Jake O'Kane
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| Occupation | Stand-up comedian |
Jake O’Kane is a Belfast-based,stand-up comedian, and a resident compère of Northern Ireland’s longest running[citation needed] comedy club, "The Empire Laughs Back" at The Empire Music Hall in Belfast.[1]
O'Kane has toured on the comedy circuit,[2] 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,[3] and is a resident panellist on the show The Blame Game on both TV and radio.[4]
Television
- The Blame Game (BBC NI) – resident panelist – writer and performer[4]
- Give My Head Peace (BBC NI) – guest performer
- One Night Stand (BBC NI) – host and stand-up performance
- Festival Nights (BBC NI) – guest contributor
- The John Daly Show (BBC NI) – writer and performer
- McKeever (UTV) – writer
- The Empire Laughs Back II (BBC NI) – stand-up performance
- Two Ceasefires and a Wedding (BBC NI) – guest performer
- Comic Relief (BBC NI) – stand-up performance
- The Empire Laughs Back (BBC NI) – stand-up performance
- The Kelly Show (UTV) – writer and performer
Radio
- The Blame Game (Radio Ulster) – resident panelist[4]
- Festival Review (Radio Ulster) - contributor
- Between The Lines (RTÉ Radio) – contributor and performer
- Saturday View (RTÉ Radio) – contributor and performer
- The John Daly Show (Downtown Radio) – contributor and performer.
References
- ^ "EMPIRE LAUGHS BACK COMEDY CLUB".
- ^ "Jake O'Kane's Tongue Lashing". Lyric Theatre (Belfast). Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Jake O'Kane To Perform As Part Of St. Patrick's Day Celebrations". Down Arts Centre. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Standing up and taking the Blame". Belfast Telegraph.