David O'Doherty is an Irish comedian from Dublin, Ireland, where he was born in 1975. His debut album, Giggle Me Timbers (or 'Jokes Ahoy!'), was released in 2006.
Next date in Glasgow: 13 December at O2 Academy Glasgow.
David O'Doherty on tour elsewhere in United Kingdom
3 dates announced outside London:
- Glasgow O2 Academy Glasgow See the date
- Liverpool Liverpool Philharmonic Hall See the date
- Bristol Bath Forum See the date
Upcoming dates
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Upcoming shows
Profile
- Latest album
- Live in His Own Car During a Pandemic (2020)
- Born
- 1975 · Dublin
- Origin
- Ireland
About — The artist
David Nicholas O'Doherty ( or ; born 18 December 1975) 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 and Best International Comedian at the 2014 Sydney Comedy Festival.
O'Doherty has written several books, written two plays and released three comedy CDs. His book for children, Danger Is Everywhere, illustrated by Chris Judge was selected for the UNESCO Dublin, City of Literature Citywide Reading Campaign and was published in 10 languages around the world. His book The Summer I Robbed A Bank won the 2021 Irish Children's Book of the Year Award.
O'Doherty regards himself as "a failed jazz musician, scrambling about for something else to do with his life".
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “David O'Doherty” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Giggle Me Timbers (or 'Jokes Ahoy!') 2006
- Let's David O'Doherty 2009
- We Are Not the Champions 2012
- You Only Live 2015
- Live in His Own Car During a Pandemic 2020