Press clippings
Over 100 more shows added to Assembly's Edinburgh Fringe line-up
Summer is on the way and the festival season is hotting up, with Assembly Festival announcing a further 110 shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th March 2024Josh Widdicombe & Dara O Briain to host new football mystery podcast
53 Minutes is a new podcast hosted by acclaimed comedians Josh Widdicombe and Dara Ó Briain, which will explore the exceptional circumstances that allowed a below average, amateur football player to hustle his way onto football's most elite stage - the Premier League.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th March 2024Katherine Ryan, Sue Perkins, Dara O Briain in Desert Island Discs Live
Radio 4 interview format Desert Island Discs is preparing to transfer to the live stage for celebratory shows, with Katherine Ryan, Sue Perkins and Dara O Briain amongst the guests booked.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd January 2024Dara O Briain wore is Taskmaster prize wig at a gig in New Zealand
This particular outtake which has just gone viral on Twitter, Dara's tale of when he wore a wig for a gig in New Zealand and it's a minute very well spent.
John Plunkett, The Poke, 17th January 2024Taskmaster: Champion of Champions, review
A cult classic no more - this is a British comedy great.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 14th January 2024Dara O Briain responds after ticket website uses picture of random bald man instead of him
Dara O Briain has called out a website for reselling tickets to gigs on his upcoming American tour while using the picture of a random bald man.
Simon Kelly, JOE, 12th January 2024Kiell Smith-Bynoe to stand in for Mae Martin on Taskmaster special
The next Taskmaster Champion of Champions special will follow in early 2024. Mae Martin is unavailable for filming, so series runner-up Kiell Smith-Bynoe has stepped up to fill the space.
British Comedy Guide, 14th December 2023Early footage of Dara O Briain emerges taking part in Human Centipede record attempt
Footage has emerged of Dara O Briain taking part in an attempt at a World Record on Roy Castle's Record Breakers show in 1991.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th October 2023The endless hypocrisy of the comedy class
Dara Ó Briain has been quite the empty space to his former friend Graham Linehan in this regard.
Gareth Roberts, The Spectator, 22nd August 2023Dara O Briain interview
The comedian was one of thousands of Irish children taken away from unmarried mothers. He tells Caroline Scott of his marathon mission to unearth his family history.
Caroline Scott, The Student Newspaper, 20th August 2023