Edward Cathal Byrne is an Irish stand-up comedian, voice over artist and actor. He has presented television shows Uncut! Best Unseen Ads and Just for Laughs, and is a guest on television panel games. As an actor, he played the title character in the 2000 ITV adaptation of the pantomime Aladdin.

KNOWN FOR

The Graham Norton Show
2008
The One Show
2009
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
2007
Have I Got News for You
2007
QI
2019
Top Gear
2018
Question Time
2010
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2007
Richard & Judy
2008
Doctors
2004
8 Out of 10 Cats
2006
Would I Lie to You?
2014

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
79
Writing
6
2026
Mock the Week
as Self
2025
Pointless Celebrities
as Self - Contestant
2024
My Freaky Family
as Winchflat (voice)
2023
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self
2023
7 Days
as Self - Panelist
2023
Between the Covers
as Self
2023
The Weakest Link
as Self - Participant
2022
Guessable
as Self
2021
Creation Stories
as Alistair Campbell
2021
Celebrity Best Home Cook
as Self - Contestant
2021
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant
2021
Six Nations Sin Bin
as Self - Panellist
2020
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
as Self
2019
Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert
as Himself
2019
Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz
as Team Captain
2019
QI
as Self
2018
Ed Byrne: Outside, Looking In
as himself
2018
Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago
2018
Pilgrimage
as Self
2018
Top Gear
as Self
2018
The Chase: Celebrity Special
as Himself
2017
Life of a Mountain: A Year on Blencathra
as Self
2017
Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay
as Himself
2016
Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties
as himself
2016
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
as Self
2015
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2015
Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure
as Himself
2015
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Self - Presenter
2014
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2014
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
as Self - Host
2013
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant
2013
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
as Self - Contestant
2013
Was It Something I Said?
as Self - Panellist
2012
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets
as Self
2012
The Comedy Annual
2012
World's Most Dangerous Roads
2012
Dara O Briain's Science Club
as Himself
2012
Let's Dance for Sport Relief
as Self - Judge
2011
Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser
as Himself
2011
Pointless Celebrities
as Self
2011
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
as Self - Contestant
2011
The One Show
as Self - Interviewed Guest
2011
Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live
2010
Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show
as Self (Commentary & Drinking Game)
2010
Reunited
as Rob
2010
Round Ireland with a Fridge
as Dylan Daley
2010
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
2010
Celebrity Mastermind
2010
FHM Stand-Up Hero
2010
Reunited
2010
The Bubble
as Self
2009
Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2
as Self
2009
The Best of The Panel
2009
Ed Byrne: Different Class
as himself
2009
The One Show
as Self
2008
Richard & Judy
as Self
2008
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
as Self
2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Delivery Boy
2007
Comedy Shuffle
2007
Mock the Week
as Self
2007
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
2007
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist
2007
Have I Got News for You
as Self
2006
Ed Byrne: Pedantic & Whimsical
as Himself
2006
Are You Ready for Love?
as Luke Dyson
2006
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self
2006
Mock the Week
as Self - Panelist
2005
Zemanovaload
as John Davies
2004
Doctors
2002
I Love Muppets
as Self
2001
Sam's Game
as Alex
2001
The Cassidys
as Barry Cassidy
2000
Rat
as Rudolph
2000
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
as Aladdin
2000
Head on Comedy
1998
Comic Act
as Self
1997
So You Think You're Irish
as Self
1997
Space Cadets
as Self