Deirdre O’Kane
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Deirdre O’Kane is an award-winning Irish comedian, actress and presenter. Deirdre made her eagerly anticipated return to stand up in 2015 and since then has toured three sell out shows, 1Dee, A Line of O’Kane and Demented around Ireland.
Deirdre wowed Ireland with her performance on Dancing With The Stars (RTE1) which saw her deservedly reach the final. Co-presented of The Six O’Clock Show, also on TV3 and in 2013 hosted the Irish Film and Television Academy Awards (IFTAs) for the fifth time. She has appeared on the BBC’s QI, The Blame Game and Delete, Delete, Delete plus Dave’s As Yet Untitled. And most recently Amazon’s huge hit ‘Last One Laughing’ alongside Graham Norton et al.
Her leading role of Debra Moone in the award-winning Chris O’Dowd series Moone Boy on Sky One has earned her an IFTA nomination and her performance of the title role Christina Noble in Stephen Bradley’s award-winning feature film Noble.
Dierdre is currently on tour with her show O’Kaning It through 2024 coming to London in 2025.
‘Unique star quality’
The Guardian
‘She dazzles the audience from start to finish’
The Sunday Times
‘When she exits, applause follows her all the way down to the street’
The Scotsman