
Dara Ó Briain
Biography
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
Acting History
2025
National Parks from Above: Ireland with Dara O Briain as Presenter
2025Volcano with Dara Ó Briain
2024Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain as Self - Presenter
2024Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain as Presenter
2023Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We?
2023Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain as Host
2023Barry Humphries at the BBC as Self (archive material)
2023Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters as Self
2022Door(s) as The Man
2022Oo my baby as Himself / The Woman
2022One and Six Zeros as Host - Himself
2021Jack B. Yeats: The Man who Painted Ireland as Self
2021Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland as Self
2021Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains as Self - Guest
2020Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert
2020Richard Osman's House of Games Night as Self
2020Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason
2019The Family Brain Games as Host
2019Blockbusters as Presenter
2019Hypothetical as Self
2018Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were as Self
2018My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw as Self
2017Taskmaster: Champion of Champions as Self
2017LEGO Masters as Guest Judge
2017Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay as Himself
2016Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit as Himself - Host
2016Robot Wars as Presenter
2016Brand Irish as Himself
2015Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show as Self
2015Tomorrow's Food
2015Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler as Himself
2015Taskmaster as Self
2015Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking as Self
2015Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure as Himself
2014Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
2014All About TWO as Self - Presenter
2014Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2013How Videogames Changed the World as Self
2013Crackanory as Storyteller
2013The Look of Love as Comic
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Contestant
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Dictionary Corner
2013The Last Leg as Self
2012Gadget Man
2012Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012 as Self
2012Dara O Briain's Science Club as Himself - Presenter
2012Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums as Presenter
2011Making Qi as Self
2011Mock the Week Too Hot for TV as Self
2011Stargazing Live as Co-Presenter
2010Robin Ince: 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People as Self
2010Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show as Himself
2010Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3 as Host
2010A League of Their Own
2009Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
2009Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2 as Self - Presenter
2009Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe as Self
2009Horrible Histories
2009The Best of The Panel as Host
2009Let's Dance for Comic Relief as Self
2009Three Men in More Than One Boat as Himself
2008Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny as Himself
2008Three Men In Another Boat as Himself
2007Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV as Self
2007Would I Lie to You? as Self
2007Tough Gig
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal as himself
2006The One Show as Self - Guest
2006The One Show as Self
2006Turn Back Time
2006World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One as self
2006The Apprentice: You're Fired! as Self - Host
2006The Last Laugh
2006Three Men in a Boat as Himself
2006Three Men in a Boat as Self
2005Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
2005Mock the Week as Self - Host
2004Big Fat Quiz as Self - Contestant
2004Stop! You're Killing Me
2004Live at the Apollo
2003The Panel as Himself - Host
2003QI as Self
2003QI as Self - Panellist (archive footage)
2002Top Gear as Self
2002Live Floor Show
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
1995Soccer AM as Self
1994Room 101 as Self
1990Have I Got News for You as Self
1990Have I Got News for You as Self - Host
1988This Morning as Self
1962The Late Late Show as Self






