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Dara 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 2017The bedtime story series for grown-ups returns for a fourth run, with famous faces reading to camera as strange, twisted and often riotous worlds come to life via accompanying live action or animation. Kicking things off is Dara O Briain, reading the story of a Roman slave who, in trying to dodge his death, puts his life very much in danger. Continues tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday with Sheridan Smith, Bob Mortimer and Anna Friel spinning yarns.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 30th January 2017The Mock The Week host (by his own admission, often tragically mistaken for Al Murray) brings his brand of breathless, roaming gag-making to the Hammersmith Apollo. This 2015 set touches on subjects including "the useless and incredibly specific" item of clothing that are stockings (why do men like a woman who "looks like she's been partially dipped in ink"?), pole-dancing, and the sudden, mysterious rise of pulled pork.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 30th December 2016Crackanory Series 4 stories revealed
More details on the fourth series of channel Dave's storytelling series Crackanory have now been revealed, including photos and details on the stories, writers and readers involved.
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2016Two more series for Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
Channel Dave has ordered two more series of Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit, extending its run to ten episodes per series in the process.
British Comedy Guide, 15th December 2016Joke's over: how the TV panel show fell from grace
In their day, there was something intoxicating about the no-holds-barred panel show back-and-forth. But there seems to be little room for it in a society that has begun to appreciate empathy - and neither, conversely, in a more brutal political climate that is not particularly suitable for dissecting for cheap laughs. Perhaps, when the world lightens up again, they'll be back.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 29th November 2016Dara O Briain signs children's debut with Scholastic UK
Beyond the Sky, which will be published in time for Christmas 2017, will be a non-fiction title about the "fascinating" secrets of space, told in
Charlotte Eyre, The Bookseller, 19th October 2016Crackanory Series 4 confirmed
Channel Dave has confirmed that Crackanory will return for a fourth run. The 8-part series will feature readers including Sherdian Smith and Dara O Briain.
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2016