Ed Byrne: ‘The better the audience, the more emotional I get’
The standup on finding a good preshow pint, getting heckled and reflecting on the death of his brother in Tragedy Plus Time
August 2023
Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time review – grief, regret and lots of laughter
‘I almost died. Just kidding! I only broke my leg’: comedians share their Edinburgh fringe horror stories
July 2022
Sarah Keyworth on grief and doing comedy ‘when you’re not feeling particularly funny’
The standup’s new Edinburgh fringe show, Lost Boy, is about rediscovering silliness after difficult life events
September 2019
The funniest thing
Ed Byrne: ‘I laughed so much I burst a blood vessel’
The standup, actor and writer on the things that make him laugh the most
November 2018
It’s time we heard humanist views on Thought for the Day
BBC faces renewed calls to open Thought for the Day to atheists
March 2018
TV review
Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago review – stars put their best feet forward
Faith, friendship and curses as seven celebrity pilgrims trek to Santiago
August 2017
From scissor attacks to diabetes improv: comedians' weirdest gigs
Lucy Porter caused a breakup. Romesh Ranganathan did a diabetes panel show. And Clive Anderson was attacked with scissors. Comics relive their worst moments on stage
July 2017
25 years of shooting comedians
Notebook
Why do people lie to themselves, and us, about being middle class?
Peter Bradshaw
August 2015
Byrnes night: Jason and Ed Byrne on how the Edinburgh fringe has changed
The comedy veterans – not related – sit down for a post-show drink and wonder what their 24-year-old selves would make of them now
July 2015
Tell me another… comedy gems that inspired today’s standup stars
With a host of comedic talent set to appear at the Edinburgh festival fringe early next month, we asked some top names to identify the joke or moment that first tickled their funny bone…
September 2013
This week's new live comedy
This week's new live comedy
Jen Kirkman | Stand Up For Labour | Ed Byrne
August 2013
Amnesty's secret comedy podcast
Edinburgh festival: Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 2, with David Baddiel and Ian Rankin
Amnesty's secret comedy podcast
Edinburgh festival: Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 1, with Ed Byrne and Jenny Eclair
July 2013
Amnesty's secret comedy podcast
Edinburgh festival: Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast returns for 2013
Amnesty's Secret Comedy Podcast is back, and will be coming your way from this year's Edinburgh festival. To whet your appetite, here are some of the best bits from 2012
March 2013
What I see in the mirror
What I see in the mirror: Ed Byrne
Me and you
Claire Walker stands up to her stand-up comedian husband Ed Byrne with humour
