About this episode
Dara O Briain shares humorous anecdotes and insights from his career as a stand-up comedian.
The hugely acclaimed Irish Stand-up and host of Mock the Week gives a fascinating and funny hour of anecdotes. Travel with Dara on debating tours of Ireland, stand in a field with him doing astral photography and hear Dara’s trick for finding his own personal nightclub dance floor. Dara has some date left for his smash show ‘Re:Creation’. It helps if you’re Scandinavian, as many of the dates are in that neck of the woods however there are some England and Ireland dates at the end of 2026 too. You can get those tickets, and do everything you ever wanted to do that’s Dara-adjacent by going to https://daraobriain.com 🎟️ And please do go to see Russell while he’s on tour with his latest show that’s busting out some rave reviews: Don’t miss this fantastic show of all brand-new material. Find out more at https://www.russell-howard.co.uk 🎟️ Thanks for coming, please respect our neighbours when you leave. Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Russell Howard
Guest: Dara O Briain
Topics covered
- stand-up comedy
- anecdotes
- touring
- photography
- live shows
Keywords
- Dara O Briain
- stand-up
- Mock the Week
- comedy tour
- anecdotes
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mock the Week, Avalon Television, Dara O Briain, Russell Howard
Places: Ireland, England, Scandinavia
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