The comedians discussed Ó Briain’s own difficult past. Comedian Dara Ó Briain appeared on RTÉ’s The Tommy Tiernan Show on Saturday evening, in which he discussed his own journey with adoption. Speaking to the process of meeting his own birth mother, Ó Briain began the interview in typical comedic fashion, remarking “I’ll give you 500 quid to […]

3 years ago

Host Dara Ó Briain has confirmed the news. Mock the Week has been cancelled by the BBC after 17 years. The popular BBC Two satirical panel show has launched the careers of a number of iconic comedians over the years, but host Dara Ó Briain has confirmed the show has now come to an end, […]

3 years ago

The funnyman was quick to post the photo to Twitter. The name Dara is one that causes many problems at the best of times. There are numerous ways of spelling it, including the double r or adding a ‘gh’ at the end, which people outside Ireland will inevitably try to pronounce (even though it’s silent). Then, […]

9 years ago

A classy, delicious touch. People who emigrate from Ireland are bound to miss lots of things about this little country. One of those things is definitely a pack of Tayto cheese and onion crisps. A simple snack, but it represents so much more. Because of this, seeing the famous crisps while abroad instills a warm sense of […]

9 years ago

Wow. If you fancy having a chuckle and supporting a very important cause on St. Patrick’s Day, you’ll be very pleased to know that the cream of Irish stand-up comedy will be gathering at the 3Arena for the very first Irish event in support of Comic Relief. Spearheaded by comedian Deirdre O’Kane and TV producer […]

9 years ago

Anyone who works on the internet will tell you that the worst part of the job is, invariably, the trolls. You know the type. Refuse to use their real names, often have a car as their display picture and are unrelentingly and unjustifiably abusive. Well, it should be no surprise that a funny-man like Dara […]

10 years ago