Jake O'Kane

Jake O’Kane is a Belfast-based stand-up comedian, and a resident compère of the Northern Ireland comedy club, "The Empire Laughs Back" at 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 was a resident panellist on the show The Blame Game on both TV and radio from 2005 to 2021.^[4]^[5]

In addition to his comedy, O'Kane also runs an off licence in North Belfast.^[6]

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.^[6]

Filmography[]

Television
	Title	Role	Channel
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

Radio
Year	Title	Role	Channel
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[]

^ "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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "EMPIRE LAUGHS BACK COMEDY CLUB".

[2] "Jake O'Kane's Tongue Lashing". Lyric Theatre (Belfast). Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

[3] "Jake O'Kane To Perform As Part Of St. Patrick's Day Celebrations". Down Arts Centre. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

[taking-4] "Standing up and taking the Blame". Belfast Telegraph.

[5] Young, Connla (20 February 2021). "Comedian Jake O'Kane has announced he is leaving The Blame Game". The Irish News. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

[:0-6] Jump up to: ^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.

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