Ed Byrne Articles/Reviews

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another good one of ed's

You could have used a spoon for that you egis!

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http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...2-2902,00.html

Keeping a cool Ed

Siobhan Duck
April 11, 2007 12:00am
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ED BYRNE has a tragic secret. The Irish comedian says some of the best jokes ever written will never be told on stage.
Byrne says when he and his comedian friends get together for a few beers they come up with pure comedy gold, but can never agree on who will use the material. "That's the tragedy," he says. "When we get together we do try to out-funny each other and as we talk the joke gets more and more hilarious. But all these great jokes never see the light of day because none of us can agree on who should use it in their act."
Last year Byrne was voted the 99th funniest person alive in a Top 100 poll conducted by a British magazine. The ranking, like most things in Byrne's life, is good for a laugh.
He's has been on the stand-up circuit for more than 13 years, but despite gigs in such glamour zones as St Moritz, Byrne says the novelty of living out of a suitcase is wearing thin.
"I am about to turn 35; I'll be middle-aged because frankly I do not plan on living past 70," he says.
"When I started I was happy to pocket my toothbrush and see what happened from day to day. I was happy to travel because I was single and living in a dirty flat, so it was all a bit of a holiday."
Byrne was born the middle child in a funny family and always sought the spotlight.
"I'd speak along with Billy Connolly on Not the Nine O'Clock News or sing into my tennis racquet to Iron Maiden," he says. "It's incredibly lucky that I have no musical ability because my first choice was to be a rock star."
ED BYRNE:
Where: Capitol Theatre, Swanston St, city, until Sunday.
Tickets: from $27.
Bookings: 1300 136 166 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

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http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts-r...971309042.html

COMEDY FESTIVAL REVIEW
****½
Almost without exception, decent looking, straight, middle-class white chaps make appalling comics. Immoderate privilege tends to transform them into real estate agents, minor conservative politicians or wankers. Or all three.
With even features and bouncy Pantene locks, Ed Byrne has shattered my prejudice. I have long held that hardship is the cornerstone of comedic greatness. If you discount the fact of his Rob Lowe circa St Elmo's Fire dress sense, Byrne appears to have experienced none.
But, geez, he's funny. He's funny and pathologically annoyed by things. If you fancy eloquent rage aimed at ostensibly innocuous stuff, Byrne's your bloke. Notably, he pokes fun at the ostensibly innocuous James Blunt - a blood sport now commonplace, but nowhere else quite so efficiently nasty.
Byrne gorges on popular culture to the point of his own nausea. Like a man living in the shadow of a doughnut franchise, he crams himself with unwholesome fats.
Try as he might, he just can't help but know all the words to Christina Aguilera's Beautiful. For your annual comic dose of recontextualised pop matter, there's really nowhere else to look.

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http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/s...-31624,00.html

Irish jokes are Byrning bright


April 26, 2007 02:15am
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BEING Irish in this country on a dinky-di Aussie holiday can't be easy.
But renowned comedian Ed Byrne is taking it in his stride. In fact, he's been in Australia on more Anzac Day holidays than some locals.
"Anzac Day is when we celebrate the invention of the Anzac biscuit, right?" Ed says with a laugh. "I personally prefer T im Tams, but OK."
Just kidding. Ed honestly knows what the occasion is all about.
"But we don't have an equivalent in Ireland, you know, being a neutral country and all," he says.
No days off for them then. Ed, in town for a four-show stint at the Governor Hindmarsh, closing tomorrow night, says he's quite a fan of Adelaide.
"It's strange though - it's one of those places I only come to when there's a festival on, so it's very different when there isn't as much action," he says.
"It's much like Edinburgh. It just doesn't feel the same without a festival going on."
We hold no grudges though. Adelaide continues to support the multi-talented comedian who has branched into TV and radio outside of his stand-up schedule.
"I've cut the show back to an hour-and-a-half by taking out the anecdotes that need too much explaining," he says.
"I now perform it in two halves . . . there's just enough time for a drink in between."
Standing Up and Falling Down is the tale of a regular guy's war against the world. Sound familiar?
"Some people just laugh at my accent, but people in Ireland find me funny too, so it can't just be that," he says.