Jason Byrne (comedian)
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| Jason Byrne | |
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 Performing in So You Think You're Funny in 2008. |
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| Birth name | Jason Byrne |
| Born | Ballinteer, Dublin |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Years active | 1995-Present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, Surreal humour |
| Subject(s) | Family, Marriage, Sex |
| Website | http://www.jasonbyrne.ie/ |
Jason Byrne (born circa 26th Feb 1972) is an Irish comedian born in Ballinteer, Dublin. In August 2008, he made his twelfth Edinburgh Fringe Festival appearance and is a regular at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs comedy festival.
Byrne currently presents a comedy panel show called The Byrne Ultimatum on RTE Two. Many of his live routines involve audience participation, and the subsequent humiliation of those audience members by placing them in embarrassing and oppressive situations.
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[edit] Awards and nominations
Byrne has won no significant comedy awards despite being involved in the business for almost two decades.
- Finalist in So You Think You're Funny in 1996
- Nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award in 1998
- Nominated for the Perrier Award in 2001 for his show entitled " Jason Byrne ".
- Forth One Fringe Award in 2004 at the Edinburgh Festival
[edit] Credits
[edit] Selected Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows
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[edit] References
- ^ "Cirque Du Byrne". Edfringe. http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/jason-byrne-cirque-du-byrne. Retrieved July 03, 2011.
