Deirdre O'Kane

Deirdre O'Kane (born 25 March 1968) is an Irish stand-up comedian and actress. She started her career as a stand-up comic in 1996 and reached the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards of that year. O'Kane has performed at the Edinburgh Festival every year since, including her solo show 'Deirdre O'Kane is Crystallized' in 2001. She has also played at The Melbourne, Adelaide, and Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festivals, as well as touring in the Middle East, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Prague, Brussels, and London. In addition to her comedy career, O'Kane has acted in numerous theater productions in Ireland, Australia, Canada, and the UK.