Steve Byrne Biography

Fast Facts

• Headlined USO tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, Japan and Guam
• While working as a reservationist at Caroline's Comedy Club in New York City, he began watching comedians perform and decided it was something he wanted to try
• Won TBS's "Myspace Standup or Sitdown Comedy Challenge," which kick started his career in film and television
• Based his first television show, "Sullivan & Son," on his experiences growing up with a Korean mother and an Irish father
• Known for his energetic, physical style of standup comedy
• Is a fan of music group Oasis because he admires their confidence and the optimism of their early work
• Though he once pushed himself to perform every night, he eventually realized that he likes to take Mondays and Tuesdays off to relax