Jack Whitehall
- 36 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and executive producer
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Jack Whitehall: I'm Only Joking review
During a mini-rant about vegans in his new special, Jack Whitehall acknowledges that he's going after 'low-hanging fruit'. But it's not just one throwaway line about meat-deniers being physically weak that fits this category, but large swathes of this uninspiring show.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st July 2020Nexflix to stream new Jack Whitehall stand-up special
Netflix is to publish new stand-up special Jack Whitehall: I'm Only Joking on Tuesday 21st July.
British Comedy Guide, 10th July 2020Jack Whitehall's Sporting Nation preview
He does a decent job, an amusing and buoyantly positive host without pushing the comedy too hard, always good company if rarely laugh-out-loud funny. (though a wry comment about 'those who can't, host' is winningly self-deprecatory). It's a stepping stone to him being a bone fide presenter, rather than a jester on the sidelines.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th July 2020Jack Whitehall: PC exists for a reason in comedy
Jack Whitehall has said that political correctness has a "purpose" in comedy as it exists to protect vulnerable people. However, the 32-year-old stand-up admitted that he was more careful now about what he said on stage than he had been 10 years ago.
Alex Green, Yahoo, 10th July 2020Jack Whitehall's Sporting Nation, BBC1, review
Whitehall's humorous honesty on our sporting failures and achievements kept this potentially self-congratulatory series on the ground.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 10th July 2020Jack Whitehall's Sporting Nation, review
A decent filler in the absence of real sport.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 10th July 2020Jack Whitehall: I'm a dirty secret
Even though he is an A-list comedian and has recently made his first Hollywood movie, Jack Whitehall reckons his posh school considers him its "dirty little secret".
He jokes that he has been erased from its history - unlike another very famous pupil who also attended Marlborough College.
Stuart Pink, The Sun, 9th July 2020Jack Whitehall to star in romantic comedy film Robots
Jack Whitehall will star alongside Emma Roberts in Robots, a romantic comedy film about a duo who trick people into relationships with illegal robot doubles of themselves.
British Comedy Guide, 24th June 2020Jack Whitehall amasses £7.5million fortune
Jack Whitehall has amassed a £7.5million fortune in his showbiz company, called Jackpot Productions.
Richard Moriarty, The Sun, 21st June 2020Jack Whitehall's Father's Day review
Jack and his father Whitehall had their hearts in the right place, but this special was a little too performative.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 19th June 2020