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Dara O Briain: So... Where Were We? review
Given its seismic global impact, it's no surprise that the Covid pandemic simulated so much stand-up, good and bad. For Dara O Briain, lockdown's shrinking horizons compelled him to look inward for inspiration, writing a more personal show than he's ever presented before.
Chortle, 27th October 2022How Mock The Week launched the UK's brightest comedy stars
Since it smashed onto our screens in 2005, the panel show with a mildly terrifying reputation has become one of the best incubators for emerging comedy talent. As the final episode airs, Isobel Lewis speaks to host Dara Ó Briain and some of the series' biggest stars about how Mock The Week overcame that 'elbows out' atmosphere and what the BBC can offer new comedians going forward.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 20th October 2022Live review: Dara O Briain, Eventim Apollo, W6
Dara O Briain hits the ground running in his latest show, So...Where Were We? Or maybe that should be limping. He arrives onstage brandishing a stick which helps to illustrate a story about his knackered kneecap.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th October 2022Dara O Briain review: the Mock The Week man gets intimate
Fine crowd-work, choice joke-writing and a standout set-piece about the comedian's Kafkaesque efforts to trace his birth parents.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th October 2022Dara Ó Briain, Touring review
He lands on a wide range of subjects, going off at tangents and delivering flights of fancy.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 15th October 2022TV review: Taskmaster Series 14, Episode 2, C4
The pace is hotting up in the current series of Taskmaster with the relative competitive edges of the contestants - Fern Brady, Dara O Briain, John Kearns, Sarah Millican and Munya Chawawa - starting to show.A
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th October 2022TV review: Taskmaster Series 14, C4
I just hope Fern Brady, in a very tight one piece superhero suit, manages to get to the loo when she needs it. And I don't mean the unplumbed one in the Gatwick south terminal.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th September 2022Dara Ó Briain: 'It's not too soon to make jokes about the King'
As Mock The Week begins its final run, the BBC show's host derides "thin-skinned" politicians and rebuts claims that it's "Left-leaning".
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 22nd September 2022Taskmaster Series 14 starts 29th September
Series 14 of Taskmaster starts on Channel 4 on Thursday 29th September.
British Comedy Guide, 15th September 2022Dara O Briain: Mock The Week was never part of the culture wars. We only fought for laughs
If there's one lesson I draw looking back on it all, it's this: people have taken our nonsense waaaayyyy too seriously.
Dara O Briain, The Guardian, 6th August 2022