Dara O Briain has hit back at comic Andrew Lawrence after he said funnymen who made jokes about Ukip were “moronic”.

Dara O Briain
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Andrew took to Facebook this week and slammed comedians who made what he called “cheap and easy gags about Ukip”, and mentioned Dara’s show Mock The Week.

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But Dara has now responded, writing on Twitter that his fellow comic is “bitter”.