As an observational stand up, Ed Byrne is considered unrivalled. He has performed 3 hit UK tours, performed 2 solo runs at Dublin's Gaiety and Ambassador Theatres and has made his London West End debut in a 2 week run at The New Ambassadors Theatre.

He has also developed huge success on the international circuit where he has performed to capacity audiences in Montreal (Just for Laughs Festivals, 1999, 2002, 2003), Canada (Just for Laughs Tours), Dublin, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and New Zealand. At both, the Melbourne and New Zealand Comedy Festivals, Ed is their largest selling performer.

Ed's draw is such that in New Zealand only 1 other international comedian can top his sales, being Billy Connolly. In the USA Ed has performed at US Comedy Arts Festival (Aspen), plus top comedy clubs in New York and LA and has made a phenomenal 5 appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC). Ed is now actively and seriously developing his acting career.

Ed has filmed a feature film RAT where he plays the role of Rudolph. Radio includes a comedy play The Pig's Back (BBC Radio 4) and the Griff Rhys Jones sketch show (radio pilot). For television Ed has his first part in a Father Ted Christmas Special as a 'grungy teenager'. He then acted in the ITV/LWT Christmas Day Panto Aladdin. Recently he was seen as Davina McColl's flatmate Alex in the ITV sitcom Sam's Game. Following this, he played the lead role of Barry Cassidy for RTE's The Cassidy's (6 part sitcom).

On top of all of this Ed performs stand up at an enormous amount of corporate events and can be heard more or less continually as the voice of The Carphone Warehouse on both their radio and TV commercials.