Dara Ó Briain

Feb 04, 1972 (53 years old) in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Dara Ó Briain (born 4 February 1972) is an Irish comedian and television presenter based in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He is noted for hosting topical panel shows such as Mock the Week, The Panel, and The Apprentice: You're Fired!. His TV work also includes starring in and writing of television comedy and documentary series. Ó Briain has also been a newspaper columnist, with pieces published in national papers in both Britain and Ireland.

In 2009, the Irish Independent described Ó Briain as "Terry Wogan's heir apparent as Britain's 'favourite Irishman'" and in 2010, Ó Briain was voted the 16th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups.

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Known For

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self

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A League of Their Own

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Would I Lie to You?

Self

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Taskmaster

Self

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Mock the Week

Self - Host

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Horrible Histories

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Duck Quacks Don't Echo

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Big Fat Quiz

Self - Contestant

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Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

Self - Guest

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Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums

Presenter

Credits

All About TWO Future

Self - Presenter

★ NR
Volcano with Dara Ó Briain 2025

★ 7
Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain 2024

Self - Presenter

★ NR
Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain 2024

Presenter

★ 7
Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We? 2023

★ 7.3
Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain 2023

Host

★ NR
Barry Humphries at the BBC 2023

Self (archive material)

★ 7.6
Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters 2023

Self

★ NR
Door(s) 2022

The Man

★ NR
Oo my baby 2022

Himself / The Woman

★ NR
One and Six Zeros 2022

Host - Himself

★ NR
Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland 2021

Self

★ NR
Jack B. Yeats: The Man who Painted Ireland 2021

Self

★ NR
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains 2021

Self - Guest

★ 7
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel 2020

Self - Expert

★ 5.8
Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason 2020

★ 8
The Family Brain Games 2019

Host

★ NR
Blockbusters 2019

Presenter

★ NR
Hypothetical 2019

Self

★ 7
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were 2018

Himself

★ NR
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw 2018

Himself

★ 6
Taskmaster: Champion of Champions 2017

Self

★ 6.9
LEGO Masters 2017

Guest Judge

★ 6.8
Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay 2017

Himself

★ 8
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit 2016

Himself - Host

★ 6.2
Robot Wars 2016

Presenter

★ 4.8
Brand Irish 2016

Himself

★ NR
Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show 2015

Self

★ 8
Tomorrow's Food 2015

★ NR
Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler 2015

Himself

★ 7
Taskmaster 2015

Self

★ 8.3
Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking 2015

Self

★ 9
Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure 2015

Himself

★ 7.5
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) 2014

Self

★ NR
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy 2014

Self

★ 8
Duck Quacks Don't Echo 2014

★ 5.7
How Videogames Changed the World 2013

Self

★ 6.8
The Look of Love 2013

Comic

★ 5.6
Gadget Man 2012

★ 7
Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012 2012

Self

★ 7.1
Dara O Briain's Science Club 2012

Himself - Presenter

★ 8.3
Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums 2012

Presenter

★ 4.5
Making Qi 2011

Self

★ NR
Mock the Week Too Hot for TV 2011

Self

★ NR
Stargazing Live 2011

Co-Presenter

★ 6.6
Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People 2010

Self

★ NR
Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show 2010

Himself

★ 7.3
Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3 2010

Host

★ 10
A League of Their Own 2010

★ 6.9
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News 2009

Self

★ 6
Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2 2009

Self - Presenter

★ 9.5
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe 2009

Self

★ 7.5
Horrible Histories 2009

★ 8.1
The Best of The Panel 2009

Host

★ NR
Let's Dance for Comic Relief 2009

Self

★ 6.7
Three Men in More Than One Boat 2009

Himself

★ NR
Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny 2008

Himself

★ 6.8
Three Men In Another Boat 2008

Himself

★ 4
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV 2007

Self

★ 9.5
Would I Lie to You? 2007

Self

★ 7.7
Tough Gig 2007

★ NR
Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal 2006

himself

★ 7.5
Turn Back Time 2006

★ NR
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One 2006

self

★ NR
The Apprentice: You're Fired! 2006

Self - Host

★ 5
The Last Laugh 2006

★ NR
Three Men in a Boat 2006

Himself

★ 5.3
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 2005

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Mock the Week 2005

Self - Host

★ 7
Big Fat Quiz 2004

Self - Contestant

★ 7.6
Stop! You're Killing Me 2004

★ NR
The Panel 2003

Himself - Host

★ 8
Live Floor Show 2002

★ NR
Never Mind the Buzzcocks 1996

Self

★ 7