Dara O Briain lands his own 'chat' show on BBC2

mike65 · 30-07-2006 1:02pm #1

Okay its on Two so he still has'nt completely arrived!

from sindo

LYNNE KELLEHER

IRISH comic Dara O Briain is set to rival TV giants Jonathan Ross and Parkinson after landing a new BBC chat show.

The sharp-tongued comedian has wowed BBC bosses with his hilarious performances on the satirical shows Have I Got News For You, Mock The Weekand The Last Laugh.

Now the presenter of RTE's The Panel, who is already a household name in Ireland and Britain, has landed his own celebrity chat show.

The Wicklow comic has been a guest on Parkinsonand Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. Now he is set to interview celebrity guests on his own show, Turn Back Time, which will use stills and archive footage of his guests' various exploits to look back over their careers.

The celebrities then investigate what they would change about their lives if they could turn back the clock. In the first show, the Irish host dresses up in drag with Monty Pythonstar Terry Jones.

The series, which is constructed along a biographical timeline, features a mixture of the curious, poignant, trivial and hilarious elements that make up a lifetime.

Dara's first guest, Terry Jones, confesses to an allergy to kissing men with moustaches, and talks about how Monty Python rescued Spam from oblivion. Drawing on his Python experiences, he teaches the 6'4" Irishman how to look and speak like a woman.

Other guests will include Vic Reeves, Johnny Vegas, Phill Jupitus, Ruby Wax and Barry Humphries.

The comedian, who believes his Irishness helps to get him laughs, has been commuting between London and Dublin for the past few years. Ireland's biggest comic talents, including Dermot Morgan and Graham Norton, frequently ended up finding their fame and fortune in Britain.

O Briain started out as a children's presenter, but has spent the last decade making a name for himself as a stand-up comic and television presenter. The comedian couples a razor wit with a relaxed and likeable personality. Last year he fronted a Fame Academy-style series for sitcom writers for BBC3. The show, entitled The Last Laugh, was searching for the author of the next Office or Little Britain.

'Turn Back Time', BBC 2, starts Tuesday, Aug 8, 10pm

Notice how its funny-man interviews funny-men? I guess they want to make it as easy as possible.

Mike.

HDX · 30-07-2006 1:02pm

fantastic.

sonofsam · 30-07-2006 1:16pm

am I the only person who does'nt find him funny ?

Basq · 30-07-2006 1:21pm

Dara O Briain is excellent!

Will be tuning in for this without a doubt!

lostexpectation · 30-07-2006 1:29pm

who did that stop the video interview prog ?

Dagnir Glaurung · 30-07-2006 1:38pm

Oh yes. Terry Jones is my hero.

Rockerette · 30-07-2006 1:41pm

sonofsam wrote:

am I the only person who does'nt find him funny ?

i usent to like him, but ever since i watched The Panel i just realised he was great :rolleyes:

Vokes · 30-07-2006 3:27pm

Rockerette wrote:

i usent to like him

When you watched Echo Island?

RobertFoster · 30-07-2006 3:43pm

He's not my favourite comic, but I liked the banter between the panalists on the Panel, and I thought the episodes of Have I Got News For You he presented were brilliant. He seems to do well when he's with others, on his own I'm not so sure.

GiantCranes · 30-07-2006 3:53pm

Crap, I can hear the big fool now:

"Eb daw, daw and we all sat around drinking lots of guinness cause were Iroish and then the world exploded and we just sat there drinking guinness cause were big Iroish eedjjeets, eb daw, daw, and we eat lots of cakes cause were big fat irish drunk eedjjeets and then the helicopters landed and said 'were looking for some big fat drunken iroish eedjjets', but we just sat there singing old rebel songs about old rebel ireland and how they were all big fat drunken iroish eedjjets who sat around singing old irish rebel songs and are eedjjets."

Crap.

dango · 30-07-2006 4:00pm

The fat goon gets on my nerves. Go play with a calculator and leave comedy to funny people....

daveirl · 30-07-2006 4:21pm

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limerick_man · 30-07-2006 5:07pm

One of my favourite comedians. was gonna see him down here in Limerick but it sold out pretty fast and he never did a second show, prick!!!
But yeah, The Panel is my all time favourite show, love the man, one of my favourite jokes is one he had a few years back about being in Austrailia! Classic, sad to see him go!

Chinafoot · 30-07-2006 5:11pm

GiantCranes wrote:

Crap, I can hear the big fool now:

"Eb daw, daw and we all sat around drinking lots of guinness cause were Iroish and then the world exploded and we just sat there drinking guinness cause were big Iroish eedjjeets, eb daw, daw, and we eat lots of cakes cause were big fat irish drunk eedjjeets and then the helicopters landed and said 'were looking for some big fat drunken iroish eedjjets', but we just sat there singing old rebel songs about old rebel ireland and how they were all big fat drunken iroish eedjjets who sat around singing old irish rebel songs and are eedjjets."

Crap.

lol

Absolutely bang on! The guy sucks. There are far better Irish comedians out there.

Kojak · 30-07-2006 5:35pm

dango wrote:

The fat goon gets on my nerves.

Mine too. :mad:

Ray777 · 30-07-2006 5:37pm

Excellent! Terry Jones, Johnny Vegas, Barry Humphries - That's a top-notch guest list. I'm not a huge fan of O'Briain on stage or as a talk show guest, but as a presenter, he's one of the best.