UKLA Annual Dinner 2025

The UKLA Annual Dinner will be held on Wednesday 5th November 2025 at the Sheraton Grand Park Lane, London.

Speaker – Ed Byrne

Ed Byrne is one of the UK’s top live acts, and one of the hardest working. As well as sell-out runs in Edinburgh and the West End, he is also firmly established himself on the international circuit. He regularly performs at Montreal’s Just For Laughs and in front of capacity audiences everywhere from Paris to Vegas to Sydney.

Ed’s confident, affable conversational delivery charms audiences. His relaxed style disguises a sharp wit, and a mastery of the barbed comment. Whether railing against pop culture or politics, or observing life as a married man and father, Ed wins the crowd with his gentle-natured rants.

Mock the Week’s most frequent guest, Ed and his friend Dara O Briain have also travelled around South America in their Big Adventure for BBC Two. As well as appearing on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie to You?, and a whole host of panel shows, he’s also been a regular on the US talk show Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

Ed made his theatrical debut in Brian McAvera’s Kings of the Road. He has gone on to play a number of other roles in film and television – though to many he is still remembered as the voice of Carphone Warehouse commercials.

Timings

Drinks Reception 6.30pm

Dinner 7.30pm

Formalities End 10.30pm

Lounge Bar 10.30pm onwards

Carriages 1.00am

Dress Code

Black Tie/Formal wear

Accommodation

Accommodation close to the venue can be booked via PRIORITY at a preferential rate. Further details to follow.

Booking

To book a place, or for further details please contact Megan Humphreys at events@ukla.org.uk or call +44 (0) 1442 861081.