JASON BYRNE is, without doubt, one of the most exciting
comedy performers currently working. Hailed by both the
national press and public alike, as the ‘name’
to watch out for, he has been highlighted by both Industry
and national press, as the ‘must see’ comedian
for the new Millennium.
Jason’s inspired, original brand of high-energy lunacy,
ensures that there is no other comedian presently like him.
His fast, free-wheeling style, fused with an array of offbeat
props, make his act a helter-skelter of a show – where
the audience are promised the ride of their lives. Jason
truly makes the stage his own when he performs – and
undoubtedly never leaves without the audience shouting for
an encore.
Jason performs regular sell out shows at the 1000 capacity
Vicar Street Theatre in Dublin, and has been one of the
fastest selling performers at the last 4 Edinburgh Festivals,
where his sell out shows have brought forth a nomination
for the 1998 Perrier Newcomer award and a much revered Perrier
Award Nomination for his outstanding 2001 show. With a growing
international profile, in the last year alone, Jason has
toured New York, Boston, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Brussels – and Melbourne again in 2003.
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Jason starred in the prime time series for Irish TV network
RTE: The Jason Byrne Show , and presented a new series for
Sky – “Rum”, produced by Hat Trick. He has
recently been working with the BBC animation unit on several
of his ideas and, in addition, appeared as a regular team
captain on the BBC Northern Ireland show Elvis has Left
the Building - and recorded his own broadcast special ‘Out
on a Limb’ for BBC3 (a comedy game show).
Previously Jason has starred in a 30 min Channel 4 special
– ‘Jason Byrne is Twiggy no Branch’ and has
appeared in the major USA feature version of ‘Alice
in Wonderland’, which saw him co-star alongside Whoopi
Goldberg, Martin Short and Gene Wilder.
Jason also co-stars in the John Boorman feature film ‘The
General; starred in ITV sitcom, ‘Dark Ages’; the
BBC TV sketch show ‘Stuck in the Middle’ and the
Granada TV show ‘Who Lives in a House Like This?”
Previous TV appearances include - 3 headline slots on the
BBC’s ‘The Stand up Show’; 2 appearances
on C5’s ‘The Comedy Store’; the final series
of Channel 4’s ‘Father Ted’ ; the BBC series
‘Stop The World’, and hosting a 30 minute special
for Granada TV for The Manchester Festival series (where
he ‘ran away’ to join French theatre-circus group
‘Cirque Baroque’ – and subsequently had to
learn the trapeze and various high wire antics), and Edinburgh
or Bust (he was one of the weekly stars of the first series).
Jason has also appeared in the acclaimed Irish film ‘Separation
Anxiety’, starred in the short feature ‘Kung Foo
Finance’ and most recently filmed the BBC 2 series
‘Ralph Little’s Guide to Comedy’.
Jason wrote and starred in his own 30minute Radio 4 New
Year’s Eve programme ‘Jason Byrne, A New Ear for
a New Year’; writes and stars in the Radio 4 series
‘The O Show’ and is one of the main writers for
the ‘Lenny Henry in Pieces’ series.
“With this young Dubliner’s wild and extravagant
talents, he has the potential to become a major circuit/television
star” THE IRISH TIMES
“I saw Jason Byrne for the first time the other week.
I had never seen him before then, but he is a star. at the
moment a small star, but eventually he will be a star of
absurd proportions. I couldn’t begin to describe his
material other than to say that when he stands in front
of people for more than 20 seconds they begin to laugh out
loud – and they don’t stop until he goes away.
Jason Byrne is such a mad hybrid, so instinctual that above
everything else, you are just blown away by the sheer force
of his talent and charisma. THE INDEPENDENT
‘Part Spike Milligan, part Duracel Bunny, Byrne’s
roller coaster of improv and sketches run on a subtle combination
of comic genius and raw energy. Jason Byrne is a truly unique
experience, and quite simply one of Ireland’s finest
and most daring comedians. Unmissable.”
THE EVENING HERALD
