Dara Ó Briain

Known For: Acting
Born: February 4, 1972
Place of Birth: Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Dara Ó Briain

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation

2026

Mock the Week

2026 · Self - Host

National Parks from Above: Ireland with Dara O Briain

2025 · Presenter

Volcano with Dara Ó Briain

2025

Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain

2024 · Self - Presenter

Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain

2024 · Presenter

Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We?

2023

Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain

2023 · Host

Barry Humphries at the BBC

2023 · Self (archive material)

Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters

2023 · Self

Door(s)

2022 · The Man

Oo my baby

2022 · Himself / The Woman, Writer, Producer

One and Six Zeros

2022 · Host - Himself

Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland

2021 · Self

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

2021 · Self - Guest

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

2020 · Self - Expert

Richard Osman's House of Games Night

2020 · Self

Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason

2020 · , Writer

Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr

2019 · Self - Guest Judge

The Family Brain Games

The Family Brain Games

2019 · Host

Blockbusters

2019 · Presenter

Hypothetical

2019 · Self

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

2018 · Self

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

2018 · Self

Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

2017 · Self

LEGO Masters

2017 · Guest Judge

Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay

2017 · Himself

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

2016 · Self - Host

Robot Wars

2016 · Presenter

Brand Irish

2016 · Himself

Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show

2015 · Self

Tomorrow's Food

2015

Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler

2015 · Himself, Writer

Taskmaster

2015 · Self

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

2015 · Self

Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure

2015 · Himself

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

2014 · Self

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014 · Self

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014 · Self

All About TWO

2014 · Self - Presenter

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2014

How Videogames Changed the World

2013 · Self

Crackanory

2013 · Storyteller

The Look of Love

2013 · Comic

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2013 · Self - Contestant, Self - Dictionary Corner

The Last Leg

2013 · Self

Gadget Man

2012

Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012

2012 · Self, Writer

Dara O Briain's Science Club

2012 · Himself - Presenter

Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums

Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums

2012 · Presenter

Making Qi

2011 · Self

Mock the Week Too Hot for TV

2011 · Self

Stargazing Live

2011 · Co-Presenter

Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

2010 · Self

Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show

2010 · Himself, Writer

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3

2010 · Host

A League of Their Own

2010

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

2009 · Self

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2

2009 · Self - Presenter

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

2009 · Self

Horrible Histories

2009

The Best of The Panel

2009 · Host

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

2009 · Self

Three Men in More Than One Boat

Three Men in More Than One Boat

2009 · Himself

Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny

2008 · Himself, Writer

Three Men In Another Boat

Three Men In Another Boat

2008 · Himself

Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV

2007 · Self

Would I Lie to You?

2007 · Self

Tough Gig

2007

The Graham Norton Show

2007 · Self

Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal

2006 · himself, Writer

The One Show

2006 · Self - Guest

Turn Back Time

2006

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One

2006 · self

The Apprentice: You're Fired!

2006 · Self - Host

The Last Laugh

2006

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

2006 · Himself

Three Men in a Boat

2006 · Self

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

2005 · Self (archive footage)

Mock the Week

2005 · Self - Host

Big Fat Quiz

2004 · Self - Contestant

Stop! You're Killing Me

2004

Live at the Apollo

2004 · , Self - Presenter

Parkinson

2004 · Self - Guest

The Panel

2003 · Himself - Host

QI

2003 · Self, Self - Panellist (archive footage)

Top Gear

2002 · Self

Live Floor Show

Live Floor Show

2002

So You Think You're Irish

1997 · Self

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996 · Self

Soccer AM

1995 · Self

Room 101

1994 · Self

Have I Got News for You

1990 · Self, Self - Host

This Morning

1988 · Self

The Late Late Show

1962 · Self

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