February 24, 2010

Steve Byrne: Korean + Irish = Great Comedy

Part Korean and part Irish, comedian Steve Byrne is the perfect combination of laid back and high energy. Originally from Freehold, New Jersey, Byrne and his family moved to New York City during his senior year of college. Byrne began working at Caroline’s Comedy Club in NYC, where he became interested in doing stand-up himself. In 1997, Byrne performed stand-up on stage for the first time.

 Currently, Steve has three stand-up specials on Comedy Central. Comedy Central Presents: Steve Byrne is a half hour special, while Happy Hour and The Byrne Identity are an hour long each. Steve has made countless television appearances on shows including The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Delivering comedy to the masses, Steve has toured with the all Asian comedy group The Kims of Comedy. Steve has also been featured in many national comedy tours including the Just For Laughs Festival, The Jameson Comedy Tour, and three USO tours. The USO tours have brought him to Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan, and Guam.

 After seeing Steve’s half hour special on Comedy Central, I was instantly a fan. His jokes are unique and his physical comedy is high energy, yet his personality is laid back. Now that I know he has two other hour long specials, I will definitely be on the look out for the DVDs. If you haven’t seen any of Steve’s stand-up, be sure to look him up on Youtube and buy his DVDs!
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