Dara O'Briain was born on February 4, 1972 in Wicklow, Ireland. He is a producer and writer, known for Mock the Week (2005), The Apprentice: You're Fired! (2006) and Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums (2012). He has been married to Susan since 2006. They have two children.
[on Elton John's role writing the score for stage musical Billy Elliot] Elton sees a little bit of h...Show more »
[on Elton John's role writing the score for stage musical Billy Elliot] Elton sees a little bit of himself in Billy. Show less «
I'm what you'd call ethnically Catholic. Don't believe in God, still hate Rangers...
I'm what you'd call ethnically Catholic. Don't believe in God, still hate Rangers...
The game of comedy is all about owning the stage, and from a physical point of view, it's beneficial...Show more »
The game of comedy is all about owning the stage, and from a physical point of view, it's beneficial that I am a larger man. From my lumbering presence alone, I can't really help 'but' dominate the stage. Show less «
[on being referred to a middle-aged, 2006] "I get that a lot, but I'm only 34, for f***'s sake! But ...Show more »
[on being referred to a middle-aged, 2006] "I get that a lot, but I'm only 34, for f***'s sake! But then, I've had that all my life; I'm used to it. I've always looked older than I am, like everybody's dad. When I was nine, I looked eleven, and so on. I've never been ID'd in bars - never. Once, I based an entire show on me looking older than I was. I got the audience to guess my age: the average turned out to be 37. I was 29 at the time." Show less «