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Dara O Briain

  1. 28th January via BBC: Dara O Briain reveals search for his birth mother

Dara O Briain is an Irish stand-up comedian and TV presenter who rose to prominence in Britain after landing the hosting role on panel comedy Mock The Week. Having studied theoretical physics, he has also hosted a number of popular science-based programmes.

More biography details
Birth name
Dara Ó Briain
Gender
Male
Nationality
Ireland

Awards

  • Chortle Awards 2019 - Best Tour: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2016 - Best Tour: Nominee
  • BAFTA Television Awards 2012 - Best Entertainment Performance: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2011 - Best Tour: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2009 - Best Tour: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2008 - Best Tour: Winner
  • British Comedy Awards 2007 - Best Live Stand-Up Performer: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2004 - Best Headliner: Winner
  • Chortle Awards 2003 - Best Compere: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2003 - Best Headliner: Winner
Born
Friday 4th February 1972 (49 years-old)

Known for

Mock The Week. Dara O Briain. Copyright: Angst Productions. Mock The Week - Host / Presenter
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit. Dara O Briain. Copyright: DLT Entertainment Ltd.. Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Host / Presenter
Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums. Dara O Briain. Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Host / Presenter

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2021 Mock The Week - Series 20 Announced Host / Presenter
2020 Live At The Apollo - Secrets Of The Apollo
  1. Secrets Of The Apollo
 Guest
2020 Mock The Week - Series 19 Host / Presenter
2020 Live At The Apollo - The One About...
  1. Special - Sex
 Guest
2020 Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
  1. E14 - Episode Fourteen
 Guest
2020 The Last Leg - Series 19
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2020 Dara O Briain: Voice Of Reason Host / Presenter
2020 Dara O Briain: Voice Of Reason Writer
2019 Blockbusters - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2019 Comedy Gala 2019: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2019 Horrible Histories - Series 8
  1. E7 - Moon Mayhem
 Self
2019 Mock The Week - Series 18 Host / Presenter
2019 Blockbusters - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2019 Hypothetical - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2018 Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were Self
2018 Live At The Apollo - Series 14
  1. E2 - Dara O Briain, Felicity Ward, Mo Gilligan
 Host / Presenter
2018 Max and Ivan's Prom Night Self
2018 Mock The Week - Series 17 Host / Presenter
2018 Dara O Briain: Voice Of Reason Self
2018 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2017 Mock The Week - Series 16 Host / Presenter
2017 Go 8 Bit DLC Self
2017 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2017 Crackanory - Series 4
  1. E1 - A Close Slave
 Host / Presenter
2016 Ken Dodd: In His Own Words Self
2016 Dara O Briain - Crowd Tickler Host / Presenter
2016 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2016 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2016 Mock The Week - Series 15 Host / Presenter
2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 4
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2015 Michael McIntyre's Big Show - Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show
  1. Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show
 Guest
2015 Pappy's Christmas Self
2015 Live At The Apollo - Series 11
  1. E2 - Dara O Briain, Zoe Lyons, Paul Chowdhry
 Host / Presenter
2015 In Case You Missed It Host / Presenter
2015 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 3
  1. Special - Best Of
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2015 The Graham Norton Show - Series 17
  1. Special - Compilation Show
  2. E10 - Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Cyndi Lauper, Dara O Briain
 Guest
2015 Mock The Week - Series 14 Host / Presenter
2015 The Last Leg - Series 5
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 The British Comedy Awards
  1. E2 - British Comedy Awards 2014
 Self
2014 Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 2
  1. Special - Extra
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2014 Dara O Briain - Work In Progress 2014 Self
2014 Monty Python Live (Mostly)
  1. Special - Monty Python Live: Backstage
 Host / Presenter
2014 Mock The Week - Series 13 Host / Presenter
2014 50 Years Of BBC 2 Comedy Self
2014 All About TWO Host / Presenter
2014 Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2014 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 6
  1. E9 - Claudia Schiffer, Dara O Briain, Kristin Davis, Ice Cube, Rufus Wainwright
 Guest
2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 1
  1. Special - Extra
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 2 (Channel 4: Series 3)
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 2 (Channel 4: Series 3) (as Dara O'Briain)
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2013 Dara O Briain: Craic Dealer Host / Presenter
2013 The Last Leg - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2013 Mock The Week - Series 12 Host / Presenter
2013 Would I Lie To You? - Series 7
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2013 Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2013 The Graham Norton Show - Series 13
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E4 - Lewis Hamilton, Dara O Briain, Pedro Almodovar, Alison Moyet
 Guest
2013 The Look Of Love (as Dara O'Briain) Comic
2013 Mock The Week Looks Back At... Self (Archive Material)
2013 Set List: Stand-Up Without A Net Guest
2012 Live At The Apollo - Series 8
  1. E1 - Dara O'Briain, Nina Conti, Danny Bhoy
 Host / Presenter
2012 QI - Series J
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 8
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 7
  3. E8 - Jumble
 Guest
2012 Mock The Week - Series 11 Host / Presenter
2012 Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2012 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 2
