About Jake O'Kane
Jake O'Kane works from Belfast, and his home stage is the Empire Music Hall, where he runs the room as compere of the Empire Laughs Back club and has performed on the television specials made under the same name. Away from that stage he has played The Stand, Jongleurs and The Comedy Store.
His best-known role is his seat on The Blame Game, where he was a resident panellist from 2005 to 2021 in both the BBC Northern Ireland television version and the one on BBC Radio Ulster. He also hosted and performed on the stand-up show One Night Stand, appeared in Give My Head Peace, Festival Nights and Comic Relief, and wrote for The John Daly Show and McKeever. On radio he has contributed to Festival Review, Between the Lines and Saturday View.
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3:51Popular culture and class
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15:17It's time the world called out Israel & IDF.
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1:49Arlene Foster gets a portrait at Queens University. Why?
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9:27Trump makes America a laughingstock
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2:26Plague of flies infest NI Assembly. Locusts and frogs to follow?
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3:43Pedestrianise the Cathedral Quarter!
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12:12NI MLA's - no work, no pay.
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1:49Epstein's mates go free in US
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1:47Lidl Pub Belfast Brawl
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2:36Keir Starmer 'cleans up' at the shops.
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1:14MLA Villa 1
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4:01A Paddy batters an IDF soldier.
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7:14Free the Jim Allister One
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1:27Two days in London is one day too many.
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4:29Rishi Sunak w****r of the week.
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3:46Mossad send a deadly message.
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0:45The wee man from Strabane, no, not that wee man.
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2:35The Church Of England sack the messenger.
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2:03Katie Hopkins should be boycotted not banned.
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4:47Grenfell, Lord Pickles and Kingspan.
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9:25USA Presidential Election - Part 2
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2:51Sam McGuire cup con.
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0:57The Ecstasy & The Agony
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2:19World leaders walk out on Netenyahu
1.2K viewsFrequently asked questions
Where does Jake O'Kane perform?
Jake O'Kane works from Belfast, where he is compere of the Empire Laughs Back club at the Empire Music Hall, and he has also played The Stand, Jongleurs and The Comedy Store.
Was Jake O'Kane on The Blame Game?
Yes, he was a resident panellist on The Blame Game from 2005 to 2021, in both the BBC Northern Ireland television version and the one on BBC Radio Ulster.
What TV shows has Jake O'Kane been on?
He hosted and performed on the stand-up show One Night Stand, appeared in Give My Head Peace, Festival Nights and Comic Relief, and performed on the Empire Laughs Back television specials.
What has Jake O'Kane written for?
O'Kane wrote for The John Daly Show and McKeever, and on radio he has contributed to Festival Review, Between the Lines and Saturday View.
