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Dara O Briain
Dara O Briain

Dara O Briain

  • 52 years old
  • Irish
  • Stand-up comedian and writer
  1. 4th November: Radio 4's 2025 comedy commissions
  2. 17th October: Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains Series 6 guests revealed
Dara O Briain

Dara O Briain is an Irish stand-up comedian and TV presenter who rose to prominence in Britain after landing the hosting role on panel comedy Mock The Week. Having studied theoretical physics, he has also hosted a number of popular science-based programmes.

Year Production Role
2025 Dara O Briain - Re:Creation Coming Soon Self
2025 What? Seriously?? (as Dara Ó Briain) Brand New
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  1. E1 - Suits, Shells, and Survival
  2. E2 - Beaks and Bloody Battles
 Host / Presenter
2024 The Last Leg - Series 31
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2024 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains - Series 6 (as Dara O'Briain)
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2024 Laughterama Self
2024 Dara Ó Briain: My Entire Life is a Work In Progress (Work in Progress) Self
2024 St Albans Comedy Garden Self
2024 Cambridge Comedy Garden Self
2024 Bolton Comedy Festival Self
2024 Ealing Comedy Festival Self
2024 Henley Festival Self
2024 Blackpool Comedy Festival Self
2024 Brighton Comedy Garden Self
2024 Bristol Comedy Garden Self
2024 Taskmaster - Taskmasterclass
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  1. E1 - What's The Point?
 Self
2024 Just For Laughs London Self
2024 Taskmaster - Champion Of Champions 3 Self
2023 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 28
  1. E7 - The Monkeys meet The Sky At Night
 Guest
2023 You're Dead To Me - Series 7
  1. E10 - Leonardo da Vinci
 Guest
2023 Victorious Festival Self
2023 Dara O Briain: So, Where Were We? Writer
2023 Hay Festival Self
2023 The Last Leg - Series 27
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2023 Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh (as Dara Ó Briain) Self
2023 Dara O Briain: So, Where Were We? Host / Presenter
2022 Christmas Comedy Club With Lost Voice Guy
  1. 2022 Special
 Self
2022 Taskmaster - Series 14
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  1. E1 - The Chassis, The Wings
  2. E2 - Enormous Hugeness
  3. E3 - Dafty In The Middle
  4. E4 - Crumbs In My Bralette
  5. E5 - Chip Biffington
  6. E6 - Long-Legged Lobster
  7. E7 - The System Of Endless Plates
  8. E8 - The One That Bats Do
  9. E9 - A New Business End
  10. E10 - Did I Meet These Potatoes Before?
 Self
2022 Mock The Week - Series 21
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. Special - The History Of... Part 1
  7. Special - The History Of... Part 2
 Host / Presenter
2022 A League Of Their Own - Series 17
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2022 The Last Leg - Series 25
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2022 Hypothetical - Series 4
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2022 Dara O Briain: So... Where Were We? Self
2022 Dara O Briain: So... Where Were We? Writer
2021 Greenwich Comedy Festival Self
2021 Salisbury Comedy Festival Self
2021 Dara O Briain: So, Where Were We? Work In Progress Self
2021 St Albans Comedy Garden Self
2021 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 6
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2021 Brighton Comedy Garden Self
2021 Cambridge Comedy Festival Self
2021 Mock The Week - Series 20
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - Christmas Special
  13. Special - End Of Year Special
 Host / Presenter
2020 Secrets Of The Apollo Self
2020 Mock The Week - Series 19
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. Special - Christmas Special
