Road to Mandalay and Dara & Ed's Big Adventure, among 10 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Josh Pugh (also in Mock The Week), Kiri Pritchard-McLean (also in QI), Larry Dean (also in Mock The Week), Dan Tiernan (also in QI) and Ian Smith (also in Have I Got News for You).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site (About) ↗ A renowned comedian/presenter and actor with a TV career in its third decade; QI, Mock The Week, Alan Davies As Yet Untitled, The Pilgrimage, Dara and Ed's…
- Official site (home) ↗ Discography: Crowd Pleaser, Different Class, Outside Looking In, Pedantic & Whimsical, Roaring Forties, Spoiler Alert, Tragedy Plus Time (as of 8 October 2026)
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes search) - Ed Byrne, Just for Laughs 2009 ↗ 'Gorgeous (Jfl 2009)', Ed Byrne, on Just for Laughs: The Archives, Vol. 16 (2018) (as of 8 October 2026)
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) - Ed Byrne albums ↗ Different Class (23 December 2009), Crowd Pleaser (18 November 2013), Outside Looking In (4 May 2018), Roaring Forties (17 April 2020) and Spoiler Alert (17…
- xmplaylist - Raw Dog Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 1 October 2022) ↗ JFL 2009 Gorgeous, Ed Byrne, played on Raw Dog Comedy on 1 October 2022 (01:45 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
- Wikimedia Commons - EdByrne-byPhilipRomano.jpg ↗ 'Ed Byrne at the Soho Playhouse in 2023', own work by PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0; the lead photo of his Wikipedia article (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026