News about Dara O Briain

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Stand on one leg, please, close your eyes and hum the Marseillaise. Now, without opening your eyes or falling over, your task is to invent a gameshow to sell to 120 countries worldwide. Your time starts . . . now. Ridiculous as it sounds, that's what comedian Alex Horne has achieved with Taskmaster, the TV format that began as a half-baked lark for the Edinburgh Fringe 15 years ago and is now set to enjoy its 18th series. Jack Dee and Rosie Jones are among the latest contestants, in a lineage of more than 100, including Noel Fielding , Shirley Ballas , Katherine Ryan , Bob Mortimer , Adrian Chiles , Mo Farah , Morgana Robinson and Dara O Briain . . . to name just a few of the winners. In the process, it has turned its creator into one of the richest men in the business. Last year Horne earned £7.5 million from his production company Shakey - an increase of £2 million on the previous year. And that's before a virtual reality game launches later this year, with a live stage show also promised.

Now, the new Ch5 show Wonders Of The Moon, hosted by comedian and amateur astronomer Dara O Briain, explores the mystery and myths surrounding Earth's only natural satellite, as well as how it influences who we are and our planet. I love all aspects of space, but the Moon has a special kind of magic,' Dara, a former Stargazing Live host. We wouldn't be here if we didn't have it.' It has influenced one of our greatest achievements' and has profoundly influenced our culture.' Dara - and the Earth as seen from the Moon's highest peak. Bottom: According to new reports, Ireland's Newgrange site was one of the first-ever lunar calendars.

Dara O Briain's delicate, lyrical approach keeps the show hopping, while emotion lightly bubbles under the surface, but there's also a righteous indignation directed at the fact that only a raconteur of O Briain's mastery could pull off a comedic routine. Mock The Week is a magazine published in the United Kingdom. For 17 years O Briain hosted BBC2's comedy panel show Mock the Week. And though the guest comics will repackage their stand-up routines into bite-sized pieces for television consumption, O Briain (left) will orchestrate the entire shebang, summoning up impromptu riffs and one-liners on the spot, while the host comics will repackage their stand-up routines into bite-size chunks for televisual consumption. His live stand-up shows have followed a similar vein - in essence, motormouth gag assaults threaded through with tales about his amusing lives. 'Bang, bang, jokes, and gone,' or in his own words.'