Deirdre O'Kane O'Kaning It

Deirdre O’Kane: O’Kaning It

Comedic fireball Deirdre O’Kane is mad for road, mercilessly mining hilarity from the human condition. Will she conquer the chaos or revel in it? Tame the mayhem or “O’Kane it”? Either way you’re in for a night of relentless laughs fuelled by warped personal insight.

Unique star quality." – The Guardian

"O’Kane quickly sets up a rhythm of her own and when she exits, applause follows her all the way down the street." – The Scotsman

 "She won the audience over from the moment she opened her mouth." – Metro

Award winning Irish Comedian and actress Deirdre O’Kane will be performing her latest show O’Kaning It on Sunday 19th October, the closing night of the 2025 festival.

A household name in her native Ireland, Deirdre wowed the country with her performance on Dancing With The Stars (RTE1) which saw her deservedly reach the final. 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.

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.