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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Ed byrne | History Defined

Mock the Week returning to TV on new channel three years after BBC axe

Satirical panel series was cancelled by the BBC at the end of 2022

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

Laughing through the pain: Edinburgh comics relive true-life traumas

What’s the funniest thing on the festival fringe? No, not politics, but painful introspection

The Guardian - UK

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Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time review – grief, regret and lots of laughter

In an affecting set, the comic reflects on his younger brother’s death and the importance of holding loved ones close

The Guardian - UK

Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time at Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh review - grief has inspired his best ever show

This is a set that is funnier and more compelling than anything he has created before

Evening Standard

‘I almost died. Just kidding! I only broke my leg’: comedians share their Edinburgh fringe horror stories

The fringe can take its toll, but it’s all good material, right? Whether it’s pukey kisses, sleeping through a gig, or politician-induced paranoia, Ed Byrne, Paul Sinha, Olga Koch et al have lived to tell the tale. Plus! Ten shows to see this year

The Guardian - UK

James Lowe out of Leinster's Champions Cup semi-final clash with Toulouse

The good news for Leo Cullen is that Josh van der Flier and Ryan Baird are set to return, while Charlie Ngatai could come into the selection equation after returning to fitness

Irish Mirror

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Ed Byrne performs VR comedy show, but insists ‘a robot isn’t taking my job’

‘I have no worries whatsoever about AI replacing stand-up comedy’, said the 50-year-old comedian.

The Independent UK

Grandma says Ed Byrne's joke about diarrhoea saved her life

The Mock the Week comedian says he is happy to 'share the credit with the doctors'

Wales Online

Mock The Week's emotional end as Dara Ó Briain says it's been a 'joy and honour'

Dara Ó Briain brought BBC comedy show Mock The Week to an emotional close on Friday night, after 17 years and 21 series on air. The final episode came after regular contributor Ed Byrne took a sweary swipe at the BBC for pulling the plug, as he called out 'Tory…

Daily Mirror

Stand up comic Matt Forde doesn't hold back after someone brings a baby to one of his gigs

Twitter users were divided by his comments

Wales Online

Comedian Ed Byrne honours brother's dying wish by playing 'Disco Inferno' at his cremation

“That has been the interesting thing about this, there’s been a lot of laughter and comedy surrounding the whole thing."

Irish Mirror

Kaleidoscope festival 2022: Tickets, line-up and all you need to know about the Alexandra Palace event

You survived the heatwave, now you can let your hair down at this Ally Pally shindig

Evening Standard

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

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Wales Online

Today's rugby news as Springboks hit by another drowning tragedy and Jamie Roberts rejects Wales narrative

The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and around the world

Irish Mirror

Ireland to be boosted by return of four players for second All Blacks Test

Rob Herring, Harry Byrne, Mack Hansen and Finlay Bealham are set to return to training

The Independent UK

Ireland quartet set to return ahead of second Test with New Zealand

Andy Farrell’s squad have been struck by a number of injuries and absences on the tour.

The Guardian - UK

‘Chris Rock did the brave, smart, toughest thing’: comics on that Oscars slap

Four seasoned standups, all with the comic’s dread of hosting awards shows, on what to do when a gig goes very wrong – and how they might have reacted

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Daily Record

Comedy stars returning to Motherwell Theatre next month

The Francie and Josie Sketchbook and comedians Ed Byrne and Gary Meikle will take to the stage

Evening Standard

Mock the Week star Ed Byrne pays tribute as his brother Paul dies aged 45

Mock the Week comedian Ed Byrne has paid loving tribute to his brother Paul who died aged 45.

Daily Mirror

Paul Byrne dead - Mock the Week star Ed Byrne's brother dies aged 45

Comic Ed paid tribute to this brother today who has died aged just 45 years old after a lengthy battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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