Daniel O'Reilly

Opinion: can Dapper Laughs come back?

As comedy goes it could not have been more meta if Stewart Lee had made a cameo appearance. Just when we thought we'd seen the last of him Dapper Laughs released a new video on YouTube on Christmas Day in which he returned to earth from a buxom wench-filled heaven and put his creator, Daniel O'Reilly in his place for attempting to kill him off by donning an existentialist's black polo neck and appearing on Newsnight.

Dapper Laughs suggests a 2015 return in YouTube post

Dapper Laughs, the controversial persona supposedly "killed off" by comedian Daniel O'Reilly earlier this year, has been resurrected.

Comedic realism & the failure of liberalism

In the latest Quietus Wreath Lecture looking back at 2014, Joe Kennedy looks at how comedy is failing to deliver a decent response to the current British malaise.

Dapper Laughs up for BRIT Awards 2015

Less than a month after comedian Daniel O'Reilly announced on BBC Newsnight that that "Dapper Laughs is gone", it has been confirmed that the character is in the running for a BRIT Award.

Ofcom investigates Dapper Laughs: gets 99 complaints

Broadcasting regulator to rule on whether comedian Daniel O'Reilly's ITV2 show, which was cancelled last week, met standards.

Jack Whitehall: ITV must answer Dapper Laughs questions

Jack Whitehall has said that it should have been ITV taking questions about the controversial comedy character Dapper Laughs on Newsnight earlier this week (November 11), rather than its creator Daniel O'Reilly.

Dapper Laughs, Andrew Lawrence and liberal fascism

John Fleming talks to Trevor Lock about the furores surrounding Dapper Laughs, Andrew Lawrence, and the rise of liberal fascism.

'Dapper Laughs is gone' - comedian talks to Newsnight

The comedian behind Dapper Laughs has told the BBC that he will no longer be performing as the character. Daniel O'Reilly was talking to Newsnight after ITV dropped his TV show and a tour was cancelled. He has angered many people by making jokes about rape and homelessness.

The comedian behind Dapper Laughs, Daniel O'Reilly, has said his controversial "character" is "gone", but that hasn't stopped speculation about whether this is truly the end of his controversial and short-lived television career.

Why Dapper Laughs is not going away any time soon

Instead of slipping into obscurity as he should, Daniel O'Reilly will probably turn up on the next reality TV show - because now we all know who he is.