  9. Special - Compilation
  10. E8 - Episode Eight
  11. E9 - Episode Nine
  12. E10 - Episode Ten
  13. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Host / Presenter
2020 Live At The Apollo - The One About...
  1. Special - Sex
 Guest
2020 Bristol Comedy Garden Self
2020 Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
  1. E14 - Episode Fourteen
 Guest
2020 The Last Leg - Series 19
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2020 Dara O Briain: Voice Of Reason Writer
2020 Dara O Briain: Voice Of Reason Host / Presenter
2019 Blockbusters - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2019 Comedy Gala 2019: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2019 Horrible Histories - Series 8
  1. E7 - Moon Mayhem
 Self
2019 Mock The Week - Series 18
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - Compilation
  13. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2019 Blackpool Comedy Festival Self
2019 Taskmaster - Series 8 Self
2019 Blockbusters - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
 Host / Presenter
2019 Hypothetical - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2018 Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were Self
2018 Live At The Apollo - Series 14
  1. E2 - Dara O Briain, Felicity Ward, Mo Gilligan
 Host / Presenter
2018 Max and Ivan's Prom Night Self
2018 Mock The Week - Series 17
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - Highlights Special
  13. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2018 Dara O Briain: Voice Of Reason Self
2018 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
 Host / Presenter
2017 Mock The Week - Series 16
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  1. Special - Election Special
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - Highlights Special
  13. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2017 Go 8 Bit DLC
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2017 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
 Host / Presenter
2017 Crackanory - Series 4
  1. E1 - A Close Slave
 Host / Presenter
2016 Ken Dodd: In His Own Words Self
2016 Dara O Briain - Crowd Tickler Host / Presenter
2016 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Host / Presenter
2016 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2016 Mock The Week - Series 15
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E2 - Episode Two
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - Highlights Special
  13. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 4
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2015 Michael McIntyre's Big Show - Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show
  1. Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show
 Guest
2015 Pappy's Christmas Self
2015 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 15
  1. E13 - Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Dara O Briain, Julia Davis, Alex MacQueen, Joe Sugg, Caspar Lee, Grace
 Guest
2015 Live At The Apollo - Series 11
  1. E2 - Dara O Briain, Zoe Lyons, Paul Chowdhry
 Host / Presenter
2015 In Case You Missed It Host / Presenter
2015 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Best Of
 Guest
2015 The Graham Norton Show - Series 17
  1. E10 - Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Cyndi Lauper, Dara O Briain
  2. Special - Compilation Show
 Guest
2015 Mock The Week - Series 14
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - Highlights Special
  13. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2015 The Last Leg - Series 5
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 The British Comedy Awards
  1. E2 - British Comedy Awards 2014
 Self
2014 Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Extra
 Guest
2014 Dara O Briain - Work In Progress 2014 Self
2014 Monty Python Live (Mostly)
  1. Special - Monty Python Live: Backstage
 Host / Presenter
2014 Mock The Week - Series 13
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - Highlights Special
  13. Special - Christmas Special
  14. Special - New Year Special
 Host / Presenter
2014 50 Years Of BBC 2 Comedy Self
2014 All About TWO Host / Presenter
2014 Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
2014 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 6
  1. E9 - Claudia Schiffer, Dara O Briain, Kristin Davis, Ice Cube, Rufus Wainwright
 Guest
2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - Extra
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 2 (Channel 4: Series 3)
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 2 (Channel 4: Series 3) (as Dara O'Briain)
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2013 Dara O Briain: Craic Dealer Host / Presenter
2013 The Last Leg - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2013 Mock The Week - Series 12
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - Highlights Special
  13. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2013 Would I Lie To You? - Series 7
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2013 Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
 Host / Presenter
2013 The Look Of Love (as Dara O'Briain) Comic
2013 The Graham Norton Show - Series 13
  1. E4 - Lewis Hamilton, Dara O Briain, Pedro Almodovar, Alison Moyet
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2013 Mock The Week Looks Back At...
