Jack Rooke
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings
Writers hits out at ITV over AI plans
Lisa McGee, Liam Williams and Jack Rooke are among those who have criticised ITV after the broadcaster posted a job advert for someone to use artificial intelligence to "shape the future of content creation".
Emma Saunders, BBC, 21st October 2024Is it curtains for scripted comedy?
Comedians flocked to Edinburgh in their droves this month - but speakers at the TV Festival painted a bleak picture of scripted comedy's future.
Heather Fallon, Broadcast, 29th August 2024Big Boys returning for Series 3
Big Boys is returning for a third series, with production on further episodes of Jack Rooke's hit sitcom now underway.
British Comedy Guide, 11th June 2024Rosie Jones makes the Pride List
The comedian made No. 7 in The Independent's Pride List, behind the likes of Ncuti Gatwa, Alex Scott and Wes Streeting. Also in the top 50 are comics Joe Lycett, Graham Norton, Jack Rooke and Sandi Toksvig.
Chortle, 3rd June 2024Jack Rooke bares it all to be funny
The Big Boys writer made a hit out of his confessional comedy. But he still wants to keep a few things to himself.
Jessie Atkinson, GQ, 31st May 2024Jack Rooke wins BAFTA for comedy writing
Jack Rooke has won in the 'Writer: Comedy' category at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2024 for his Big Boys scripts. The ceremony also saw Such Brave Girls creator Kat Sadler win an award for emerging talent.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2024Extraordinary, Juice, Rob & Romesh and Black Ops win RTS Awards
Extraordinary, Juice, Rob And Romesh Vs, Black Ops stars Gbemisola Ikumelo and Hammed Animashaun, and Big Boys writer Jack Rooke won at the Royal Television Society Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 27th March 2024BAFTA TV Awards 2024 nominations
Big Boys, Dreaming Whilst Black, Extraordinary, Such Brave Girls, The Graham Norton Show, Late Night Lycett, Rob And Romesh Vs and Would I Lie To You? are amongst the nominees for the Bafta Television Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 20th March 2024Royal Television Society Awards 2024 nominations
Black Ops, Extraordinary, Such Brave Girls, Big Boys, Juice and There She Goes are amongst the nominees in the Royal Television Society Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2024Katy Wix cast in Big Boys after making big impression in gay sauna
Jack Rooke has recalled when he knew that Katy Wix had the "cult gay" appeal to play Jules, the over-enthusiastic student union officer in his Channel 4 sitcom Big Boys, after seeing how her performance in Absolutely Fabulous transfixed a Soho sauna.
British Comedy Guide, 25th January 2024