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Ed Byrne

IRELAND’S ‘LORD OF THE LAUGHS’ IS BACK

After a four-year absence, top Irish stand-up comedian Ed Byrne returns in May to headline The 2007 New Zealand International Comedy Festival in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. He will also be the first international comedian to tour on the newly-launched Classic Comedy Network, which will take him to Hastings, Hamilton and Tauranga.

This year’s new show, “Standing Up, Falling Down”, presents the adventures of an ordinary man at war with the everyday world. Continuing his record as the top-selling comedian of the prestigious Edinburgh festival Byrne sold out his 2006 festival show. The reviews included such comments as “It’s rare for comedy to merit the word ‘masterful’ but in this case it is no overstatement” (The Scotsman) and
“Comic gold . . . lovable . . .You just stand up and cheer with everybody else,” (The Independent).

New Zealand comedy audiences have long appreciated the unique talents of Ed Byrne who made his New Zealand debut at the Hopetoun Alpha in the 1997 NZ International Comedy Festival. Bryne returned to the festival three times (1998, 2000, 2003), increasing his audience following with each visit, culminating in six sold-out nights at Auckland’s SKYCITY Theatre.

Over the years Byrne has become one of the A-List acts on the international circuit, extensively touring to the UK, Europe, Canada and Australia. He is also one of the favoured headliners at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. In 1999 Bryne featured in The Royal Variety Performance in Albert Hall, London.

Ed Byrne will launch his 2007 New Zealand tour with a special preview show on Thursday 3 May at the Bruce Mason Centre on Auckland’s North Shore before joining local and international guests in the Official Crunchie Comedy Gala on Friday 4 May at The St James Theatre. He will follow this with a strictly limited six performance season at SkyCity Theatre kicking off on Saturday 5 May before touring to Wellington (Friday 11 May), Christchurch (Monday 14 May), Hastings (Tuesday 15 May), Hamilton (Wednesday 16 May), Tauranga (Thursday 17 May), returning to the Bruce Mason Theatre in Auckland on Friday 18 May.

Dates: Thur 3 – Sat 19 May
Venue: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hastings, Hamilton, Tauranga
Bookings: Check www.comedyfestival.co.nz

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