Jason Byrne
Jason Byrne

Jason Byrne

  • 50 years-old
  • Irish
  • Actor and stand-up comedian

Known for: The Jason Byrne Show (Host / Presenter), Father Figure (Tom Whyte)

  1. 5th April: Underbelly announces 47 new Fringe shows (Chortle)
  2. 22nd March: Jason Byrne announces Unblocked tour (Beyond The Joke)
  3. 1st March: Underbelly announces first Edinburgh 2022 shows (Beyond The Joke)
Jason Byrne
Jason Byrne is an Irish actor and stand-up comedian.

More information

Born
Friday 25th February 1972
Nationality
Irish

Awards

Chortle Awards 2007
Best Headliner: Winner
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2001
Best Comedy Show: Nominee
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 1998
Best Newcomer: Nominee
So You Think You're Funny? 1996
Main Prize: Nominee

Credits

Year Production Role
2022 Southport Comedy Festival Self
2022 Jason Byrne: Unblocked Coming Soon Self
2022 Hay Festival Self
2021 The Deirdre O'Kane Show
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2021 Birmingham Comedy Festival Self
2021 Southport Comedy Festival Self
2021 Jason Byrne Self
2021 Almost Never - Series 3
  1. E7 - Finding John
 Mystic John
2020 Jason Byrne: Audience Precipitation Self
2020 Live At The Apollo - The One About...
  1. Special - Kids
 Guest
2020 The UK Pun Championships Host / Presenter
2020 Leicester Comedy Festival Self
2019 Jason Byrne: Wrecked But Ready Self
2019 Jason Byrne: Wrecked but Ready Self
2019 Big Funny Fest Self
2018 Jason Byrne: You Can Come In But Don't Start Anything Self
2018 Max and Ivan's Prom Night Self
2018 Jason Byrne: You Can Come in, But Don't Start Anything Self
2018 Unspun With Matt Forde - Series 4
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2017 Costume Drama Leprechaun
2017 Jason Byrne: The Man With Three Brains Self
2017 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 6
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2017 Jason Byrne: The Man with Three Brains Self
2016 Jason Byrne: 20 Years A Clown Self
2016 Virtually Famous - Series 4
  1. Special - Episode One
 Guest
2016 Jason Byrne Is Propped Up Self
2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 5
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Best Of
 Guest
2016 Jason Byrne is Propped Up Self
2016 Jason Byrne In Ireland Andrew
2016 Jason Byrne In Ireland Executive Producer
2016 Jason Byrne In Ireland Writer
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 1 Highlights
  1. Series 1 Highlights
 Guest
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 3
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
  2. Special - Out-takes
 Guest
2015 Live At The Apollo - Series 11
  1. E4 - Romesh Ranganathan, Jason Byrne, Stewart Francis
 Guest
2015 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - Best Of
 Guest
2015 Gilded Balloon 30th Anniversary Gala Self
2015 Jason Byrne: 20 Years a Clown Self
2015 An Irishman Abroad (Live) Jarlath Regan Interviews Jason Byrne Self
2015 Safeword - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Self
2015 The John Bishop Show
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2015 It's A Funny Old Week
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2015 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2015
 Guest
2015 Jason Byrne Live: Cirque Du Byrne Host / Presenter
2014 John Bishop's Christmas Show - John Bishop's Christmas Show 2014
  1. John Bishop's Christmas Show 2014
 Guest
2014 BBC New Comedy Award - 2014
  1. E1 - Edinburgh Heat 1
 Guest
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 Milking It For Charity Self
2014 Jason Byrne in You Name the Show Self
2014 Jason Byrne's Special Eye Live Writer
2014 Jason Byrne's Special Eye Live Host / Presenter
2014 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2014 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2014
 Guest
2013 Celebrity Juice - Series 10
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2013 Father Figure Associate Producer
2013 Father Figure Writer
2013 Father Figure Tom Whyte
2013 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2013
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2013 Paulmooners: A Fullmooners Moontacular Self
2013 Comedy Gala 2013: In Aid Of Waverley Care Self
2013 Jason Byrne's Special Eye Self
2013 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013
 Guest
2013 The Matt Lucas Awards - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2013 John Bishop's Only Joking
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2012 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2012
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2012 Jason Byrne: People's Puppeteer Self
2012 Mad Mad World
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2012 Chris Moyles' Comedy Empire Self
2012 Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2012 Father Figure - Series 1 Writer
2012 Father Figure - Series 1 Tom Whyte
2012 Late 'N' Live Guide To Comedy Self
2012 Hot Gossip - Series 5
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2011 The Comedy Annual
  1. E2 - The Comedy Annual 2011
 Self
2011 Live At The Apollo - Series 7
  1. E1 - Micky Flanagan, Seann Walsh, Jason Byrne
 Guest
2011 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2011
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2011 Comedy Gala 2011: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2011 Jason Byrne: Cirque Du Byrne Self
2011 Stand Up 2Day Self
2011 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. E2 - Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2011
 Guest
2011 The Graham Norton Show - Series 9
  1. E5 - Lady Gaga, Geoffrey Rush, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Byrne
  2. Special - Compilation Show
 Guest
2011 What's So Funny? - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2011 Dave's One Night Stand - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2011 And The Winner Is... - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2011 Comedy Rocks With Jason Manford - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2011 Carpool
  1. E6 - Jo Brand & Jason Byrne
 Guest
2010 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 1
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2010 Dave's One Night Stand - Series 1
  1. E1 - Ben Elton
 Guest
2010 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2010
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2010 Jason Byrne 2010 Self
2010 Never Write Off The Germans
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2010 Father Figure - Pilot Writer
2010 Father Figure - Pilot Tom Whyte
2010 Act Your Age - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2009 Live At The Apollo - Series 5
  1. E2 - Rob Brydon, Sarah Millican and Jason Byrne
 Guest
2009 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2009
  1. E3 - Wednesday 12th
 Guest
2009 The Odd Half Hour - Series 2 Various
2009 The Jason Byrne Show - Series 2 Writer
2009 The Jason Byrne Show - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2009 Argumental - Series 1
  1. E11 - Episode Eleven
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2008 Celebrity Juice - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2008 The Jason Byrne Show - Series 1 Writer
2008 The Jason Byrne Show - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2008 The Odd Half Hour - Series 1 Various
2008 The Leicester Comedy Festival Host / Presenter
2005 28 Acts In 28 Minutes
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
1999 Dark Ages Arland
1999 Jason Byrne Is Twiggy No Branch Writer
1999 Jason Byrne Is Twiggy No Branch Self
1998 Vinyl Tap Self
1998 Father Ted - Series 3
  1. E5 - Escape From Victory
 Referee
Jason Byrne Self
Jason Byrne Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Jason Byrne on IMDb

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