August 20, 2017

Daire O’Doherty


Having reluctantly given up on being a child prodigy, Daire settled on simply being childish and hasn’t looked back since. His first foray into the world of performance was in a dusty basement in University College Dublin. He played a red-headed Irishman in what critics called “a serious stretch of his acting skills”. Since then, he has gone on to tread the boards, with(?) or without a script, as a multi-award nominated & winning actor (FEATS 2017 & 2024, NDFA 2024) and improviser more often than his Masters degree in Computer Science, Networking & Security would normally permit.

Daire is the co-founder-organizer-host of the sensational monthly show “Winging It: Geneva’s Improv Sandbox” as well as a founding member of the shows Polyglots: Multilingual Improv and Primetime: The Improvised Sitcom.

Not content with being an improv and theatre star, this renaissance man fronts the world’s greatest alternative/indie rock band: The Gods They Made, performing regularly on increasingly well lit stages having released their debut album: “Breathe In” in May 2024 before headlining the infamous main stage at Geneva’s 2024 Fete de la Musique and opening for Eagle-Eye Cherry. Since their incredible summer run, when asked, Daire claims the band is “working on new material”. We’re not quite sure what that means. 

Daire O'Doherty