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  1. E1 - Health
  2. E2 - Animals
  3. E3 - Education
  4. E4 - Entertainment
  5. E5 - Law And Order
  6. E6 - Science And Technology
  7. E7 - Travel
  8. E8 - Britain
  9. E9 - Royals
  10. E10 - Food And Drink
 Self (Archive Material)
2013 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 10
  1. E1 - Robbie Williams, Sue Perkins, Jaime Winstone, Jack Dee, Dara O Briain, Melanie C
 Guest
2013 Set List: Stand-Up Without A Net Guest
2012 Live At The Apollo - Series 8
  1. E1 - Dara O'Briain, Nina Conti, Danny Bhoy
 Host / Presenter
2012 QI - Series J
  1. E8 - Jumble
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 7
  3. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 8
 Guest
2012 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 9
  1. E5 - Cheryl Cole, McFly, Dara O Briain, Leona Lewis
 Guest
2012 Mock The Week - Series 11
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - 100th Episode
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. Special - Highlights Special
  7. E6 - Episode Six
  8. E7 - Episode Seven
  9. E8 - Episode Eight
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2012 Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Host / Presenter
2012 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 2
  1. E12 - Danny DeVito, Dara O'Briain, Simon Cowell, David Walliams
 Guest
2012 Late 'N' Live Guide To Comedy
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  1. E1 - The Audience
  2. E2 - Virgins
  3. E3 - Antics
  4. E4 - Oh Edinburgh!
 Self
2012 What's So Funny? - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2011 Dara O'Briain: This Is The Show Host / Presenter
2011 Imagine: The Art Of Stand-Up
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  1. E1 - Part One
  2. E2 - Part Two
 Self
2011 Would I Lie To You? - Series 5
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2011 QI - Making Of Special
  1. QI Genesis
 Guest
2011 QI - Series I
  1. E10 - Inland Revenue
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 5
  3. E18 - Idleness
 Guest
2011 Ronnie Corbett's Comedy Britain
  1. E2 - Solo Performance
 Self
2011 My Favourite Joke
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2011 Mock The Week - Series 10
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. Special - Highlights & Out-takes Special
  7. E6 - Episode Six
  8. E7 - Episode Seven
  9. E8 - Episode Eight
  10. E9 - Episode Nine
  11. E10 - Episode Ten
  12. E11 - Episode Eleven
  13. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2011 24 Hour Panel People Guest
2011 A League Of Their Own - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Unseen
  3. Special - The Best Of A League Of Their Own 3 Volume One
  4. Special - The Best Of A League Of Their Own 3 Volume Two
  5. Special - Unseen Extra
 Guest
2010 Marley Was Dead Actor
2010 Live At The Apollo - Series 6
  1. E3 - Dara O Briain, Greg Davies, Stewart Francis
 Host / Presenter
2010 QI - Series H
  1. Special - Horrible
  2. E12 - Horses And Hunting
  3. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 3
  4. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 4
 Guest
2010 Mock The Week - Series 9
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
 Host / Presenter
2010 A League Of Their Own - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
  3. Special - The Best Of
  4. Special - Unseen
 Guest
2010 Scrooby Trevithick - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Entrepreneur
  2. E5 - Journalist
 Ensemble Actor
2010 FHM's Stand-Up Hero - Pilot
  1. Episode One
 Guest
2010 Mock The Week - Series 8
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Host / Presenter
2009 Not Again: Not The Nine O'Clock News Self
2009 Fighting Talk - Series 7
  1. E17 - Episode Seventeen
 Guest
2009 QI - Series G
  1. E1 - Gardens
  2. E6 - Genius
  3. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 1
  4. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 2
 Guest
2009 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 17
  1. E9 - Christopher Walken, Dominic Cooper, The Stylistics, Dara O'Briain, Green Day, The Stylistics
 Guest
2009 Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe - Gameswipe (as Dara O' Briain)
  1. Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe
 Self
2009 Dara O'Briain Talks Funny: Live In London Writer
2009 Dara O'Briain Talks Funny: Live In London Host / Presenter
2009 Mock The Week - Series 7
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Highlights Special
  8. E7 - Episode Seven
  9. E8 - Episode Eight
  10. E9 - Episode Nine
  11. E10 - Episode Ten
 Host / Presenter
2009 Argumental - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E9 - Episode Nine
  3. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2008 Clone
  1. E6 - The Librarian
 Self
2008 Live At The Apollo - Series 4
  1. E4 - Dara O'Briain and Frankie Boyle
  2. Special - Best Of Live At The Apollo
 Host / Presenter
2008 QI - Series F
  1. E7 - Fingers And Fumbs
 Guest
2008 Argumental - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2008 Alan Carr's Comedy Outings
  1. E2 - Carr-ly Valentine
 Self (Archive Material)
2008 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 4
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2008 Would I Lie To You? - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - The Best Of Would I Lie To You?
