Jason Byrne (born 25 February 1972) is an Irish stand-up comedian. In August 2008, he made his twelfth

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appearance. Byrne previously presented a mid-morning radio show on

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as well as a comedy chat show ''The Jason Byrne Show'' featuring P. J. Gallagher, and a comedy panel show called ''The Byrne Ultimatum'' on

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. He created and starred in a radio show also called ''The Jason Byrne Show'' from 2010 to 2012 on

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. The second series was awarded a Gold

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for Best Comedy. In 2018, he published ''The Accidental Adventures of Onion O'Brien'', a series of books about a young boy growing up in Ireland who has constant bad luck. The book is based on Byrne's childhood.

Personal life

Byrne was born in Dublin, in the suburb of Ballinteer. Byrne was married to Brenda from 2004 until 2018 and has 2 children.

Awards and nominations

* Finalist in

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in 1996 * Nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award in 1998 * Nominated for the

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in 2001 for his show entitled "Jason Byrne". * Forth One Fringe Award in 2004 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Stand-up shows

* 2001 – Jason Byrne (Perrier Nominee) * 2003 – Jason Byrne Hates... * 2003 – Jason Byrne * 2004 – Jason Byrne: That’s Not a Badger * 2005 – The Lovely Goat Show * 2006 – Sheep for Feet and Rams for Hands * 2007 – Afterhours * 2008 – Cats Under Mats, Having Chats with Bats * 2009 – The Byrne Supremacy * 2010 – Jason Byrne 2010 * 2011 – Cirque Du Byrne * 2021 - Edinburgh fringe where he was joined by Antonio Falzarano on stage.

Filmography

Television

* '' 35 Aside'' (Football Hooligan) (1996) * ''

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'' (Referee) (1998) * ''

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'' (Jason Byrne Is Twiggy No Branch) (1999) * '' Dark Ages'' (Arland) (1999) * ''The Jason Byrne Show'' (2002) * ''

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'' (Waiter) (2002) * '' Paddy Muck'' (2005) * '' Emily's Song'' (Robert) (2006) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''Anonymous'' (2007–2010) * '' Dick & Dom's Funny Business'' (Special Guest) (2011) * '' The Comedy Annual'' (2011) * '' Melbourne Comedy Festival Great Debate 2011'' (2011) * '' Live at the Apollo'' (Series 7, Episode 1) (2011) * '' The Matt Lucas Awards'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled'" (Series 1, Episode 2) (2014) * '' Wild Things'' (Presenter) (2015) * ''Don't Say It... Bring It!'' (Host) (2017)Shows , Stellify Media
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'' (Judge) (2018–2019) * ''

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'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2018)

Film

* ''

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'' (Cork Man No. 2) (1997) * '' The General'' (Reporter 2) (1998) * ''

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'' (Pat the Gardener) (1999) * ''

Killing Bono ''Killing Bono'' is a 2011 comedy film directed by Nick Hamm, based on Neil McCormick's 2003 memoir ''Killing Bono: I Was Bono's Doppelgänger''. The film stars Ben Barnes as Neil McCormick, Robert Sheehan as Ivan McCormick and Martin McCann ...

'' (Hotel Receptionist) (2011)

Radio

* ''The Jason Byrne Show'' (2010–2012)

Stand-up DVDs

* ''Out of the Box'' (20 November 2006) * ''Live – Cirque Du Byrne'' (19 November 2012)

References

External links

Jason Byrne
Official Site *
Jason Byrne at Edinburgh Comedy Festival

{{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Jason 1972 births Living people Irish male comedians Irish stand-up comedians Comedians from Dublin (city) People from Swords, Dublin