Dara Ó Briain

Dara Ó Briain

Birthday: 1972-02-04

Place of Birth: Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Biography: Dara Ó Briain (born 4 February 1972) is an Irish comedian and television presenter based in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He is noted for hosting topical panel shows such as Mock the Week, The Panel, and The Apprentice: You're Fired!. His TV work also includes starring in and writing of television comedy and documentary series. Ó Briain has also been a newspaper columnist, with pieces published in national papers in both Britain and Ireland. In 2009, the Irish Independent described Ó Briain as "Terry Wogan's heir apparent as Britain's 'favourite Irishman'" and in 2010, Ó Briain was voted the 16th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Movies

Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV

Produced exclusively for DVD, with nearly of 3 hours of the hottest standup comedians performing in ...

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Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2

Over 2½ hours of the award-winning topical news quiz, featuring previously unseen footage. Team capt...

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Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal
Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal

The final date from Dara's sell-out 100 date tour of the UK and Ireland. Recorded in front of 2,500 ...

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Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny
Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny

Recorded at the world famous Hammersmith Apollo before 3,300 fans, this is the culmination of Dara's...

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Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show
Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show

Dara O Briain - This Is the Show was recorded in front of a sell-out crowd on the final date of his ...

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Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters
Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters

Canada’s own comedy rockstar, the unbelievably versatile and talented comedian Russell Peters hosts ...

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Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat

Griff Rhys Jones, Rory McGrath, Dara O'Briain and Loli the dog set out from Kingston to Oxford acros...

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Three Men In Another Boat
Three Men In Another Boat

Griff Rhys Jones, Dara O'Briain and Rory McGrath reunite for a follow-up journey, this time on board...

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Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2
Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2

Produced exclusively for DVD, three hilarious hours of the country's finest comic minds battling it ...

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Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012
Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012

Dara Ó Briain is in blistering form as he regales the audience of a packed Edinburgh Playhouse with ...

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Barry Humphries at the BBC
Barry Humphries at the BBC

Alex Jones looks back at the highlights of Barry’s career on a selection of BBC shows, featuring som...

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Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We?
Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We?

Dara O Briain’s award-winning show filmed at Dublin’s Vicar Street in 2022. Dara deals with missing ...

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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy f...

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Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News....

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The Best of The Panel
The Best of The Panel

Compilation of the best bits from RTE's The Panel. Featuring the cream of Irish comedy....

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Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler
Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler

The Irish standup on the benefits of hitting his 40s: not feeling the need to watch every Scorsese f...

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Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland
Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland

A revelatory, biographical outline of the life and times of Ireland's greatest painter, Jack B. Yeat...

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Making Qi
Making Qi

Behind the scenes documentary on British panel show Qi....

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Three Men in More Than One Boat
Three Men in More Than One Boat

In their third trip, the trio attempt to get from Plymouth to the Isles of Scilly using several boat...

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The Look of Love
The Look of Love

Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man i...

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Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show
Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show

In this Christmas Day special, Michael presents leading comedians including Dara O Briain, the fabul...

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Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3
Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3

If you've ever wondered how 'Mock the Week' would look in a world without censors, then wonder no mo...

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My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw...

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Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were tells Sir Ken’s story from his boyhood growing up in the 1930s in Knot...

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Stop! You're Killing Me
Stop! You're Killing Me

Amnesty International (Ireland) presents "Stop! You're Killing Me" which features the very best of I...

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Robin Ince: 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People
Robin Ince: 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People

'Welcome to my folly', declared Robin Ince as he opens Nine Lessons..., his massive sell-out Rationa...

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Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason
Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason

Dara Ó Briain's stand-up show filmed live at London's Eventim Apollo. Topics include virtual reality...

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Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Since he was a teenager, Dara O Briain has been fascinated with professor Stephen Hawking, the world...

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How Videogames Changed the World
How Videogames Changed the World

From Pong to Grand Theft Auto, Charlie Brooker delves into the history of videogames and pulls out a...

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World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One

A superb compilation of some of the best stand-up comedians in the world, including Dave Chappelle (...

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Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

Charlie Brooker sets his caustic sights on video games. Expect acerbic comment as he looks at the va...

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Brand Irish
Brand Irish

Why is it that St Patrick’s Day is the only national holiday that is celebrated in almost every coun...

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Oo my baby
Oo my baby

A woman's stroller rolls terrifyingly down a hill, her baby at risk, who will save her baby?...

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Door(s)
Door(s)

The phone rings, someone is arriving…...

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All About TWO
All About TWO

Quiz and celebration of 50 years of the BBC's second channel, hosted by Dara O Briain. With Richard ...

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