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Dara O Briain
Dara O Briain

Dara O Briain

  • 53 years old
  • Irish
  • Stand-up comedian and writer

Press clippings Page 5

Dara 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 2022

Taskmaster Series 14 starts 29th September

Series 14 of Taskmaster starts on Channel 4 on Thursday 29th September.

British Comedy Guide, 15th September 2022

Dara 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

Dara O Briain issues scathing response to Andrew Neil who said show 'deserved' to be axed

Fans praised the host for 'absolutely obliterating' the broadcaster with his reply.

Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 4th August 2022

Dara O Briain's family holiday skewered as he learned of MTW's axing

Mock The Week host Dara O Briain was away on holiday when he was told the news that his beloved comedy programme was being cancelled by the BBC after 17 years.

Cydney Yeates, Metro, 3rd August 2022

Mock The Week cancelled by the BBC after 17 years on air

The BBC has announced that after 17 years on air, Mock The Week is to end. The forthcoming autumn run will be the show's final episodes.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd August 2022

Taskmaster Series 14 line-up revealed

Dara O Briain, Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican will take part in Series 14 of Taskmaster.

British Comedy Guide, 24th June 2022

Dara Ó Briain review

The most memorable and probably the best show of his career.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 26th May 2022

Brit comics join Just For Laugh's 40th anniversary festival

James Acaster, Tom Allen, Fern Brady, Nish Kumar, Phil Wang and Sindhu Vee will be representing the UK at this year's Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.

Chortle, 25th May 2022

Dara O Briain was never booked for Salisbury Comedy Festival

Dara O Briain was advertised as one of the headliners for Salisbury's debut funny festival, but talent agency Off The Kerb has confirmed this wasn't the case.

Salisbury Journal, 26th March 2022

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