| Jason Byrne | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Jason_Byrne_-_SYTYF.JPG) Byrne performing in So You Think You're Funny in 2008 | |
| Born | 25 February 1972 Dublin, Ireland |
| Medium | Television, stand-up |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, surreal humour, insult comedy |
| Spouse |
Brenda Byrne
(m. 2004; div. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
| Notable works and roles | Father Ted Live at the Apollo Alice in Wonderland |
| Website | Official website |
Jason Byrne (born 25 February 1972) is an Irish stand-up comedian.
In August 2008, he made his twelfth Edinburgh Festival Fringe appearance. Byrne previously presented a mid-morning radio show on Phantom FM as well as a comedy chat show The Jason Byrne Show featuring P. J. Gallagher,[1] and a comedy panel show called The Byrne Ultimatum on RTÉ Two. He created and starred in a radio show also called The Jason Byrne Show from 2010 to 2012 on BBC Radio 2.[2] The second series was awarded a Gold Sony Radio Award 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.
- ^ "Funny to Byrne". Irish Independent. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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