Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation
Location: Theatre Royal
Dara Ó Briain, the nation’s favourite funny man brings his brand new tour ‘Re:Creation’ to Glasgow. Coming to Glasgow’s Theatre Royal in June 2025.
After the huge international success of his last tour, ‘So, Where Were We?’ which sold out 173 venues across 20 countries and was named UK Comedy Tour of the Year 2023 (Chortle). Dara’s new show ‘Re:Creation’ sees one of Ireland’s finest live comedians back doing his favourite thing. Standing in a theatre, telling stories and creating madness with the audience. It’s guaranteed to be a very, very, funny night.
Once described by the Irish Independent as Britain’s favourite Irishman. Dara Ó Briain’s has long established himself as a stalwart of modern entertainment. Not just as a stand-up comedian but as a presenter, game show host and author. But having toured extensively across the world, his popularity extends far beyond Blighty.
Born in 1972 in Bray, a coastal town just outside of Dublin. Ó Briain came to prominence as a children’s TV presenter on RTÉ in the 90s whilst finding his feet as a stand-up in his own time. Having recognised his comedic potential. RTÉ producers made the young comedian a panellist on the topical comedy show Don’t Feed The Gondolas.
Now established as a one-to-watch, Ó Briain began performing at Irish showcases at international comedy shows and festivals. From Montreal to Shanghai. His annual show at Edinburgh Fringe Festival became one of the event’s best-selling highlights. Wracking up more and more television appearances, such as The Live Floor Show and Never Mind The Buzzcocks. In 2003 he made his first appearance of many on Have I Got News For You. Around the same time, Ó Briain co-founded the production company Happy Endings. Whose show The Panel, which he also hosted, proved to be a huge success in Ireland.
The big breakthrough
But the funnyman’s big TV breakthrough would come in 2005, when he was appointed host of the BBC’s satirical panel show Mock The Week, which has run every year since its inception. He has since gone on to present the likes of Robotwars, The Apprentice: You’re Fired and Stargazing Live along with Professor Brian Cox.
Meanwhile, Ó Briain continued to hit the stand-up circuit relentlessly, even breaking the record for the most appearances in a year at Dublin’s Vicar Street. In 2011, he also performed along with Jack Whitehall and Jon Richardson aboard a British Airways plane to raise money for Comic Relief, setting the new Guinness World Records title for the highest stand-up comedy performance in doing so.