Dara Ó Briain born 4 February 1972 is an Irish comedian and television presenter based in the United Kingdom and Ireland He is noted for hosting topical panel shows such as Mock the Week The Panel and The Apprentice Youre Fired His TV work also includes starring in and writing of television comedy and documentary series Ó Briain has also been a newspaper columnist with pieces published in national papers in both Britain and Ireland In 2009 the Irish Independent described Ó Briain as Terry Wogans heir apparent as Britains favourite Irishman and in 2010 Ó Briain was voted the 16th greatest standup comic on Channel 4s 100 Greatest StandUps From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia