Stand-up comedian

David O'Doherty

Also known as David O’Doherty

Who David O'Doherty is

David O'Doherty is an Irish stand-up comedian, author, podcast host and musician who first performed at Dublin's Comedy Cellar in 1998 and the following year won the So You Think You're Funny? new-act competition and was runner-up in the BBC New Comedy Awards. Nominated for the Perrier best newcomer award in 2000, he won the Edinburgh Comedy Award, then called the if.comedy award, in 2008 for Let's Comedy, and he has played comedy festivals from Melbourne and Montreal to New York, Prague, Adelaide and Wellington.

On television he has been a regular on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI, Have I Got News for You and Live at the Apollo, and he created and hosted Channel 4's Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty. He co-hosts the podcast What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden, has been heard on BBC Radio 4's The Unbelievable Truth, and writes children's books, among them the Danger Is Everywhere series and The Summer I Robbed a Bank, which was named Irish Children's Book of the Year. His show Highway to the David Zone opened at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe before touring the UK and Ireland.

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At a glance

Podcasts and radio
What Did You Do Yesterday?, The Unbelievable Truth and Fresh from the Fringe
Books
The Summer I Robbed a Bank, Danger Is Everywhere, Danger Is Still Everywhere and 1 more
On screen
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty, Live at the Apollo and 5 more
Official site
davidodoherty.com ↗

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

On screen

Podcasts and radio

Books and writing

Comedians like David O'Doherty

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Career timeline

  1. 2007The Modest Adventures of David O'Doherty (RTÉ Two, 2007) On screen
  2. 2008Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two, 2008-2012) On screen
  3. 20108 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4, 2010-2025) On screen
  4. 2011Have I Got News for You (BBC One, 2011) On screen
  5. 2012QI (BBC Two, 2012) On screen
  6. 2013Would I Lie to You? (BBC One, 2013) On screen
  7. 2014Danger Is Everywhere (book, Puffin, 2014) Book
  8. 2015Danger Is Still Everywhere (book, Puffin, 2015) Book
  9. 2016Danger Really Is Everywhere: School of Danger (book, Puffin, 2016) Book
  10. 2017Live at the Apollo (BBC Two, 2017 and 2020) On screen
  11. 2021Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty (creator and host, Channel 4, 2021) On screen
  12. 2021The Summer I Robbed a Bank (book, Penguin, 2021) Book
  13. 2023Fresh from the Fringe (host, BBC Radio 4, 2023) Podcast or book
  14. 2024What Did You Do Yesterday? (co-host, with Max Rushden, 2024-2026) Podcast or book

Questions and answers

Where is David O'Doherty performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: phlaimeaux.tumblr.com ↗.

What podcasts and radio shows have they been on?

What Did You Do Yesterday?, The Unbelievable Truth and Fresh from the Fringe.

Have they written a book?

Yes: The Summer I Robbed a Bank, Danger Is Everywhere, Danger Is Still Everywhere and Danger Really Is Everywhere: School of Danger.

What TV shows and films are they in?

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4, 2010-2025), Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty (creator and host, Channel 4, 2021), Live at the Apollo (BBC Two, 2017 and 2020), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two, 2008-2012), QI (BBC Two, 2012) and Have I Got News for You (BBC One, 2011), among 8 credits.

What is their official website?

davidodoherty.com ↗.

Who are some comedians like them?

Kiri Pritchard-McLean (also in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown), Lloyd Langford (also on The Unbelievable Truth), Lucy Beaumont (also on The Unbelievable Truth), Tom Allen (also in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown) and Isy Suttie (also in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown).

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Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026