Dara Ó Briain's stolen script recovered after culprit invites comedian for a drink

Sunday, 21 July 2024 06:40

Comedian Dara Ó Briain says he was the "victim of a shocking crime" after his notes were stolen from the stage after a gig in Guernsey on Friday night.

The stand-up star was performing at St James in the island's capital, St Peter Port, and noticed afterwards that several pages had been swiped from the stage.

In a video shared on social media, Dara says staff checked security footage and identified the culprit: "I was on stage last night in Guernsey in a lovely place called St James, which is a converted church.

Dara was performing for two nights at St James in Guernsey (Image: Dara Ó Briain / X)

"On stage, there's loads of foliage, and at the end of the gig, I went back out, and my notes were missing, so we launched a massive search - including going over all the security footage - and we found the moment of the theft."

The Mock The Week host shared the footage of their investigation, showing a fan climbing through the foliage to swipe the notes from the stage.

A hand can be seen reaching through the on-stage foliage and taking the comedian's notes (Image: Dara Ó Briain / X)

A member of the production team can be heard describing the theft as "That's ballsy, that is."

They say there is no crime in the Channel Islands. This shocking footage from last night’s gig proves otherwise! pic.twitter.com/xrUI4FrGmF
— Dara Ó Briain (@daraobriain) July 20, 2024

Mr Ó Briain continued: "We saw who it was, and it turns out they were people who I had met after the gig and said, 'You must come for a drink with us' and told me where they were.

"So I went. I said, 'Hello, I'd like my notes back, please', and they were a bit sheepish about it. So watch out - if you're planning a life of crime, there are a lot of cameras around."

Dara and the production team reviewed CCTV to find the culprit (Image: Dara Ó Briain / X)