David O'Doherty

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".