Daniel O'Reilly
Daniel O'Reilly

Daniel O'Reilly

  • Writer, stand-up comedian and actor

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Dapper Laughs for Celebrity Big Brother?

The controversial comic, real name Daniel O'Reilly is said to be trying to save his career by appearing on the Channel 5 reality show.

Carl Greenwood, The Mirror, 28th May 2015

Dapper Laughs films sitcom pilot

Daniel O'Reilly - aka controversial comedy character Dapper Laughs - has posted a new sitcom pilot on his YouTube channel.

British Comedy Guide, 8th March 2015

Video: Dapper Laughs: The Newsbeat interview

Dapper Laughs creator Daniel O'Reilly says he feels his freedom of speech has been "100%" violated by a media campaign against his act.

The 24-year-old comedian says he felt "bullied" into getting rid of the character over claims he made rape jokes - claims he denies.

In our exclusive interview, Daniel insists he wants to "continue to entertain my fans".

It's the first time he's spoken since announcing he's bringing the character back.

BBC News, 20th February 2015

Dapper Laughs wants to be seen as the victim

Daniel O'Reilly, AKA Dapper Laughs, seems to have forgotten there is a video of him making a joke about raping someone.

Abi Wilkinson, Us vs Th3m, 20th February 2015

Daniel O'Reilly claims media 'bullied' him

Dapper Laughs creator Daniel O'Reilly has claimed he was "bullied" into killing off his controversial act after receiving a "lot of hate" online.

Jess Denham, The Independent, 20th February 2015

A point-by-point takedown of the Dapper Laughs comeback

If you thought comebacks couldn't get uglier than McBusted, then behold the return of "sexism, lol" comedian Dapper Laughs. The self-proclaimed "proper lad", whose real name is Daniel O'Reilly, told BBC Newsbeat he only put a stop to his misogynistic antics because he was "forced" to.

Stephanie Soh, GQ, 20th February 2015

Dapper Laughs: Disgraced comic is "res'erected" for gig

Daniel O'Reilly's sexist alter-ego will appear at a casino gig, even though he vowed to 'kill off' the character in November after the controversy.

Sam Webb, The Mirror, 16th February 2015

Dapper Laughs is back

Daniel O'Reilly's sexist alter-ego has returned in a 10-second clip posted to Instagram and Facebook weeks after he vowed to 'kill off' the character.

The Mirror, 9th January 2015

Opinion: can Dapper Laughs come back?

As comedy goes it could not have been more meta if Stewart Lee had made a cameo appearance. Just when we thought we'd seen the last of him Dapper Laughs released a new video on YouTube on Christmas Day in which he returned to earth from a buxom wench-filled heaven and put his creator, Daniel O'Reilly in his place for attempting to kill him off by donning an existentialist's black polo neck and appearing on Newsnight.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th December 2014

Dapper Laughs suggests a 2015 return in YouTube post

Dapper Laughs, the controversial persona supposedly "killed off" by comedian Daniel O'Reilly earlier this year, has been resurrected.

Roison O'Connor, The Independent, 25th December 2014

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