Jake O'Kane
Jake O'Kane | |
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Born | 12 March 1961 Belfast, Ireland |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, Columnist, Businessman |
Known for | The Blame Game |
Children | 2 |
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Jake O’Kane (born 12 March 1961[1]) is a Belfast-based stand-up comedian, and a resident compère of the Northern Ireland comedy club, "The Empire Laughs Back" at The Empire Music Hall in Belfast.[2]
O'Kane has toured on the comedy circuit,[3] and has also appeared at clubs including The Stand, Jongleurs and The Comedy Store.[citation needed]
He hosted and performed on the BBC Northern Ireland stand up television show One Night Stand,[4] and was a resident panellist on the show The Blame Game on both TV and radio from 2005 to 2021.[5][6]
In addition to his comedy, O'Kane also runs an off licence in North Belfast.[7]
Personal life
O'Kane lives in North Belfast with his wife and 2 children. He was a champion power-lifter in his youth. O'Kane suffers from coeliac disease and is teetotal.[7] His father, Jim O'Kane, was a councillor on Belfast City Council and was interned in 1971 as part of Operation Demetrius.[8]
Filmography
Title | Role | Channel | |
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2005-2021 | The Blame Game | Resident Panelist | BBC NI |
Give My Head Peace | Guest Performer | BBC NI | |
One Night Stand | Host and Stand-up Performer | BBC NI | |
Festival Nights | Guest Contributor | BBC NI | |
The John Daly Show | Writer and Performer | BBC NI | |
McKeever | Writer | UTV | |
The Empire Laughs Back | Stand-up Performer | BBC NI | |
The Empire Laughs Back II | Stand-up Performer | BBC NI | |
Comic Relief | Stand-up Performer | BBC NI | |
The Kelly Show | Writer and Performer | UTV |
Year | Title | Role | Channel |
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2005-2021 | The Blame Game | Resident Panelist | BBC Radio Ulster |
Festival Review | Contributor | BBC Radio Ulster | |
Between the Lines | Contributor and Performer | RTÉ Radio | |
Saturday View | Contributor and Performer | RTÉ Radio | |
The John Daly Show | Contributor and Performer | Downtown Radio |
References
- ^ "Jake O'Kane on Twitter". Twitter. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "EMPIRE LAUGHS BACK COMEDY CLUB".
- ^ "Jake O'Kane's Tongue Lashing". Lyric Theatre (Belfast). Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Jake O'Kane To Perform As Part Of St. Patrick's Day Celebrations". Down Arts Centre. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Standing up and taking the Blame". Belfast Telegraph.
- ^ Young, Connla (20 February 2021). "Comedian Jake O'Kane has announced he is leaving The Blame Game". The Irish News. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b Bell, Gail (22 February 2017). "Funnyman and offie owner Jake O'Kane's a former champion weightlifter". The Irish News. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ O'Kane, Jake (14 August 2021). "Jake O'Kane: My dad was the only UK elected representative ever to be interned". The Irish News. Retrieved 12 March 2022.