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comedy · Thursday 17 September 2026 · 7:00pm 
Deirdre O'Kane: Work in Progress - CoCo Comedy Club, The Roundy Cork
At The Roundy Bar and Cafe · 1 Castle Street, Cork City, Co. Cork
At The Roundy Bar and Cafe · 1 Castle Street, Cork City, Co. Cork
Deirdre O’Kane, one of Ireland’s best-known comedians and actors, plays three nights of Work in Progress shows at CoCo Comedy Club, upstairs at The Roundy on Castle Street in Cork city centre. The “work in progress” format means she is testing new stand-up material in front of a live room rather than performing a fully polished touring set, which typically makes for a looser, more conversational night than a finished theatre show, with more room for the audience to shape how a bit lands. O’Kane has a long career across stand-up, television and film in Ireland and is a familiar face from her comedy and broadcasting work over more than two decades.
Running across three consecutive nights, Thursday to Saturday, the shows give O’Kane the chance to work through material over several performances in the same room, something a small venue like The Roundy is well suited to compared with a bigger theatre date. The intimate, informal setting upstairs at The Roundy, the same room that hosts CoCo Comedy Club’s regular weekly shows, means audiences get a close-up view of a well-known comedian shaping a set in real time.
The Roundy on Castle Street runs a busy weekly comedy programme through CoCo Comedy Club, including a free Wednesday try-out night, a Thursday showcase and Saturday’s Earlier and Primetime shows, so O’Kane’s three-night run sits within a venue that hosts live comedy most nights of the week. Booking a well-known name like O’Kane for a multi-night work-in-progress run is a departure from that regular weekly bill and reflects the room’s growing reputation as a stop for established comedians testing new hours ahead of bigger tours.
The Roundy is on Castle Street in Cork city centre, a five-minute walk from Patrick Street and the main bus stops on Grand Parade and South Mall, easily combined with an evening in town beforehand.
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