Ku sii qor faqradan - Wuxuu ka dhashay qoys reer Irish ah oo ka soo haajiray Tranmere, Cheshire, O'Grady wuxuu u guuray London dabayaaqadii 1970-yadii, isagoo markii hore ka shaqeynayay sarkaal daryeel oo u shaqeeya Golaha Camden. Halkaan ayuu ku soo bandhigay bandhigiisa jiidashada 1978, isagoo ku saleynaya dabeecadda Lily Savage astaamaha laga helo qaraabada dumarka ah. O'Grady wuxuu booqday England isagoo qayb ka ah labada nin ee mime-ka ah, Playgirls, O'Grady ayaa markii dambe kaligiis u noqday majaajiliiste istaag ah. Isaga oo soo bandhigaya Savage sideed sano oo ka mid ah baararka khaniisiinta ee Koonfurta London, Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT), wuxuu ku guuleystey raacitaan caan ah bulshada khaniisiinta magaalada wuxuuna u adeegsaday dabeecadiisa inuu ka hadlo xuquuqda khaniisiinta. Ka dib markii loo magacaabay abaalmarinta Perrier ee 1992
, O'Grady wuxuu soo jiitay dareenka guud wuxuuna sameeyay muuqaallo kala duwan oo telefishan, raadiyo, iyo tiyaatar. Isaga oo ah Savage, wuxuu soo bandhigay bandhigyada "The Big Breakfast" (1995 <unk> 1996), "Blankety Blank" (1997 <unk> 2002), iyo "Lily Live!" (2000 <unk> 2001), isagoo kasbaday abaalmarino kala duwan wuxuuna noqday shaqsi caan ah oo caan ah.