Dara O'brien

Rollo Tamasi

Tallspoon you're hilarious, you're the next Daire O Brien.
Well done.

Killaqueen!!!

Wow..you obviously have a boring sense of humour if you don't find Dara O Briain funny. He's hilarious. Very quick thinking. Great on panel shows and good at stand up too. He's not the BEST but he's the funniest Irish stand-up guy at the mo. His "eh....."'s are kinda annoying though :rolleyes:

mambo

For the record, I also find him funny and entertaining. Even his radio ads for Dublin pubs.

Better than the likes of Jimmy Carr, Russell Brand, etc. anyway...

Killaqueen!!!

mambo wrote:

For the record, I also find him funny and entertaining. Even his radio ads for Dublin pubs.

Better than the likes of Jimmy Carr, Russell Brand, etc. anyway...

Ah no, Himmy Carr is class. Russell Brand is annoying.

Tallspoon

Rollo Tamasi wrote:

Tallspoon you're hilarious, you're the next Daire O Brien.
Well done.

Are you serious or just being sarky?

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DublinWriter

fade2black wrote:

eh eh....eh...eh...eh....eh...Dara has his moments

Nah, more like a gigantic big ehhhhhhhhhhhh while he rides the non-existant laugh.

He's alright, there are worse Irish comedic crimes - such as Deirdre O'Whatsherface.

Rb

Tallspoon wrote:

Thanks for the replies, I suppose that means that he is funny after all.

Yes.

Mossy Monk wrote:

i am a dildo?

i dont know what to say. i am so proud. much better than a spanner

Niiice

Jimoslimos

mambo wrote:

For the record, I also find him funny and entertaining. Even his radio ads for Dublin pubs.

Better than the likes of Jimmy Carr, Russell Brand, etc. anyway...

I'll second this. Seen JC and DOB live recently and Dara is far far funnier. Jimmy Carr's stand-up was basically a re-hash of all his one liners and there seemed to be no natural flow to the jokes, whereas Dara was far better, particularly interacting with the audience and very quick-witted.

kevmy

Jimoslimos wrote:

I'll second this. Seen JC and DOB live recently and Dara is far far funnier. Jimmy Carr's stand-up was basically a re-hash of all his one liners and there seemed to be no natural flow to the jokes, whereas Dara was far better, particularly interacting with the audience and very quick-witted.

Yeah Brands a tit and Jimmy Carr isn't built to be a stand-up really he's better presenting shows. That show he did for E4 where they burnt money, wrecked cars etc. when they got an answer wrong was good.
Have to say also that a previous poster who slandered Tommy Tiernan is obviously without humour. Tommy tells bizarre storys which are long winded and I can understsnd how a minority might not find them funny. But to say he just curses and shouts and decries religion is a bit stupid. They've obviously been watching the Late Late far too much.:rolleyes:

Lump

Watched an episode of Room 101 that I had on my PVR last night. Dara O' Briain was on it, and I lol'd quite a lot. I still think he's funny. Has anyone bought his stand up DVD? I might buy it.

Dave!

He's hilarious

kuzmanovic

a mate of mine had the pleasure of meeting dara when he went to see socceram a few weeks back. said he was sound bloke.

i like him presenting shows. ive only ever seen him on stand up shows for a few minutes at a time so i cant really judge hes stand up but from what i did see he is a funny guy.

sweetie

Lump wrote:

Watched an episode of Room 101 that I had on my PVR last night. Dara O' Briain was on it, and I lol'd quite a lot. I still think he's funny. Has anyone bought his stand up DVD? I might buy it.

Has anyone seen the ads for Dara's 'Live at Theatre royal'? He has a quote on the sleeve but during the ad the small print says the quote is actually from the Guardian in August '04. Chancers!

Dave!

kuzmanovic wrote:

a mate of mine had the pleasure of meeting dara when he went to see socceram a few weeks back. said he was sound bloke.

i like him presenting shows. ive only ever seen him on stand up shows for a few minutes at a time so i cant really judge hes stand up but from what i did see he is a funny guy.

My brother ran (not literally) into Dara on Grafton Street on a drunken night, and let's just say... he made a fool of himself.

Lump

Who, Dara or your brother

film_gonzo

I find Dara O'Briain to be a 'nice' comedien. He's fairly consistently funny on 'The Panel' but never edgy or going to break any moulds. His habit of going 'eh eh' is irritating and I've have seen some of his stand up gigs on tv and wasn't terribly impressed. But I think presenting shows is perfect for him. He's comfortable with guests and seems to know the tv format well.

I think the funniest on 'The Panel' is Colin Murphy without a doubt. Neil Delamere is funny also but sometimes he comes out with a few stinkers.

I once told Andrew Maxwell that he was "an awful b0ll0x" to his face and that was a proud moment. If he's the best we have, god help us all....:eek:

Dave!

