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Dara Ó Briain

Dara Ó Briain

Actor · Born February 4, 1972 · Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

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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

Acted in 20

2020s

  1. 2026

    Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation

    Movie

  2. 2025

    National Parks from Above: Ireland with Dara O Briain

    Presenter · 3 episodes

  3. 2024

    Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain

    Presenter · 2 episodes

  4. 2023

    Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We?

    Movie

  5. 2022

    Door(s)

    The Man

  6. 2020

    Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason

    Movie

2010s

  1. 2019

    Blockbusters

    Presenter · 20 episodes

  2. 2017

    LEGO Masters

    Guest Judge · 1 episode

  3. 2016

    Robot Wars

    Presenter · 18 episodes

  4. 2015

    Tomorrow's Food

    TV

  5. 2014
  6. 2013

    Crackanory

    Storyteller · 1 episode

  7. 2012
  8. 2011

    Stargazing Live

    Co-Presenter · 25 episodes

Wrote 7

2020s

  1. 2022

    Oo my baby

    Writer

  2. 2020

    Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason

    Writer

2010s

  1. 2015

    Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler

    Writer

  2. 2012

    Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012

    Writer

  3. 2010

    Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2008

    Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny

    Writer

  2. 2006

    Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal

    Writer

Produced 1

2020s

  1. 2022

    Oo my baby

    Producer

Appearances70

2020s

  1. 2026
  2. 2024

    Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain

    Self - Presenter · 2 episodes

  3. 2023
  4. Barry Humphries at the BBC

    Self (archive material)

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

    Self

  6. 2022

    Oo my baby

    Himself / The Woman

  7. One and Six Zeros

    Host - Himself · 6 episodes

  8. 2021

    Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland

    Self

  9. 2020
  10. Richard Osman's House of Games Night

    Self · 3 episodes

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. Hypothetical

    Self · 2 episodes

  3. 2018

    Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

    Self

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

    Self

  5. 2017

    Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

    Self · 1 episode

  6. Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay

    Himself · 3 episodes

  7. 2016

    Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

    Self - Host · 26 episodes

  8. Brand Irish

    Himself

  9. 2015

    Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show

    Self

  10. Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler

    Himself

  11. Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

    Self

  12. Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure

    Himself · 3 episodes

  13. 2014

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Self · 1 episode

  14. 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    Self

  15. All About TWO

    Self - Presenter

  16. 2013

    How Videogames Changed the World

    Self

  17. 2012

    Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012

    Self

  18. 2011

    Making Qi

    Self

  19. Mock the Week Too Hot for TV

    Self · 12 episodes

  20. 2010

    Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

    Self

  21. Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show

    Himself

  22. Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3

    Host

2000s

  1. 2009

    Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

    Self

  2. Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2

    Self - Presenter

  3. Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

    Self

  4. The Best of The Panel

    Host

  5. 2008

    Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny

    Himself

  6. 2007

    Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV

    Self

  7. 2006

    Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal

    himself

  8. World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One

    self

  9. Three Men in a Boat

    Self · 14 episodes

  10. 2005

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

    Self (archive footage)

  11. 2004
  12. 2003

    The Panel

    Himself - Host · 19 episodes

  13. 2002

1980s

  1. 1988

    This Morning

    Self · 1 episode