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Ed Byrne

Born 1972-04-10
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.

Known For

9.0

Mock the Week

2026 · TV Show

7.0

My Freaky Family

2024 · Movie

6.0

The Weakest Link

2021 · TV Show

5.9

Creation Stories

2021 · Movie

Celebrity Best Home Cook

2021 · TV Show

5.5

Between the Covers

2020 · TV Show

5.8

Guessable

2020 · TV Show

8.0

Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

2020 · TV Show

5.5

Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert

2019 · Movie

8.0

Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz

2019 · TV Show

Six Nations Sin Bin

2019 · TV Show

6.5

Ed Byrne: Outside, Looking In

2018 · Movie

6.5

Pilgrimage

2018 · TV Show

Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago

2018 · Movie

6.1

House of Games

2017 · TV Show

7.3

Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay

2017 · TV Show

Life of a Mountain: A Year on Blencathra

2017 · Movie

Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties

2016 · Movie

6.4

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

2016 · TV Show

7.6

Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure

2015 · TV Show

7.1

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014 · TV Show

6.0

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2014 · TV Show

6.6

Was It Something I Said?

2013 · TV Show

7.5

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

2013 · TV Show

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

2013 · TV Show

8.3

Dara O Briain's Science Club

2012 · TV Show

6.8

Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets

2012 · Movie

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

2012 · TV Show

9.2

Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser

2011 · Movie

6.3

The Chase: Celebrity Special

2011 · TV Show

7.4

World's Most Dangerous Roads

2011 · TV Show

6.3

Pointless Celebrities

2011 · TV Show

7.4

Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show

2010 · Movie

Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live

2010 · TV Show

Reunited

2010 · TV Show

2.0

Reunited

2010 · Movie

Let's Dance for Sport Relief

2010 · TV Show

6.7

The Bubble

2010 · TV Show

FHM Stand-Up Hero

2010 · TV Show

5.3

Round Ireland with a Fridge

2010 · Movie

6.9

Ed Byrne: Different Class

2009 · Movie

9.5

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2

2009 · Movie

7.0

7 Days

2009 · TV Show

The Best of The Panel

2009 · Movie

6.7

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

2009 · TV Show

9.5

Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV

2007 · Movie

7.8

Would I Lie to You?

2007 · TV Show

5.8

I Could Never Be Your Woman

2007 · Movie

7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007 · TV Show

Comedy Shuffle

2007 · TV Show

8.0

Are You Ready for Love?

2006 · Movie

7.1

Ed Byrne: Pedantic & Whimsical

2006 · Movie

4.3

The One Show

2006 · TV Show

5.6

Zemanovaload

2005 · Movie

7.1

Mock the Week

2005 · TV Show

7.2

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005 · TV Show

6.0

Celebrity Mastermind

2003 · TV Show

7.9

2003 · TV Show

7.6

Top Gear

2002 · TV Show

6.3

I Love Muppets

2002 · Movie

3.4

Richard & Judy

2001 · TV Show

6.5

The Cassidys

2001 · TV Show

Sam's Game

2001 · TV Show

9.0

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

2000 · Movie

6.0

Rat

2000 · Movie

8.0

Head on Comedy

2000 · TV Show

4.8

Doctors

2000 · TV Show

9.0

Comic Act

1998 · Movie

8.3

Space Cadets

1997 · TV Show

So You Think You're Irish

1997 · Movie

7.1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996 · TV Show

7.1

Have I Got News for You

1990 · TV Show

5.9

Question Time

1979 · TV Show

7.1

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

— · TV Show

The Comedy Annual

— · TV Show

Full Filmography

75 titles, newest first

9.0

Mock the Week

2026 · TV Show

7.0

My Freaky Family

2024 · Movie

6.0

The Weakest Link

2021 · TV Show

5.9

Creation Stories

2021 · Movie

Celebrity Best Home Cook

2021 · TV Show

5.5

Between the Covers

2020 · TV Show

5.8

Guessable

2020 · TV Show

8.0

Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

2020 · TV Show