Dara O'Briain
Published: Thursday, 28 June 2007, 4:50PM
What makes orcs and elves laugh? Irish comedian Dara O’Briain has a week to find out when he joins the world of fantasy role players.
Comedy credentials
Stand-up comic and Edinburgh Festival regular
Started out as a children’s TV presenter
Host of Mock the Week
Dara’s Tough Gig
Dara joins a group obsessed with Lord Of The Rings. They spend their weekends in strange costumes, having full-on battles. And they take it all very seriously.
He’s played to a whole load of different crowds all around the world in his career as a stand-up comic, but is he up to this challenge?