Jack Whitehall
- 36 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and executive producer
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Jack Whitehall At Large review
It's a peculiarly British trait to have affection for the posh. Whatever their unfair advantages of birth or the entitlement that imbues, when the assuredness is undercut with a knowing self-disparagement or comic buffoonery, we forgive them a lot. It's what Boris Johnson has built his career on.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th January 2017Jack Whitehall: At Large review
Can a well-off, well-spoken comedian be a man of the people?
Brian Donaldson, The List, 16th January 2017Jack Whitehall review
I was in Waitrose the other day..." How's that for the opening gambit of a comedy show? Jack Whitehall has fashioned a remarkable and lucrative career as a stand-up by saying the unsayable. Not about sex, but shopping.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 6th January 2017Jack Whitehall interview
'Only at one of my gigs could you have a heckle about an Aga'.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 30th December 2016Top 40 TV Shows of 2016: #29 Fresh Meat
As usual, these six episodes were wince-inducingly familiar for anyone who's every sat through a terrible job interview, thrown a half-arsed party or embarked on an ill-advised relationship, touched with moments of real pathos as the gang said one final farewell to their student home.
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 25th December 2016The conceit here is that every week David Walliams's sketches are played opposite a different sidekick. Tonight, it is Jack Whitehall, who proves a surprisingly versatile counterpoint, as a pathological status-flaunter and a passive-aggressive Sherlock Holmes, among others. It doesn't all land - dating shows have long been in on their own joke - but the album of operatic football chants feels as if it could one day be revealed as prophecy.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 25th November 2016Video: Jack Whitehall braves our Confessions booth
We also discovered which comedian Jack is most jealous of and, appropriately, gave him something of a religious epiphany... involving underwear.
Catriona Wightman, Digital Spy, 17th November 2016Comedians and their mums: the world needs them now
Today is awful, so seeing people have a nice time with their folks is actually quite a comfort. Here are the best and worst comic-parent pair-ups.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 9th November 2016Interview: Jack Whitehall
As Jack Whitehall veers between blockbuster BBC adaptations and large arena tours, he just wants to thank his mum.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 8th November 2016Jack Whitehall interview
After three years away, the Bad Education star is going back on the road with a major stand up tour.
Brian McIver, Daily Record, 4th November 2016