Dara Ó Briain

Dara Ó Briain

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation 2026 Mock the Week ★ 6.0 Mock the Week 2026 National Parks from Above: Ireland with Dara O Briain National Parks from Above: Ireland with Dara O Briain 2025 Volcano with Dara Ó Briain ★ 8.3 Volcano with Dara Ó Briain 2025 Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain 2024 Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain ★ 7.8 Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain 2024 Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We? ★ 7.8 Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We? 2023 Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain 2023 Barry Humphries at the BBC ★ 7.6 Barry Humphries at the BBC 2023 Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters 2023 Door(s) Door(s) 2022 Oo my baby Oo my baby 2022 One and Six Zeros One and Six Zeros 2022 Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland 2021 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains ★ 7.0 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains 2021 Michael McIntyre's The Wheel ★ 5.6 Michael McIntyre's The Wheel 2020 Richard Osman's House of Games Night ★ 7.0 Richard Osman's House of Games Night 2020 Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason ★ 8.0 Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason 2020 Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr ★ 6.5 Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr 2019 The Family Brain Games The Family Brain Games 2019 Blockbusters Blockbusters 2019 Hypothetical ★ 6.2 Hypothetical 2019 Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were 2018 My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw ★ 6.0 My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw 2018 Taskmaster: Champion of Champions ★ 6.7 Taskmaster: Champion of Champions 2017 LEGO Masters ★ 6.8 LEGO Masters 2017 Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay ★ 8.0 Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay 2017 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit ★ 6.4 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit 2016 Robot Wars ★ 4.8 Robot Wars 2016 Brand Irish Brand Irish 2016 Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show ★ 8.0 Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show 2015 Tomorrow's Food Tomorrow's Food 2015 Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler ★ 7.0 Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler 2015 Taskmaster ★ 8.3 Taskmaster 2015 Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking ★ 9.0 Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking 2015 Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure ★ 7.5 Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure 2015 Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) ★ 2.0 Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) 2014 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled ★ 7.2 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 2014 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy ★ 8.0 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy 2014 All About TWO All About TWO 2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo ★ 5.7 Duck Quacks Don't Echo 2014 How Videogames Changed the World ★ 6.8 How Videogames Changed the World 2013 Crackanory ★ 6.8 Crackanory 2013 The Look of Love ★ 5.6 The Look of Love 2013 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown ★ 7.3 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 2013 The Last Leg ★ 5.7 The Last Leg 2013 Gadget Man ★ 7.0 Gadget Man 2012 Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012 ★ 7.2 Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012 2012 Dara O Briain's Science Club ★ 8.3 Dara O Briain's Science Club 2012 Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums ★ 4.5 Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums 2012 Making Qi Making Qi 2011 Mock the Week Too Hot for TV Mock the Week Too Hot for TV 2011 Stargazing Live ★ 6.7 Stargazing Live 2011 Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People 2010 Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show ★ 7.3 Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show 2010 Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3 ★ 10.0 Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3 2010 A League of Their Own ★ 7.1 A League of Their Own 2010 Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News ★ 6.0 Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News 2009 Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2 ★ 9.5 Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2 2009 Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe ★ 7.5 Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe 2009 Horrible Histories ★ 8.0 Horrible Histories 2009 The Best of The Panel The Best of The Panel 2009 Let's Dance for Comic Relief ★ 6.7 Let's Dance for Comic Relief 2009 Three Men in More Than One Boat Three Men in More Than One Boat 2009 Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny ★ 7.0 Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny 2008 Three Men In Another Boat ★ 4.0 Three Men In Another Boat 2008 Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV ★ 9.5 Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV 2007 Would I Lie to You? ★ 7.8 Would I Lie to You? 2007 Tough Gig Tough Gig 2007 The Graham Norton Show ★ 7.2 The Graham Norton Show 2007 Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal ★ 7.6 Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal 2006 The One Show ★ 4.4 The One Show 2006 Turn Back Time Turn Back Time 2006 World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One 2006 The Apprentice: You're Fired! ★ 6.2 The Apprentice: You're Fired! 2006 The Last Laugh The Last Laugh 2006 Three Men in a Boat ★ 5.3 Three Men in a Boat 2006 Three Men in a Boat ★ 5.0 Three Men in a Boat 2006 Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 2005 Mock the Week ★ 7.0 Mock the Week 2005