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Ed Byrne

Ed Byrne

Department: Acting

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

Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV

Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV

2007

Ed Byrne: Pedantic & Whimsical

Ed Byrne: Pedantic & Whimsical

2006

Zemanovaload

Zemanovaload

2005

I Could Never Be Your Woman

I Could Never Be Your Woman

2007

Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser

Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser

2011

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2

2009

Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show

Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show

2010

I Love Muppets

I Love Muppets

2002

Are You Ready for Love?

Are You Ready for Love?

2006

My Freaky Family

My Freaky Family

2024

The Best of The Panel

The Best of The Panel

2009

Rat

Rat

2000

Ed Byrne: Different Class

Ed Byrne: Different Class

2009

Reunited

Reunited

2010

Round Ireland with a Fridge

Round Ireland with a Fridge

2010

Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets

Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets

2012

Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert

Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert

2019

Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties

Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties

2016

Ed Byrne: Outside, Looking In

Ed Byrne: Outside, Looking In

2018

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

2000

Creation Stories

Creation Stories

2021

Comic Act

Comic Act

1998

So You Think You're Irish

So You Think You're Irish

1997

Life of a Mountain: A Year on Blencathra

Life of a Mountain: A Year on Blencathra

2017

The One Show

The One Show

2006

Celebrity Best Home Cook

Celebrity Best Home Cook

2021

Question Time

Question Time

1979

8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

2001

Doctors

Doctors

2000

Space Cadets

Space Cadets

1997

Mock the Week

Mock the Week

2005

Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz

Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz

2019

Sam's Game

Sam's Game

2001

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind

2003

The Cassidys

The Cassidys

2001

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014

Comedy Shuffle

Comedy Shuffle

2007

FHM Stand-Up Hero

FHM Stand-Up Hero

2010

The Comedy Annual

The Comedy Annual

Head on Comedy

Head on Comedy

2000

Reunited

Reunited

2010

7 Days

7 Days

2009

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

2007

Pointless Celebrities

Pointless Celebrities

2011

Mock the Week

Mock the Week

2005

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

2016

The Bubble

The Bubble

2010

Guessable

Guessable

2020

Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

2018

Top Gear

Top Gear

2002

Between the Covers

Between the Covers

2020

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2014

World's Most Dangerous Roads

World's Most Dangerous Roads

2011

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure

Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure

2015

Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay

Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay

2017

Dara O Briain's Science Club

Dara O Briain's Science Club

2012

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

2013

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

2013

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

2012

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

2009

Let's Dance for Sport Relief

Let's Dance for Sport Relief

2010

Richard Osman's House of Games

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017

Six Nations Sin Bin

Six Nations Sin Bin

2019

The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link

2021

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

QI

QI

2003

Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

2020

The Chase: Celebrity Special

The Chase: Celebrity Special

2011

The One Show

The One Show

2006

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

1990

Pointless Celebrities

Pointless Celebrities

2011

Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live

Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live

2010

Mock the Week

Mock the Week

2026