Dara Ó Briain

Irish comedian and television presenter · Ireland · On the map · Comedians · Born 1972 · age 54

Dara Ó Briain is an Irish comedian and television presenter based in the United Kingdom. He is noted for performing stand-up comedy shows all over the world and for hosting topical panel shows such as Mock the Week, The Panel, and The Apprentice: You're Fired!.

Dara Ó Briain is read about 650 times a day, in 20 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 13 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 118 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2008“Right now I would take homeopaths and I'd put them in a big sack with psychics, astrologers and priests.”In their wordsDara Ó Briain Talks Funny: Live in London (2008)Read the whole statement

“I'm sorry, 'herbal medicine', "Oh, herbal medicine's been around for thousands of years!" Indeed it has, and then we tested it all, and the stuff that worked became 'medicine'.”In their wordsDara Ó Briain Talks Funny: Live in London (2008)Read the whole statement

“Here's my favorite little fact. If anyone is ever described to you as a nutritionist, just be slightly wary, right?”In their wordsDara Ó Briain Talks Funny: Live in London (2008)Read the whole statement

2006“I'm not a religious man, right, I don't even believe in God. But still Catholic, obviously.”In their wordsDara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal (2006)Read the whole statement

“Stop taking it literally - it's only the Bible, it's not gospel.”In their wordsOn Christian fundamentalismRead the whole statement

“If we were truly created by God, then why do we still occasionally bite the insides of our own mouths?”In their wordsDara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal (2006)Read the whole statement

1994Irish Times DebateAward1972Born4 February 1972

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Ó Briain at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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Dara Ó Briain

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Science knows it doesn't know everything; otherwise, it'd stop.
2008 · Dara Ó Briain Talks Funny: Live in London (2008), Own words
Chinese medicine, oh, Chinese medicine! "But there are billions of Chinese, Chinese medicine must be working." Here's the skinny on Chinese medicine.
2008 · Dara Ó Briain Talks Funny: Live in London (2008), Own words
There are three states of legality in Irish law. There is all this stuff here under "That's grand"; then it moves into "Ah, now, don't push it"; and finally to "Right!
2006 · Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal (2006), Own words