{{short description|Irish comedian, podcaster and actress}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=February 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox person | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|38|2022|10|22}} | birth_place = Dublin, Ireland | occupation = Comedian, podcaster }}
'''Emma Doran''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date|38|2022|10|22|noage=1}})<ref name="DingleWhiskey">{{Cite web |last=Meaney |first=Clodagh |date=2022-10-22 |title=Stand-up comedian Emma Doran talks about her career and the Dingle Whiskey Movie Club |url=https://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/movies/stand-up-comedian-emma-doran-talks-about-her-career-and-the-dingle-whiskey-movie-club/395020591.html |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=SundayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> is an Irish stand-up comedian, podcaster, and sketch comedian from Dublin.<ref name="Vape">{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2024 |title='Ah here, where's me vape?' – Emma Doran unveils new Dilemma! gigs; Tommy Tiernan road tests unfinished material around Ireland |url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/ah-here-wheres-me-vape-emma-doran-unveils-new-dilemma-gigs-tommy-tiernan-road-tests-unfinished-material-around-ireland/a848294385.html |website=Independent.ie}}</ref>
She came to public attention with sketches on RTÉ's ''Republic of Telly'' and was a main cast member in the ''No Worries if Not!'' series. In January 2024, she was one of 10 comedians in Amazon Prime Video's ''LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland''.<ref name="Vape" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cast for Graham Norton's Prime series LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland announced |url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/Markets%20News/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4294949&tpl=archnews&force=1 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The Irish Film & Television Network}}</ref>
==Background== Doran is from Dublin,<ref name="RSVP Rise" /> and lived in Tallaght in the early 1990s.<ref name="DingleWhiskey" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Doran |first=Emma |title=Emma Doran: When I think of Tallaght, I think of Italia '90 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2025/01/31/emma-doran-when-i-think-of-tallaght-i-think-of-italia-90/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> Doran became pregnant with her first child during her final year of secondary school.<ref name="IT Abuse">{{Cite web |last=O'Donoghue |first=Ellen |date=December 3, 2023 |title=Comedian Emma Doran: 'Women get more abuse than men. It's one of those awful things you just kind of accept' |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2023/12/03/comedian-emma-doran-women-get-more-abuse-than-men-its-one-of-those-awful-things-you-just-kind-of-accept/ |website=IrishTimes.com}}</ref> She worked in community radio before pursuing a course in television production.<ref name="IT Abuse" />
==Comedy career== Along with stand-up, Doran has created sketches on her Facebook and YouTube channels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Roisin |date=October 4, 2016 |title=If you've had a baby this funny sketch will be very familiar |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30757729.html |website=Irish Examiner}}</ref>
Doran has performed sketches for RTÉ2's ''Republic of Telly'', and was a main cast member in the ''No Worries if Not!'' sketch show in 2022, with Michael Fry and Justine Stafford.<ref name="RSVP Rise" /> She has been a guest in Foil Arms and Hog YouTube sketches.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 February 2024 |title=Brutally Honest Parent-Teacher Meeting |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkDpWb8IO4A |publisher=Foil Arms and Hog |via=YouTube}}</ref>
During COVID-19 lockdown she focused on creating short form sketches online.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2022 |title=Comedian Emma Doran Gets Her Big Break |url=https://evoke.ie/2022/10/06/entertainment/comedian-emma-doran-2 |website=Evoke.ie}}</ref> In March 2022, Doran started a podcast, "You're Grounded" with her daughter Ella.<ref name="RSVP Rise">{{Cite web |last=Townsend |first=Michelle |date=March 3, 2023 |title=Emma Doran on rise to fame, quitting job and giving birth before Leaving Cert |url=https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/comedian-emma-dorans-rise-fame-29367998 |website=RSVPLive.ie}}</ref> She also co-hosts "And Another Thing!" with broadcaster Muireann O'Connell.<ref name="SW">{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2024 |title=Muireann O'Connell opens up about getting married, turning 40 and the 'baby issue' |url=https://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/irish-showbiz/muireann-oconnell-opens-up-about-getting-married-turning-40-and-the-baby-issue/637517902.html |website=SundayWorld.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2023 |title=Muireann O'Connell And Emma Doran Tease Major Reveal At First Live Podcast |url=https://extra.ie/2023/05/30/entertainment/celebrity/emma-muireann-live-podcast |website=Extra.ie}}</ref>
She is now the co-host of "Keep It Tight", with Deirdre O'Kane, a comedy podcast part of HeadStuff Podcast Network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Show: Keep It Tight |url=https://headstuffpodcasts.com/show/keep-it-tight/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=HeadStuff Podcasts |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McArdle |first=Deirdre |date=2025-03-08 |title=Deirdre O'Kane: 'Women's rights are being taken away — we can't be complacent' |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-41588200.html |access-date=2025-04-08 |work=IrishExaminer.com |language=en}}</ref>
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