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MYSTERIOUS: O briain person - What They Never Told You

‘I remember going: oh hello!’ Dara Ó Briain on comedy, coolness, cruelty and finding his birth parents

The standup has been the host of the panel show Mock the Week for more than two decades. As it returns to UK screens, he discusses its years as a macho bear pit, the dearth of jokes about Brexit – and why it’s important to punch up

The Guardian - UK

Dara Ó Briain relieved to joke about politics with greater freedom on new Mock the Week

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The Independent UK

Mock the Week host won’t miss ‘BBC balance’ when show returns on new channel

Dara Ó Briain’s satirical panel series is back with new home three years after BBC cancellation

The Independent UK

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Mock the Week returning to TV on new channel three years after BBC axe

Satirical panel series was cancelled by the BBC at the end of 2022

The Independent UK

Dara Ó Briain becomes latest star to back The Independent’s SafeCall campaign for missing children

Appeal alongside Missing People charity to launch lifeline for young people in crisis hit more than £75,000 in donations over the weekend

The Independent UK

Dara Ó Briain's Re: Creation at Soho Theatre Walthamstow: a supercharged storytelling masterclass

4/5 The comedian delivers an emotionally charged and gripping tale of tracking down his birth father

Evening Standard

Dara Ó Briain says Mock the Week ‘bullying’ was ‘allowable’

The Irish comedian presented the show for 17 years

The Independent UK

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How to watch The Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain online and stream the docuseries from anywhere

Here's how you can watch The Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain online, ready for its debut on Monday, May 20 in the UK, on Channel 5 and on streaming platform My5.

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The week in audio: Miss Me?; 53 Minutes; Heroes and Humans of Football – review

Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver get honest on their new podcast, while the duos of Dara Ó Briain and Josh Widdicombe, and Simon Kuper and Mehreen Khan dive deep into football

The Guardian - UK

Georgie Grier performs to packed out Edinburgh crowd hours after tearful tweet

‘Hello Wembley!’ joked the comedian upon seeing the crowd

The Independent UK

Jason Manford and Dara Ó Briain console Edinburgh Fringe actor after only one person attends show

Actor Georgie Grier made the honest admission on X

The Independent UK

Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain review – beautiful, cosmically compelling TV

Ancient lunar calendars! Apollo missions! Cow fertility! The amateur astronomer explores the incredible ways our celestial neighbour impacts humanity – you’ll want to take notes

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