Jason Byrne | |
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Byrne performing in So You Think You're Funny in 2008 | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 25 February 1972
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.
Byrne was born on 25 February 1972 in Dublin, in the suburb of Ballinteer. Byrne was married to Brenda from 2004 until 2018 and has two children.