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Jack Rooke: Good Grief. Jack Rooke. Copyright: BBC
Jack Rooke

Jack Rooke

  • Actor, writer and comedian

Jack Rooke features

Big Boys. Image shows left to right: Jack (Dylan Llewellyn), Corinne (Izuka Hoyle), Danny (Jon Pointing), Yemi (Olisa Odele) TV

Boy Boys Series 2 interview

Sunday 14th January 2024

Jack Rooke talks about writing the second series of Big Boys, and we hear from cast members Dylan Llewellyn, Jon Pointing, Izuka Hoyle and Olisa Odele.

Image shows left to right: Holly Walsh, Lisa McGee, Nancy Harris, Jack Rooke TV

BAFTA Awards 2023: Comedy writers interview

Friday 21st April 2023

We talk to Jack Rooke, Lisa McGee, Nancy Harris and Holly Walsh, who have been nominated in the comedy writing category in this Sunday's BAFTA Television Craft Awards.

Image shows left to right: Lee Ridley, Jack Rooke, Lucy Porter, Amna Saleem, Steven Canny Pro

Video: Writers' Guild panel on comedy writing

Monday 21st November 2022

A video of a Writers' Guild of Great Britain panel in which Lucy Porter talks to Lee Ridley, Jack Rooke, Amna Saleem and Steve Canny about topics including gaining a foothold in the comedy writing business.

BAFTA Breakthrough 2022. Image shows left to right: Runyararo Mapfumo, Jack Rooke. Credit: BAFTA, Sophia Spring Pro

Jack Rooke and Runyararo Mapfumo - BAFTA Breakthrough interview

Friday 11th November 2022

Big Boys writer Jack Rooke and Sex Education director Runyararo Mapfumo talk about being selected for the 2022 BAFTA Breakthrough programme.

Edinburgh Q&A Live

Accommodation woes

Wednesday 14th August 2019

We asked a range of comedians about their accommodation at this year's Fringe, and for disaster stories from previous years.

Edinburgh Q&A Live

Edinburgh rules

Monday 12th August 2019

Many performers set themselves Edinburgh rules, like not drinking for the month. We asked this year's Fringers what theirs are.

Latitude 2018. Copyright: Aryan Jafri Live

Latitude 2018 Report

Thursday 19th July 2018

Latitude is the ultimate outdoor arts festival (with lots of decent music too) - this year with added dust and band-dissing. Big names wandering about onstage and off, new comic discoveries, Dr Buckles DJing, pink sheep and green ants - it was quite a weekend.

Jack Rooke: Good Grief. Jack Rooke. Copyright: BBC Radio

Jack Rooke interview

Thursday 16th March 2017

Jack Rooke introduces his Radio 4 stand-up show Good Grief and talks about other topics, including the Spice Girls.

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