| David O'Doherty | |
|---|---|
 O'Doherty performing at Bumbershoot in 2010 | |
| Birth name | David Nicholas Doherty[1][2] |
| Born | 18 December 1975 Dublin, Ireland |
| Medium | Stand up, television |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Trinity College Dublin |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Genres | Musical comedy, Surreal humour |
| Website | davidodoherty |
David Nicholas O'Doherty (/oʊˈdɒhərti/; born 18 December 1975)[3] is an Irish comedian, author, musician, actor and playwright and son of renowned jazz pianist Jim Doherty. His stand-up has won many international awards, including the if.comedy award in 2008[4] and Best International Comedian at the 2014 Sydney Comedy Festival.[5]
He attended Trinity College Dublin, where his comedy career began. "I spent a lot of my time introducing things", he says, "concerts and bands, that sort of thing". "I remember my brother once bet me I couldn't get the word 'spaghetti' into an introduction for a piano recital in the Edmund Burke so I stood-up and said 'my brother has bet me I can't say the word spaghetti' and I got a laugh."[6]
O'Doherty has written several books, written two plays and released three comedy CDs. His latest book for children, Danger Is Everywhere, illustrated by Chris Judge has been selected for the UNESCO Dublin, City of Literature Citywide Reading Campaign.[7] In 2015 it was published in 10 languages around the world.
He regards himself as "a failed jazz musician, scrambling about for something else to do with his life".[8]
- ^ "Irish comedians have the last laugh".
- ^ "Comedy: Sanity claws".
- ^ "Providing comedy solutions since late 1975". Davidodoherty.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Young, Kevin (23 August 2008). "O'Doherty wins main Fringe award". BBC. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- ^ "Winners of the 2014 Sydney Comedy Festival Awards". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "FAQs for D.O'D (frequently asked questions for David O'Doherty)". Trinity News – Ireland's Oldest Student Paper. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Danger, Danger READ All About It!". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "David O'Doherty, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, City Screen, York, January 24". Retrieved 16 May 2016.