Rochdale Observer

Make time to catch Ed mocking a tragic tale

- PREVIEW BY STEVE COOKE ●●ED BYRNE’S STAND-UP TOUR AT MIDDLETON ARENA

ATREAT for fans of Mock the Week, Have I Got News For You and observatio­nal comedy at its best as comic Ed Byrne brings his new tour to Middleton Arena next year.

Having had the experience of both interviewi­ng Ed and seeing his previous shows at the Middleton Arena I can highly recommend you don’t miss out on this opportunit­y.

With his TV career now in its third decade, the much-loved master of observatio­nal comedy has appeared on the likes of Father Ted, QI, Mock The Week, Alan Davies As

Yet Untitled, The Pilgrimage, Dara and Ed’s Big Adventure and Have I Got News For You, as well as hosting Live At The Apollo and Comic Relief Bake Off.

The Irishman will be performing his new live show, ‘Tragedy Plus Time’ on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, direct from its premier at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, where it received a stack of five-star reviews and was named Best Reviewed Show at the Fringe.

Humour was defined as Tragedy Plus Time by Mark Twain, so Ed says he is going to test that formula by mining the most tragic event in his life for laughs.

Recognised as one of the finest observatio­nal comics, Ed has also developed huge success

on the internatio­nal circuit, performing to capacity audiences in Canada, France, Australia, New Zealand, and the USA.

He is an Edinburgh Festival Fringe favourite and has performed sellout

tours across the UK.

It will be Ed’s fourth appearance at the Middleton venue, having performed previously there in 2015, 2017 and 2021. »●Ed Byrne ‘Tragedy

Plus Time’ is at Middleton Arena at

7.30pm on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. »●Tickets (£27.50, plus booking fee) from middletona­rena.com or by phoning 0300 303

8633. You can buy it in person at Middleton Arena.

 ?? ?? ●●Mock the Week star Ed Byrne is returning to Middleton Arena
●●Mock the Week star Ed Byrne is returning to Middleton Arena

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