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Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show(2010)
Status: Released
Date: 2010-11-22
74%
20 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
Overview:
Dara O Briain - This Is the Show was recorded in front of a sell-out crowd on the final date of his record-breaking nine nights at the world famous Hammersmith Apollo. Dara is on top form as he effortlessly mixes off the cuff audience interaction with razor sharp material and a star studded finale that almost puts Hollywood to shame. "O Briain is loud and large and fast and feisty...............but the way he tells 'em is a joy" - The Times "O Briain has a laser eye for the absurd and the spurious amid the too-much-stuff with which we shore up our hapless lives" - The Guardian "Breakneck genius...... the entire audience was hanging on every sentence. And every sentence ended in a laugh. It was stuffed with dazzling observations, vivid vignettes and glorious gags." Evening Standard
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Open Mike Productions
Movie: Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show
Top 6 Billed Cast
Dara Ó Briain
Himself
Jimi Mistry
Himself
Ed Byrne
Self (Commentary & Drinking Game)
Andy Parsons
Self (Commentary & Drinking Game)
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Overview
Dara O Briain - This Is the Show was recorded in front of a sell-out crowd on the final date of his record-breaking nine nights at the world famous Hammersmith Apollo. Dara is on top form as he effortlessly mixes off the cuff audience interaction with razor sharp material and a star studded finale that almost puts Hollywood to shame. "O Briain is loud and large and fast and feisty...............but the way he tells 'em is a joy" - The Times "O Briain has a laser eye for the absurd and the spurious amid the too-much-stuff with which we shore up our hapless lives" - The Guardian "Breakneck genius...... the entire audience was hanging on every sentence. And every sentence ended in a laugh. It was stuffed with dazzling observations, vivid vignettes and glorious gags." Evening Standard
Release Date
2010-11-22
Average
7.35
Rating:
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