Jake O'Kane

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| name = Jake O'Kane

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|03|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland

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| occupation = Comedian, Columnist, Businessman

| known_for = The Blame Game

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| children = 2

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Jake O’Kane (born 12 March 1961{{cite tweet |author=Jake O'Kane |user=JakeOKane |date=12 March 2022 |title=1. Sixty-one years ago today, in 1961, I was born less than 3m from where I'm standing. I've spent my life with Cavehill in my eye line and am blessed to now live on its banks. This hill is my gym, my therapist, my place of worship. |number=1502702252804427785 |website=Twitter |language=en |access-date=12 March 2022}}) is a Belfast-based stand-up comedian, and a resident compère of the Northern Ireland comedy club, "The Empire Laughs Back" at The Empire Music Hall in Belfast.{{cite web |title=Empire Laughs Back Comedy Club |url=http://www.thebelfastempire.com/page/6/?pid=2PO12C4N4 |website=Empire}}

O'Kane has toured on the comedy circuit,{{cite web|title=Jake O'Kane's Tongue Lashing |url=http://www.lyrictheatre.co.uk/whats-on/specific/on-stage/jake-okanes-tongue-lashing |publisher=Lyric Theatre (Belfast) |access-date=24 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123115002/http://www.lyrictheatre.co.uk/whats-on/specific/on-stage/jake-okanes-tongue-lashing |archive-date=23 November 2014 |url-status=dead}} and has also appeared at clubs including The Stand, Jongleurs and The Comedy Store.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}

He hosted and performed on the BBC Northern Ireland stand up television show One Night Stand,{{cite web |title=Jake O'Kane To Perform As Part Of St. Patrick's Day Celebrations |url=http://www.downartscentre.com/news/default.asp?ID=97&itemId=7&topicId=&va=0 |publisher=Down Arts Centre |access-date=24 November 2014}} and was a resident panellist on the show The Blame Game on both TV and radio from 2005 to 2021.{{cite web |last=McVeigh |first=Andrea |date=7 November 2008 |title=Standing up and taking the Blame |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/theatre-arts/standing-up-and-taking-the-blame-28453241.html |work=Belfast Telegraph |access-date=9 May 2022}}{{cite web |last=Young |first=Connla |date=20 February 2021 |title=Comedian Jake O'Kane has announced he is leaving The Blame Game |url=http://www.irishnews.com/news/2021/02/20/news/comedian-jake-o-kane-has-announced-he-is-leaving-the-blame-game-2229710/ |website=The Irish News |language=en |access-date=20 February 2021}}

In addition to his comedy, O'Kane also runs an off licence shop in North Belfast.{{cite web |last=Bell |first=Gail |date=22 February 2017 |title=Funnyman and offie owner Jake O'Kane's a former champion weightlifter |url=http://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2017/02/22/news/funnyman-and-offie-owner-jake-o-kane-s-a-former-champion-weightlifter-937975/ |website=The Irish News |language=en |access-date=20 February 2021}}