Dara O'Briain

Biography: Dara is an Irish comedian who grew up in Wicklow. Dara completed his Leaving Certificate in Ireland with 9 'A's at honours level and 1 'D' in Art at ordinary level, before attending University College, Dublin. There he studied Mathematical Physics and was auditor of the Literary and Historical Debating society. He also co-founded and co-edited the university newspaper. He entered the Irish Times national debating championships in 1994 and won it in the English and Irish languages.

Later he became a children's tv presenter and then moved onto comedy. He started doing stand up comedy in Europe, Asia, Australia and the US. He is now respected internationally as a stand-up comedian, while being renowned in Ireland and the UK for presenting satirical current event programmes. Dara is now the host of the Irish comedy talk show The Panel. He lives in England with his wife, Susan, a doctor her married in 2006. In August 2007, Dara bought a five-bed Edwardian house in the westDara is an Irish comedian who grew up in Wicklow. Dara completed his Leaving Certificate in Ireland with 9 'A's at honours level and 1 'D' in Art at ordinary level, before attending University College, Dublin. There he studied Mathematical Physics and was auditor of the Literary and Historical Debating society. He also co-founded and co-edited the university newspaper. He entered the Irish Times national debating championships in 1994 and won it in the English and Irish languages.

Later he became a children's tv presenter and then moved onto comedy. He started doing stand up comedy in Europe, Asia, Australia and the US. He is now respected internationally as a stand-up comedian, while being renowned in Ireland and the UK for presenting satirical current event programmes. Dara is now the host of the Irish comedy talk show The Panel.

He lives in England with his wife, Susan, a doctor her married in 2006. In August 2007, Dara bought a five-bed Edwardian house in the west London suburb of Chiswick, by the Thames.… Expand