Ed Byrne Interview

Ed Byrne. Globally adored for his easy, chatty style, a household name due to numerous telly appearances, and a much-heard voiceover artist for Carphone Warehouse.

Alternative Christmas cracker jokes

Catherine Tate, Ricky Gervais, Ed Byrne, Chris Addison... can these and other top comedians make your festive dinner go with a bang?

You know what? I've been thinking that TV is complete garbage for ages... and then I realised... I've been watching, and laughing, and enjoying, Mock The Week.

Dara O'Briain, the wonderful, affable giant of a host, is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He looks and sounds for all the world like a bloody nice bloke. That is until he shoot you down with his heat seeking wit.

Same goes for Frankie Boyle. Boyle seems to be more at ease on the telly now, but hasn't lost his (f)ire. He can still pull out the jokes that make you wince and laugh simultaneously, but thankfully, gone are the 'rape' jokes. He's stopped trying too hard.

The rest of the gang are, in fairness, bit part players. That may seem a little unkind, but only Ed Byrne gets a look in when Frankie and Dara go off on one.