Jack Rooke
- Actor, writer and comedian
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Why it's time to celebrate TV's most neglected relationship: the straight best mate
From eyeballing fetishwear at his first Pride to learning to cook, gay writer Jack Rooke shared his youth with his straight best pal. He explains why his new sitcom, Big Boys, pays homage to heterosexual sidekicks.
Jack Rooke, The Guardian, 25th May 2022Jack Rooke on his new Channel 4 comedy Big Boys
The writer of Channel 4's new comedy on finding humour in tragedy and why we still have a long way to go when it comes to tackling mental health.
Anya Ryan, Evening Standard, 25th May 2022Mother F**king Pep Talk coming to Comedy Central
Comedy Central will publish an online series called Mother F**king Pep Talk, in which comedians deliver motivational speeches straight down the camera.
British Comedy Guide, 12th January 2021Big Boys - a sitcom by Jack Rooke - to be filmed for Channel 4
Channel 4 has ordered Big Boys, a semi-autobiographical sitcom by comedian Jack Rooke about an unlikely friendship between two young men who meet at university.
British Comedy Guide, 26th November 2020Jack Rooke: 'We should teach mental health'
Comedian Jack Rooke's jaunty new memoir is actually a handbook for grief, he tells Samuel Fishwick.
Samuel Fishwick, Evening Standard, 2nd September 2020Jack Rooke: There's nothing funny about grief
There's nothing funny about grief - but, says comedian Jack Rooke, openness, honesty and happy memories will help you smile again.
Daily Mail, 26th July 2020Accommodation woes
We asked a range of comedians about their accommodation at this year's Fringe, and for disaster stories from previous years.
British Comedy Guide, 14th August 2019Edinburgh rules
Many performers set themselves Edinburgh rules, like not drinking for the month. We asked this year's Fringers what theirs are.
British Comedy Guide, 12th August 2019Fringe 2019: The best comedy shows to see at this year
Would you look at that? It's August and that means one big thing: Edinburgh Fringe.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 1st August 2019Meet the best new comics at the Fringe
From Ben Affleck angst to valley-girl cabaret, the fresh generation of standups and character acts performing at Edinburgh.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 27th July 2019