Ed Byrne (b. 1970) is an Irish stand-up comedian and actor. He played Marietta's boyfriend Rudolph in the 2000 Jim Henson Company/Creature Shop film Rat and was one of several UK celebrities who appeared as Muppet fans in the 2002 documentary I Love Muppets.
In addition to stand-up, Byrne has been a frequent TV personality, with appearances on various shows with "Celebrity" in the title, visits to Late Night with Conan O'Brien, as a regular guest on Mock the Week, and as a contestant on Richard Osman's House of Games.