  1. E12 - Danny DeVito, Dara O'Briain, Simon Cowell, David Walliams
 Guest
2012 Late 'N' Live Guide To Comedy Self
2012 What's So Funny? - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2011 Dara O'Briain: This Is The Show Host / Presenter
2011 Imagine: The Art Of Stand-Up Self
2011 Would I Lie To You? - Series 5
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2011 QI - Making Of Special
  1. QI Genesis
 Guest
2011 QI - Series I
  1. E18 - Idleness
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 5
  3. E10 - Inland Revenue
 Guest
2011 Ronnie Corbett's Comedy Britain
  1. E2 - Solo Performance
 Self
2011 My Favourite Joke
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2011 Mock The Week - Series 10 Host / Presenter
2011 24 Hour Panel People Guest
2011 A League Of Their Own - Series 3
  1. Special - Unseen Extra
  2. Special - The Best Of A League Of Their Own 3 Volume Two
  3. Special - The Best Of A League Of Their Own 3 Volume One
  4. Special - Unseen
  5. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2010 Live At The Apollo - Series 6
  1. E3 - Dara O Briain, Greg Davies, Stewart Francis
 Host / Presenter
2010 QI - Series H
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 4
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 3
  3. E12 - Horses And Hunting
  4. Special - Horrible
 Guest
2010 Mock The Week - Series 9 Host / Presenter
2010 A League Of Their Own - Series 1
  1. Special - Unseen
  2. Special - The Best Of
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2010 Scrooby Trevithick - Series 2 Ensemble Actor
2010 FHM's Stand-Up Hero - Pilot
  1. Episode One
 Guest
2010 Mock The Week - Series 8 Host / Presenter
2009 Not Again: Not The Nine O'Clock News Self
2009 Fighting Talk - Series 7 Guest
2009 QI - Series G
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 2
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 1
  3. E6 - Genius
  4. E1 - Gardens
 Guest
2009 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 17
  1. E9 - Christopher Walken, Dominic Cooper, The Stylistics, Dara O'Briain, Green Day, The Stylistics
 Guest
2009 Dara O'Briain Talks Funny: Live In London Host / Presenter
2009 Dara O'Briain Talks Funny: Live In London Writer
2009 Mock The Week - Series 7 Host / Presenter
2009 Argumental - Series 2
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E9 - Episode Nine
  3. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2008 Clone
  1. E6 - The Librarian
 Self
2008 Live At The Apollo - Series 4
  1. Special - Best Of Live At The Apollo
  2. E4 - Dara O'Briain and Frankie Boyle
 Host / Presenter
2008 QI - Series F
  1. E7 - Fingers And Fumbs
 Guest
2008 Argumental - Series 1
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2008 Alan Carr's Comedy Outings
  1. E2 - Carr-ly Valentine
 Self (Archive Material)
2008 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 4
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2008 Would I Lie To You? - Series 2
  1. Special - The Best Of Would I Lie To You?
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2008 Mock The Week - Series 6 Host / Presenter
2008 Scrooby Trevithick - Series 1 Ensemble Actor
2007 Dara O'Briain Live At The Theatre Royal Host / Presenter
2007 Dara O'Briain Live At The Theatre Royal Writer
2007 Live At The Apollo - Series 3
  1. E6 - Dara O'Briain, Stephen K. Amos and Frankie Boyle
 Host / Presenter
2007 QI - Series E
  1. Special - Elephants
  2. E11 - Endings
  3. E5 - Europe
 Guest
2007 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2007 Mock The Week - Series 5 Host / Presenter
2007 Would I Lie To You? - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2007 Tough Gig Self
2007 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2007 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 3 Guest
2007 Mock The Week - Series 4 Host / Presenter
2006 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 11
  1. E13 - Denzel Washington, Girls Aloud, Dara O'Briain, Guillemots
 Guest
2006 QI - Series D
  1. Special - December
  2. E7 - Differences
 Guest
2006 Mock The Week - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2006 Mock The Week - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2005 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 9
  1. E14 - Take That, Dara O'Briain, Claudia Winkleman, Ray Winstone, Kubb
 Guest
2005 QI - Series C
  1. E12 - Combustion
 Guest
2005 Live At The Apollo - Jack Dee Live At The Apollo Series 2
  1. E2 - Dara O'Briain
 Guest
2005 Room 101 - Series 10
  1. E1 - Dara O'Briain
 Guest
2005 Mock The Week - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2005 Have I Got News For You - Series 29
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Host / Presenter
2005 The Comedians' Comedian Self
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
  1. E23 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2019
  2. E16 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2013
  3. E11 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The 90s
  4. E6 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2008
 Guest
2004 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 7
  1. E14 - Kim Cattrall, Dara O'Briain, Bruce Forsyth, Kings of Leon
 Guest
2004 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 1 Guest
2004 QI - Series B
  1. E7 - Biscuits
 Guest
2004 Have I Got News For You - Series 27
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Host / Presenter
2003 Have I Got News For You - Series 26
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Host / Presenter
2003 Have I Got News For You - Series 25
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2002 Live Floor Show Actor
Dara O Briain: Crowd Tickler Self
Dara O Briain: This is the Show Self
Dara O Briain Talks Funny Self
Dara O Briain: You Had To Be There Self
Dara O Briain: I Am Not An Animal Self
Dara O Briain: Crowd Tickler Self
Dara O Briain: This is the Show Self
Dara O Briain Talks Funny Self
Dara O Briain: You Had To Be There Self
Dara O Briain: I Am Not An Animal Self
Manford's Blackpool Comedy Festival Self
Bristol Comedy Garden Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Dara O Briain on IMDb

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