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Dara O Briain
Dara O Briain

Dara O Briain

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

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Line up for Bristol Comedy Garden revealed

This year's Bristol Comedy Garden returns to Queen Square (June 3rd-7th) for a ninth edition of the South West's biggest comedy festival.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th March 2020

Major live Comic Relief show announced

Comic Relief is to stage another spectacular comedy show at The SSE Arena, Wembley. It will take place on Thursday April 23rd, 2020 and acts confirmed so far include Dara

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th February 2020

Dara O Briain on comedy, Twitter and Mock The Week

With a new series of Mock The Week underway, Dara O Briain discusses the show's remarkable longevity, as well as the shifting landscape of comedy.

Paul Nolan, Hot Press, 13th November 2019

How Boyle leaving turned MTW into corporate conference

After 14 years, and following the departure of some key players, the show has all the satirical bite of a gummy turtle hatchling.

Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 11th November 2019

Dara O Briain's appeal to find teddy bear helps charity

Comedian Dara O Briain's plea to find his son's lost teddy bear has unexpectedly raised more than £25,000 for a cancer charity.

Emily Mee, Yahoo, 24th August 2019

Dara O Briain on The Family Brain Games

"My family would rather eat their own legs than appear on this show"

Laura Martin, i Newspaper, 11th June 2019

Dara O Briain criticises BBC for firing Danny Baker

A BBC spokesperson said the former 5 Live presenter displayed 'a serious error of judgment' with controversial post.

Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 10th May 2019

Sixty Seconds with Dara O Briain

The comedian, 47, talks hosting Blockbusters, rescuing a lost parrot and being picked on by Ann Widdecombe.

Metro, 25th March 2019

Dara O Briain praises polite Blockbusters generation

Blockbusters host Dara O Briain has praised the new generation of contestants on the trivia game show insisting they have all been very polite to him and absolutely "delightful" on set.

Female First, 25th March 2019

Every version of Blockbusters there's ever been

As a new version of Blockbusters hosted by Dara O Briain arrives, we revisit the gameshow's previous incarnations...

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 22nd March 2019

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