Dara O Briain speaks of obligation to tell birth mother ‘it worked out OK’

He felt inspired to find his birth mother after watching the 2013 drama film Philomena
Dara O Briain speaks of obligation to tell birth mother ‘it worked out OK’

The stand-up said he felt inspired to find his birth parents after watching the 2013 drama film Philomena (Jane Barlow/PA)

Comedian Dara O Briain has said he wanted to find his birth mother to tell her “it worked out OK” in his life after being adopted as a child.

The Irish stand-up, 52, spoke about his experience of searching and finding his birth parents in his previous comedy tour So Where Were We?

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