Dara Ó Briain
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Dara Ó Briain is an Irish comedian and television presenter best known for hosting shows such as Mock the Week and The Panel, as well as various science and quiz programmes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dara Ó Briain canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7674693 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dara Ó Briain Context triple: [Blockbusters, revivalHost, Dara Ó Briain]
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A.
Chris O'Dowd
Chris O'Dowd is an Irish actor and comedian best known for his roles in the sitcom "The IT Crowd" and various film comedies.
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B.
Rory Bremner
Rory Bremner is a British impressionist, comedian, and satirist best known for his sharp political impressions and television work.
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C.
Dylan Moran
Dylan Moran is an Irish comedian, writer, and actor best known for his stand-up comedy and for co-creating and starring in the sitcom "Black Books."
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D.
Kevin Connolly
Kevin Connolly is an American actor and director best known for playing Eric "E" Murphy on the television series Entourage.
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E.
Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey is a British comedian, musician, and actor known for his surreal stand-up, musical parodies, and appearances on panel shows like "Never Mind the Buzzcocks."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dara Ó Briain Target entity description: Dara Ó Briain is an Irish comedian and television presenter best known for hosting shows such as Mock the Week and The Panel, as well as various science and quiz programmes.
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A.
Chris O'Dowd
Chris O'Dowd is an Irish actor and comedian best known for his roles in the sitcom "The IT Crowd" and various film comedies.
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B.
Rory Bremner
Rory Bremner is a British impressionist, comedian, and satirist best known for his sharp political impressions and television work.
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C.
Dylan Moran
Dylan Moran is an Irish comedian, writer, and actor best known for his stand-up comedy and for co-creating and starring in the sitcom "Black Books."
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D.
Kevin Connolly
Kevin Connolly is an American actor and director best known for playing Eric "E" Murphy on the television series Entourage.
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E.
Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey is a British comedian, musician, and actor known for his surreal stand-up, musical parodies, and appearances on panel shows like "Never Mind the Buzzcocks."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| birthName | Dara Ó Briain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1972-02-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University College Dublin ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish people ⓘ |
| familyName | Ó Briain ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
mathematics
ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
observational comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Dara ⓘ |
| hasChild |
daughter
ⓘ
son ⓘ |
| hasInterest |
astronomy
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasResidence |
Ireland
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums
ⓘ
Mock the Week ⓘ
linked to:
Mock the Week (TV series)
Robot Wars (revival series) ⓘ
linked to:
Robot Wars
Stargazing Live ⓘ The Apprentice: You're Fired! ⓘ
linked to:
The Apprentice
The Panel ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| name | Dara Ó Briain ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor | combining comedy with science topics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beyond the Fringe? (stand-up tours)
ⓘ
linked to:
Beyond the Fringe
Tickling the English ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ television presenter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums
ⓘ
Mock the Week ⓘ
linked to:
Mock the Week (TV series)
Robot Wars (revival series) ⓘ
linked to:
Robot Wars
Stargazing Live ⓘ The Apprentice: You're Fired! ⓘ
linked to:
The Apprentice
The Panel ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland ⓘ |
| role |
co-presenter of Stargazing Live
ⓘ
host of Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums ⓘ host of Mock the Week ⓘ host of Robot Wars (revival series) ⓘ host of The Apprentice: You're Fired! ⓘ host of The Panel ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan Ó Briain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dara Ó Briain Description of subject: Dara Ó Briain is an Irish comedian and television presenter best known for hosting shows such as Mock the Week and The Panel, as well as various science and quiz programmes.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mock the Week (TV series)
subject linked to:
Mock the Week (TV series)
subject linked to:
Mock the Week (TV series)