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Dara O’Briain is an Irish comedian and television presenter in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He is noted for hosting topical panel shows such as Mock the Week, The Panel, and The Apprentice: You're Fired!. His TV work also includes starring in and writing of television comedy and documentary series. O’Briain has also been a newspaper columnist, with pieces published in national papers in both Britain and Ireland.
In 2009, the Irish Independent described O’Briain as "Terry Wogan's heir apparent as Britain's 'favourite Irishman and in 2010, O’Briain was voted the 16th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups.
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Dara O’Briain is an Irish comedian and television presenter in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He is noted for hosting topical panel shows such as Mock the Week, The Panel, and The Apprentice: You're Fired!. His TV work also includes starring in and writing of television comedy and documentary series. O’Briain has also been a newspaper columnist, with pieces published in national papers in both Britain and Ireland.
In 2009, the Irish Independent described O’Briain as "Terry Wogan's heir apparent as Britain's 'favourite Irishman and in 2010, O’Briain was voted the 16th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups.
"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
