Jack Dee
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Baldrick to read Blackadder Bedtime Story for Comic Relief
The BBC has revealed its plans for Red Nose Day, with Tony Robinson reprising his Blackadder character Baldrick for a Bedtime Story. Other Comic Relief sketches include one themed around Love Island and another around Eurovision.
British Comedy Guide, 9th March 2023Bleak Expectations stage play gets West End run
Dickensian pastiche Bleak Expectations, a Radio 4 hit from 2007, is to take to the West End stage this summer with a run of headline guest stars.
British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2023Jack Dee: 'I'm a positive energy kind of guy'
The comedian on doing stand-up in prison, his first open mic with Paul Merton and taking I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue on tour.
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 23rd January 2023Sunday with Jack Dee: 'I garden, which is outside housework'
The comedian on drinking copious amounts of tea, walking the chihuahua Dolly in the backpack and therapeutic trips to the tip.
Rich Pelley, The Observer, 15th January 2023Why won't Jack Dee do Taskmaster & other dream contestants
As Taskmaster's Series 14 champion is crowned and we discover the Series 15 cast, we draw up our wishlist for future contestants.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 1st December 2022Review: Jack Dee, Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
Jack Dee takes aim at the state of the TV schedules on his latest tour, with viciously hilarious results, writes Jay Richardson.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 31st October 2022Gold to celebrate Tony Hancock with colourised episodes & documentary
Gold is celebrating Tony Hancock by colourising classic episodes, Twelve Angry Men and The Blood Donor, as well as airing a documentary on the late comedian fronted by Jack Dee.
British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2022New claims of BBC anti-Tory bias as Jack Dee makes c-word jibe against Boris Johnson
Have I Got News For You was accused of broadcasting a torrent of 'spiteful and crass insults' as it dedicated Friday night's episode to Mr Johnson. In one shocking moment, host Jack Dee quoted a newspaper article that referred to the departing Prime Minister as a 'cosmic ****' - a moment greeted by gales of laughter in the studio. Panellists also suggested that Mr Johnson had taken cocaine.
Chris Hastings, Sam Merriman & Georgia Edkins, Daily Mail, 4th September 2022HIGNFY announces Boris Johnson special
Have I Got News For You will return in September for its 64th series, opening with a Boris Johnson-themed special.
British Comedy Guide, 16th August 2022Goodbye Baz: how stars celebrated the life of Barry Cryer
Friends, fans and family of Barry Cryer gathered in London's West End last night to remember the great gagsmith at a star-studded memorial gig.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th June 2022