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Vivienne Smith Management presents

Ed Byrne – “Standing Up and Falling Down”

Top stand up comedian Ed Byrne brings his hit stand-up show “Standing Up & Falling Down” to the ………….. following a hugely successful UK tour, a month's residency at the Riverside Studios and fabulous sell out shows in both the Melbourne and New Zealand Comedy festivals. Since the Edinburgh festival 2006 (where Ed was the biggest selling comedy show) his latest show about the adventures of an ordinary man at war with the everyday world has received rave reviews.

Ed is one of the most prolific young comedians in the UK and as an observational stand-up considered unrivalled. His first stand-up DVD “Ed Byrne – Pedantic and Whimsical” (Warner Vision) was released in August last year.

 “The new show is a master class in observational comedy. It is almost seamless stand-up” Scotland On Sunday

“It is rare for comedy to merit the word “masterful” but in this case it is no overstatement” The Scotsman

“His wit won deafening cheers and feet stomping” The Guardian

“Jokes come so fast that hecklers don’t have a chance to get a word in edgeways. Dazzling”
The Times

“Tickets for his shows are like gold dust – truly a master of the art of comedy” The List

“He’ll make you smile, he’ll make you laugh, he’ll make you want to fall in love with him” The Stage

www.edbyrne.com