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==Comedic career== O'Doherty worked in a bicycle shop and in [[telemarketing]] and [[Temporary work|temping]] before he made his first stage appearance at Dublin's [[International Comedy Cellar|Comedy Cellar]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/news-gossip/odoherty-scoops-top-edinburgh-comedy-award-1462478.html|title=O'Doherty scoops top Edinburgh comedy award|date=25 August 2008|access-date=12 September 2008|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> His first full show was ''The Story of the Boy Who Saved Comedy'' which received a nomination for Perrier Best Newcomer when it was performed at [[Edinburgh Fringe]]. In 2006, he was nominated for an [[if.comedy award]] for his Edinburgh show, ''David O'Doherty Is My Name''. O'Doherty has performed at festivals across the world in locations that include Adelaide, Melbourne, Montreal, New York City and Wellington NZ, Moscow and Iceland. As a support act he first toured Ireland with [[Tommy Tiernan]], the United Kingdom with [[Rich Hall]] and the United States with [[Demetri Martin]].<ref>[http://www.irish-comedy.com/davidodoherty/index.htm David O'Doherty] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908071833/http://www.irish-comedy.com/davidodoherty/index.htm |date=8 September 2008 }} at irish-comedy.com</ref> In August 2008, O'Doherty won the If.comedy award at the Edinburgh Fringe for his show ''Let's Comedy'', which featured "a [[Intimate relationship|relationship]] in text messages, tunes played on a 3ft electronic keyboard, and a [[badger]] attack".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/news/utterly-delightful-david-odoherty-wins-edinburghs-top-comedy-award-907304.html|title='Utterly delightful' David O'Doherty wins Edinburgh's top comedy award|date=24 August 2008|access-date=12 September 2008|newspaper=[[The Independent]] | location=London | first=Senay | last=Boztas}}</ref> He was presented with the 2008 Intelligent Finance Comedy Award<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/irish-comedian-wins-uk-comedy-prize-1462313.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802194207/http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/irish-comedian-wins-uk-comedy-prize-1462313.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2012 |title=Irish comedian wins UK comedy prize |date=24 August 2008 |access-date=12 September 2008 |newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] }}</ref> and a cheque for £8,000 (€10,000)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/4722337.html|title=David O'Doherty claims top Edinburgh comedy award|date=25 August 2008|access-date=12 September 2008|magazine=[[Hot Press (magazine)|Hot Press]]}}</ref> by the previous winner [[Brendon Burns (comedian)|Brendon Burns]] and the Australian author and television presenter [[Clive James]]. ===Edinburgh Fringe shows=== {|class="wikitable" |- !Year !Title |- | 2000 | ''David O'Doherty: The Boy Who Saved Comedy'' |- | 2002 | ''David O'Doherty: Small Things'' |- | 2003 | ''David O'Doherty Creates Something New Under The Sun'' |- | 2004 | ''David O'Doherty in World Champion of Some Things'' |- | 2005 | ''David O'Doherty: Grown Up'' |- | 2006 | ''David O'Doherty Is My Name'' |- | 2007 | ''It's David O'Doherty Time'' |- | 2008 | ''David O'Doherty: Let's Comedy'' |- | 2009 | ''David O'Doherty: David O' Doh-party'' |- | 2010 | ''David O'Doherty: Somewhere Over The David O'Doherty'' |- | 2011 | ''David O'Doherty Is Looking Up'' |- | 2011 | ''David O'Doherty presents: Rory Sheridan's Tales of the Antarctica'' |- | 2012 | ''Seize the David O'Doherty (Carpe D'O'Diem)'' |- | 2013 | ''David O'Doherty Will Try to Fix Everything'' |- | 2014 | ''David O'Doherty Has Checked Everything'' |- | 2015 | ''David O'Doherty: We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us Are Looking at David O'Doherty'' |- | 2016 | ''David O'Doherty: Big Time'' |- | 2017 | ''David O'Doherty: Big Time'' |- | 2018 | ''David O'Doherty: You Have To Laugh'' |- | 2019 | ''David O'Doherty: Ultrasound'' |- | 2022 | ''David O'Doherty: whoa, is me'' |- | 2023 | ''David O'Doherty: Tiny Piano Man'' |- |} ===Awards and nominations for stand-up comedy=== O'Doherty has been decorated with numerous awards for his achievements in comedy. In 1999, he won the [[Channel 4]] [[So You Think You're Funny]] Comedy Competition at the [[Edinburgh Fringe]] and was also a finalist in the [[BBC New Comedy Awards]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/specials/edinburgh/article4602506.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616123303/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/specials/edinburgh/article4602506.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2011|title=David O'Doherty wins top award for his 'delightful' Edinburgh show|date=25 August 2008|access-date=12 September 2008|newspaper=[[The Times]] | location=London | first=David | last=Lister}}</ref> He eventually won the [[If.comedy award|if.comedy Award]] (formerly the Perrier Award) in 2008 for ''Let's Comedy''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2008/08/24/7289/david_does_it%21|title=David does it!|date=24 August 2008|access-date=12 September 2008|publisher=[[Chortle]]}}</ref> He was also nominated for the Barry Award at the [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]] in 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/modestadventures/about.html |title=Some facts about David O'Doherty |publisher=RTÉ |access-date=21 August 2013}}</ref> and in 2014 received the award for Best International Comedian at the Sydney Comedy Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/news-blog/sydney-comedy-festival-2014-award-winners.html|title=Winners of the 2014 Sydney Comedy Festival Awards|access-date=16 May 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602085552/http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/news-blog/sydney-comedy-festival-2014-award-winners.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | 1999 || [[Edinburgh Fringe]] || [[Channel 4]] [[So You Think You're Funny]] Comedy Competition winner || {{won}} |- | 1999 || || [[BBC New Comedy Awards]] || {{nom|2nd}} |- | 2000 || || Perrier Best Newcomer Award || {{nom}} |- | 2003 || || ''[[Hot Press]]'' Irish Comedian of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2006 || ''David O'Doherty is My Name'' || [[If.comedy award]] || {{nom}} |- | 2006 || ''David O'Doherty is My Name'' || [[Barry Award (for comedy)|Barry Award]] at the [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]] || {{nom}} |- | 2008 || ''Let's Comedy'' || [[If.comedy award]] || {{won}} |- | 2014 || ''David O’Doherty Will Try To Fix Everything'' || Best International Comedian Sydney Comedy Festival Awards || {{won}} {{end}}
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