Jake O'Kane

Jake O’Kane is a Belfast-based, stand-up comedian, and a resident compère of Northern Ireland’s longest running 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.

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

External links

• Official website