Lump wrote:

Who, Dara or your brother

My brother He started telling him that he has a physics degree (because Dara also has one), and I think he got his name wrong as well!

chamlis

Yes DOB is a nice charming comedian. He's harmless really, much like Brendan Garace is fairly harmless. You mightn't find it funny, but obviously people do.
Personally I like him and you have to respect a comedian who can do well off the cuff.

Colin Murphy is fantastic, Neil Delamere is starting to grow on me a bit, but for God's sake will some get rid of Ed Byrne in fairness.
He was never funny, will never be funny and I can honestly say I have never heard of anyone who ever thought he was.

Just for laughs was painful.

IronMan

sham69 wrote:

Not funny in the slightest, Colin Murphy is great, quite witty and very quick.
The other guy (not ed byrne) is very funny in a quirky kind of way, a bit strange but funny none the less. Overall I don't think there are any decent Oirish comedians. Jason Byrne, Tommy tiernan and the other Oirish american geezer not funny at all. I know people will jump straight in with the "Tommy is legend" shi* but all he does is shout and curse and sweat, slag off religion etc.
Thats my moneys worth.

What about Dylan Moran? I know he doesn't partake in the quiz show, light entertainment circuit, but his DVD and live show are very funny, witty and erudite. And he tends to keep the phuq this phuqing stuff to a bare minimum. Me like.

Tallspoon

Wow I really seem to have really upset some people with my views on poor auld Dara. I am sure he is a really nice bloke as you say but did anyone see his series '3 men in a boat ' with Rory McGrath and Gryff Rhyss Jones. They retraced a literary boat trip up the river Thames and provided some entertainment along the way.
Well Gryff and Rory were in top form but Poor Dara was like a piece of furniture. He was completely blown away by the other two. They were on top form with witty banter and anecdotes but poor Dara was like a little boy with nothing to say. He did not possess a strong enough personality to handle the banter from the others and all he could do was ask fairly inane questions and go "eh eh" a lot.
Just because he is one of our own doesn't mean that we have to love him (and he so desperately wants to be loved).
For the record, the funniest man on TV is Larry David and nobody ever said he was a nice bloke...ever!

Mossy Monk

Tallspoon wrote:

Wow I really seem to have really upset some people with my views on poor auld Dara. I am sure he is a really nice bloke as you say but did anyone see his series '3 men in a boat ' with Rory McGrath and Gryff Rhyss Jones. They retraced a literary boat trip up the river Thames and provided some entertainment along the way.
Well Gryff and Rory were in top form but Poor Dara was like a piece of furniture. He was completely blown away by the other two. They were on top form with witty banter and anecdotes but poor Dara was like a little boy with nothing to say. He did not possess a strong enough personality to handle the banter from the others and all he could do was ask fairly inane questions and go "eh eh" a lot.
Just because he is one of our own doesn't mean that we have to love him (and he so desperately wants to be loved).
For the record, the funniest man on TV is Larry David and nobody ever said he was a nice bloke...ever!

actually, i thought he was great in that 2 part series

DublinWriter

Tallspoon wrote:

Well Gryff and Rory were in top form but Poor Dara was like a piece of furniture. He was completely blown away by the other two. They were on top form with witty banter and anecdotes but poor Dara was like a little boy with nothing to say.

I'd disagree. It was a nice mix of personalities. I wouldn't have watched if it was just three English ex-Oxbridge Comedians.

Jerichoholic

film_gonzo wrote:

I once told Andrew Maxwell that he was "an awful b0ll0x" to his face and that was a proud moment. If he's the best we have, god help us all....:eek:

He is the best though. Would you rather watch Pat Shortt for the rest of you life?

Tallspoon

DublinWriter wrote:

I'd disagree. It was a nice mix of personalities. I wouldn't have watched if it was just three English ex-Oxbridge Comedians.

Why does their race or their alma mater... matter???

humanji

I quite like DO'B. But I honestly can't stand any of the other feckers on The Panel. I HATE Colin Murphy on it, which is a pity, because he is a a good comic and writes some great stuff (The Blizzard of Odd was fantastic), but on the Panel, every noe and then he comes out with a dodgy line that seems like it was written as a catch-all for who ever was on the show that night.

BopNiblets

Quick, someone make ratemycomedian.ie

Dylan Moran FTW!

DublinWriter

Tallspoon wrote:

Why does their race or their alma mater... matter???

Apparently it does in the UK in respect to the media industry.

I'd refer you to a recent interview with Clive James in the Irish Sunday Times about this very matter, detailing why himself and Wogan were so popular because they fell outside the typical British class-system and could appeal to a wider demiographic.

Tallspoon

Dead right mate... Those middle class Oxbridge b@stards like Sacha Baron Cohen are killing comedy!!!
More Dierdre O'Kane, Dara and Hector on TV I say!

By the way Clive James went to Cambridge too.

Mossy Monk

Tallspoon wrote:

Dead right mate... Those middle class Oxbridge b@stards like Sacha Baron Cohen are killing comedy!!!
More Dierdre O'Kane, Dara and Hector on TV I say!

By the way Clive James went to Cambridge too.

less of the Hector now ok