‘I remember going: oh hello!’ Dara Ó Briain on comedy, coolness, cruelty and finding his parents by Sam Wollaston

The standup has been the host of the panel show Mock the Week for more than two decades. As it returns to UK screens, he discusses its years as a macho bear pit, the dearth of jokes about Brexit – and why it’s important to punch upDara Ó Briain is still having photos taken when I arrive at the studio in west London. A comedian requires comedy pictures, so Pål, the photographer, has him sitting on the floor hold…

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