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Irish comedian Dara O'Brien has been involved in the comedy world since the late

1990s. His long list of TV shows and stand-up tours include the BBC's Mock the Week, which was on air for 17 years.

It was a comedic take on current events in the UK.

But Dara is known to talk about a wide range of topics, from science to the Irish experience. There are three states of Legality. of Then it moves into and now don't push it and finally go right you're taking the piss

That's what the police sweep in right? He kicks off the U.S. leg of his,

So Where Were We Tour next month?

After the break, he joins us from the UK

to talk about his comedy, the tour, and his search

for his birth mother.

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