Stand-up show by Irish comic Ed Byrne, who airs his grievances with a world hell-bent on irritating us.
Ed Byrne brings his new show No Dramas to the Exeter Corn Exchange on Thursday 13 May 2027. It's a solo stand-up set from the Irish comic, who's spent a good part of his career playing the role of the man just trying to get through the day without everything going wrong around him.
That's the whole premise of No Dramas. Byrne is billed as the 'conquistador of petty gripes', a comic who airs his grievances with a world hell-bent on irritating us. The show centres on a man who just wants to live a life free of hassles or drama, but finds the world has other plans for him. His observational style takes in everyday situations without dramatic embellishment, and the reviews have been strong: Rolling Stone UK called it 'hilarious... verging on greatness', the Evening Standard 'fantastically funny', and the Daily Mail described him as being in great form. Hearing him, reviewers suggest, might make you feel better about your own bouts of impotent rage.
It's a show for anyone who's ever felt like the smallest things are conspiring to make their life slightly more difficult than it needs to be. The comedy comes from that familiar friction between wanting a quiet life and the constant, low-level annoyances that get in the way. If you've seen Byrne before, this is the same territory he's always worked in, just with new material.
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Practical details: the show starts at 8pm, with doors opening at 7.15pm, so you've got plenty of time to get settled. Tickets are £29, which includes a £1 booking fee. It's recommended for ages 16 and over, so keep that in mind if you're thinking of bringing anyone younger.
