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About Deirdre O'Kane

Deirdre O'Kane is an Irish stand-up comedian and actress. She became a stand-up comic in 1996 and reached the finals of that year's BBC New Comedy Awards. She has performed at the Edinburgh Festival, including the solo show Deirdre O'Kane is Crystallized. On television she fronted the RTร‰ One talk show Deirdre O'Kane Talks Funny and the Sky stand-up comedy series The Deirdre O'Kane Show. She played Debra Moone in Moone Boy, and her theatre credits include Mary in Juno and the Paycock at the Abbey and the one-woman show My Brilliant Divorce at Druid.

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When did Deirdre O'Kane become a stand-up comic?

She became a stand-up comic in 1996 and got into the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards of that year. She has played at the Edinburgh Festival every year since.

What solo show did Deirdre O'Kane perform at the Edinburgh Festival?

In 2001 she performed her own solo show, Deirdre O'Kane is Crystallized, as well as the two-hander Tis Pity She's Anonymous.

What film roles is Deirdre O'Kane known for?

She portrayed Noeleen in the 2003 motion picture Intermission, directed by John Crowley, and played the lead role in the 2014 biopic Noble as Christina Noble, a children's rights campaigner who founded the Christina Noble Children's Foundation in 1989.

What is The Deirdre O'Kane Show?

The Deirdre O'Kane Show launched on Sky Max in October 2021. The five-part series featured guests including Bill Bailey, Ardal O'Hanlon, Joanne McNally, Jason Byrne, Reginald D. Hunter, Neil Delamere, Emma Doran, Des Bishop, Catherine Bohart and Martin Angolo.

How did Deirdre O'Kane do on LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland?

In 2024 she was a contestant on LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland, the Irish version of the comedy-reality show Documental. She ended up reaching the final but lost to Jason Byrne.

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