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Dara O Briain at Latitude 2017 review
The autumn tour's looking in good shape already...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th July 2017Preview - Mock the Week: election special
Returning for its thirteenth series, Dara O Briain accompanies our late nights once more with comedy news show, Mock The Week. Tonight's timely episode is an election special talking all things, May, Corbyn and those folks from UKIP.
Eloise Craven-Todd, On The Box, 8th June 2017There has long been a fairly glaring gap in the TV market for a show exploring gaming. This cheerful gameshow does the job reasonably well as guests waggle their joysticks at each other, offering a competitive spectacle but also practical game reviews into the bargain. This week's episode is notable for featuring a game called Goat Simulator. Surely a prospect to pique the curiosity of even the most luddite of viewers?
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 22nd May 2017Preview - Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
Dave's video game comedy returns for a second series - and it's even managed to spawn a spin-off.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 15th May 2017Richard Osman and Sara Pascoe are the celeb joystick-wagglers launching the second series of Dave's arcade thunderdome. This anarchic gameshow has finally cracked how to turn video gaming into a spectator sport by booking enthusiastic guests, adding studio audience interactivity and, crucially, putting game-literate wits O Briain and Ellie Gibson in charge. A new reviews-focused companion show, Go 8 Bit: DLC, follows straight after.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 15th May 2017Dara O Briain takes Guardian to task on 'British' label
The Guardian has revised a television review which implied Irish comedians Dara O Briain and Ed Byrne were British.
BT, 8th May 2017Mock The Week to return on General Election day
Series 16 of topical BBC Two comedy show Mock The Week will start on TV as polling booths close on the General Election.
British Comedy Guide, 27th April 2017Dara O Briain live: review
He's just a complete pro. There's no other word for it.
James Shackell, Squirrel Comedy, 15th April 2017Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit spin-off to be launched
Channel Dave is launching a companion show to computer games comedy format Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit. The new format, Go 8 Bit DLC, will feature lively debates about the history of video games.
British Comedy Guide, 7th April 2017Dara O Briain: The post-truth world is 'very worrying'
Dara O Briain is concerned about the post-truth world. The comedian, who studied mathematics and theoretical physics at the University of Dublin, believes that our recent shunning of experts is "a very worrying thing".
Chloe Hamilton, i Newspaper, 27th February 2017