Stand up comedian, Dara Ó Briain, will be making his grand return to our television screens as the host of a new Channel 4 show, One and Six Zeros.
The quiz show will see three contestants take on seven questions in an attempt to win a cash prize of £1,000,000. Every correct answer will reward them with a digit of their prize but a wrong one will wipe a zero from the final fund.
The series promises to be an exciting hour of entertainment and with Ó Briain's influence, plenty of fun with a lot of humour along the way.
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Finding his footing in comedy, the Bray native kicked off his career in the Irish stand-up circuit while simultaneously presenting RTÉ children's show Echo Island.
Stand up
On developing a name for himself, he was invited to perform across the world in New York, Adelaide and Paris whilst he covered the UK in self titled tours.
A regular at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, his 2005 show was the highest-selling set of the entire three weeks and continues to be one of the best in history.
In 2005, his first official multinational tour birthed a DVD special - as would all of them moving forward.
The following year fans labelled the 2006 tour "you had to be there" as he failed to give it an official title.
Dara took on back to back tours in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2018, amassing over 400 dates in total.
Performing in support of Comic Relief, the comedian found his way into the Guinness World Records book for hosting 'the highest stand-up comedy gig in the world.'
His 2021 show, "So... Where Were We?" originally scheduled for January 2022 had to be pushed back due to the ongoing pandemic.
Panel shows
His most notable work comes from Mock The Week, a BBC Two comedy show he has hosted from 2005.
Making appearances on similar panels, Dara is a regular on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Have I Got News For You and QI.
The 50-year-old also received three nominations from the IFTA (Irish Film and Television Awards) for Best Entertainment Show for his work as host on The Panel.
Television shows
Dara hosted spin off show The Apprentice : You're Fired for five years before leaving in 2014.
Stepping slightly away from the comedic route, he also flexed his skills as host for the British Academy Video Games Awards, working with the event nine times between 2009 and 2019.
A firm BBC favourite, the Wicklow native made appearances on Live At The Apollo, Three Men In A Boat and Stargazing Live, along with a slew of other genres including documentary and quiz shows.
Ó Briain had a cameo role as a generalised alternative comedian in the 2013 British film The Look of Love.
The heavyweight in British television and comedy will once again be returning to our screens in new show One and Six Zeros, airing Sunday at 6pm on Channel 4.
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