Dara Ó Briain takes aim at rightwing critics and ‘terrible idea’ of Brexit

Comedian Dara Ó Briain (pictured in 2018) says if people believe there aren’t enough ‘rightwing jokes’ they should just write some themselves. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian

Those concerned about the lack of rightwing comedians on BBC shows should write and perform jokes themselves because the comedy industry is a “pretty free market”, Dara Ó Briain has said.

The host of Mock the Week, which is to end on BBC Two after 17 years, laid into critics, Brexit and other panel shows in a new comment piece for the Guardian.