Dara O Brien ( born Dara Ó Briain ; born February 4, 1972 , Bray , Wicklow , Ireland ) is an Irish comedian and TV presenter who has worked on shows such as The Panel and Mock the Week .
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| Date of Birth | February 4, 1972 (aged 47) |
| Place of Birth | Bray , Wicklow , Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Ireland |
| Profession | comedian |
| Career | 1991 - present |
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About Brienne has directed and starred in many successful British television shows: The Panel and Mock the Week , Don't Feed the Gondolas , Have I Got News for You , QI and The Apprentice: You're Fired! . The Irish Independent newspaper described him as "the successor to Terry Vaughan " and "the most beloved Irishman in Britain ." The Evening Standard journalist Bruce Desso wrote that “If you are not laughing at jokes about Brien, check your pulse - most likely you are dead” [1] .
Since January 2006, O Brienne has starred in the TV series Three Men in a Boat of the BBC Channel, along with actors Rory McCrath and Griffe Rhys Jones. The series went on television at the end of 2006 and, starting in 2008, attracted an audience of 3 million viewers almost every year.
In 2007, he took 42nd place in the Channel 4 contest “100 Greatest Comedians” and 16th place in the same contest in 2010.
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Biography
Brian was born in 1972 in Bray , Wicklow County , and received his secondary education at Coláiste Eoin (a traditional Catholic-Irish school) in the southern region of Dublin. Later he entered the University of Dublin College (UCD), where he studied mathematics and theoretical physics . In 2008, he remarked: “I never specifically planned this, but at times it slipped. I could suddenly go on stage with a blackboard and say: “From now on, you should all be in the spotlight” ” [2] . About Brian speaks good Irish and speaks with his father only on him [3] .
Personal life
O Brien's wife, Susan, is a surgeon by profession, they married in 2006 [4] , and in 2008 [5] they had a daughter [6] .
Standup Show on DVD
| Title | Released | Notes |
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| Live at the theater royal | November 13, 2006 | Performance at the London Royal Theater Drury Lane |
| Talks Funny - Live in London | November 17, 2008 | Performance at London Hammersmith Apollo |
| This Is the Show | November 22, 2010 | Performance at London Hammersmith Apollo |
| Craic dealer | November 12, 2012 | , Edinburgh |
| Crowd tickler | November 23, 2015 | Performance at London Hammersmith Apollo |
Links
- ↑ " Dara Ó Briain ". lisarichards.ie. Retrieved on November 15, 2008.
- ↑ Carroll, Su. " TIME HAS COME FOR STAND-UP GUY DARA (link unavailable) " (link unavailable) . The Plymouth Herald , May 6, 2008. Retrieved on May 25, 2008.
- ↑ Friday Night with Jonathan Ross . BBC
- ↑ Interview: Dara O'Briain tells Andrew Pettie that Mock the Week doesn't discriminate against women. , The Daily Telegraph (2 July 2009). Date of treatment May 1, 2010.
- ↑ Lowe, David The audience is the funniest gag at any of my gigs | The Sun | Features | Comedy Columnists . The Sun (December 2, 2008). Date of treatment November 3, 2010.
- ↑ Tickling the English , Dara O'Briain; O'Briain says that his daughter was born during his Dara O'Briain Talks Funny Tour in 2008.
Sites
- O'Brien, Dara on Twitter
- Dara Ó Briain on OffTheKerb.co.uk
- Dara Ó Briain on the Internet Movie Database
- O'Brien's official Dara Myspace page
- Dara Ó Briain on Chortle