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Dara Ó Briain
Combining fast crowd work with hosting Mock the Week and science programmes.
Mock the Week · Stargazing Live
- Born
- 4 February 1972
- Birthplace
- Bray, Ireland
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Dara Ó Briain
Dara Ó Briain is an Irish comedian and presenter. His career connects live stand-up, topical television and a long-standing interest in mathematics and science.
Early life
Irish-language schooling
Attended Coláiste Eoin and became a fluent Irish speaker.
University
Studied mathematics and theoretical physics at University College Dublin.
Career
- 1990s
Irish television
Worked as an RTÉ children’s presenter alongside stand-up.
- 2003–2005
British breakthrough
Hosted The Live Floor Show before taking the chair on Mock the Week.
- 2010s
Science broadcasting
Co-presented Stargazing Live and hosted Science Club.
- 2020s
Continued touring
Developed new international stand-up shows.
Selected work
Mock the Week
Hosted the topical comedy panel show.
Stargazing Live
Presented astronomy with Brian Cox.
Beyond the Sky
Children’s book about space.
Beyond work
Finding family
Spoke publicly about being adopted and meeting his birth relatives as an adult.
Sport
Played Gaelic games in his youth and follows Arsenal.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: Feline_Dacat. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
