Dara O Briain has earned a reputation as one of the best live comedians around, and a versitile host. He is an assured and quick-witted performer, the maestro of Mock the Week, and equally at home on the Apollo stage or chatting to physicists and astronauts.

In cabaret, Dara draws audiences into his confidence and never lets the laughter fade. His relaxed but quick-fire delivery draws on confusing aspects of everyday life, commonplace situations and the headlines of the day. He has sold out shows all over the world, from Melbourne to Shanghai. In his first appearance at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, he made such an impact that space had to be made for him in the gala bill hosted by Joan Rivers.

The one-time host of The Apprentice: You're Fired! and a regular on QI and many other panel shows, Dara has also starred with Rory McGrath and Griff Rhys Jones in a tribute to Jerome K Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat, and various ‘Three Men’ sequels. He has also exposed his love of all things science co-hosting Stargazing with Brian Cox and hosting Science Club and School of Hard Sums. He's fronted revived versions of Robot Wars and Blockbusters, demonstrated his love of gaming in Go 8-Bit, been on road trips with fellow comedian Ed Byrne, and interviewed Stephen Hawking.

Dara is also both producer and host of the popular Irish satirical show, The Panel. Latterly he has turned his hand to writing, with a sports column in the Guardian newspaper, and his first book, Tickling The English.

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