 Guest
2008 Mock The Week - Series 6
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - Highlights Special
  13. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2008 Scrooby Trevithick - Series 1
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  1. E2 - Athletics
  2. E5 - Fridge
 Ensemble Actor
2007 Dara O'Briain Live At The Theatre Royal Writer
2007 Dara O'Briain Live At The Theatre Royal Host / Presenter
2007 Live At The Apollo - Series 3
  1. E6 - Dara O'Briain, Stephen K. Amos and Frankie Boyle
 Host / Presenter
2007 QI - Series E
  1. E5 - Europe
  2. E11 - Endings
  3. Special - Elephants
 Guest
2007 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2007 Mock The Week - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - Highlights Special
 Host / Presenter
2007 Would I Lie To You? - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2007 Tough Gig Self
2007 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2007 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2007 Mock The Week - Series 4
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. Special - Highlights Special
 Host / Presenter
2006 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 11
  1. E13 - Denzel Washington, Girls Aloud, Dara O'Briain, Guillemots
 Guest
2006 QI - Series D
  1. E7 - Differences
  2. Special - December
 Guest
2006 Mock The Week - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Highlights Special
 Host / Presenter
2006 The Last Laugh Host / Presenter
2006 Mock The Week - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Highlights Special
 Host / Presenter
2005 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 9
  1. E14 - Take That, Dara O'Briain, Claudia Winkleman, Ray Winstone, Kubb
 Guest
2005 QI - Series C
  1. E12 - Combustion
 Guest
2005 Live At The Apollo - Jack Dee Live At The Apollo Series 2
  1. E2 - Dara O'Briain
 Guest
2005 Room 101 - Series 10
  1. E1 - Dara O'Briain
 Guest
2005 Lee Mack And Friends At The Fringe
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2005 Mock The Week - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. Special - Highlights Special
 Host / Presenter
2005 Have I Got News For You - Series 29
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Host / Presenter
2005 The Last Laugh Host / Presenter
2005 28 Acts In 28 Minutes (as Dara O'Briain)
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2005 The Comedians' Comedian Self
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year - Series 1
  1. E6 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2008
  2. E11 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The 90s
  3. E16 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2013
  4. E23 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2019
 Guest
2004 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 7
  1. E14 - Kim Cattrall, Dara O'Briain, Bruce Forsyth, Kings of Leon
 Guest
2004 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2004 QI - Series B
  1. E7 - Biscuits
 Guest
2004 Have I Got News For You - Series 27
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Host / Presenter
2004 Beat The Kids
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2004 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 14 (as Dara O'Briain)
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2003 Have I Got News For You - Series 26
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Host / Presenter
2003 Have I Got News For You - Series 25
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2002 Live Floor Show Host / Presenter
2001 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 9 (as Dara O'Briain)
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2001 Fringe Cuts
  1. 2001
 Guest
Dara O Briain: Crowd Tickler Self
Dara O Briain: This is the Show Self
Dara O Briain Talks Funny Self
Dara O Briain: You Had To Be There Self
Dara O Briain: I Am Not An Animal Self
Dara O Briain: Crowd Tickler Writer
Dara O Briain: This is the Show Writer
Dara O Briain Talks Funny Writer
Dara O Briain: You Had To Be There Writer
Dara O Briain: I Am Not An Animal Writer

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Dara O Briain on IMDb

Born
Friday 4th February 1972 (52 years-old)
Birth name
Dara Ó Briain
Nationality
Irish
Taskmaster 2024
Champion (Winner)
Taskmaster 2022
Champion (Winner)
National Comedy Awards, The 2021
Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performance (Longlisted)
Chortle Awards 2019
Best Tour (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2016
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