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Jacob Hawley
Jacob Hawley

Jacob Hawley

  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Jacob Hawley: interview

Stevenage soft lad Jacob Hawley presents ruminations on love, youth and mental health, with new show, Faliraki.

Keira Brown, The Fountain, 24th August 2019

Q&A: Jacob Hawley

Jacob Hawley's highly anticipated follow up show to his poignant and politically charged debut promises politics for idiots, feminism for lads, love stories for louts, self-care for those who don't.

Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 26th July 2019

Jacob Hawley interview

Jacob Hawley on what he likes and dislikes about the festival, and how he regrets wearing a vest and blazer during his first ever gig.

Comedy To Watch, 21st July 2019

Comedy picks at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A total of 30 funny shows in August from stand-up, sketch, double-acts, impressionists and talking foxes.

Brian Donaldson, The List, 17th July 2019

Jacob Hawley hosts BBC podcast about drug culture

Stand-up comedian Jacob Hawley is hosting an eight-part BBC podcast series about drug culture in the UK.

British Comedy Guide, 28th June 2019

Jacob Hawley: Howl review

Hawley is a charismatic 27-year-old with a passion and a cause, and quite some performance chops (that 2:1 masters degree is coming in handy). Once he scratches deeper, and with more focus to his attitude, he could be a force to be reckoned with.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th February 2019

The distinctly millennial rising star

A BBC New Comedy Award finalist, Jacob Hawley uses his show to rally against Brexit, and lampoon outdated ideas of race, sexuality, and gender.

Rohan Banerjee, The New Statesman, 24th August 2018

Why Brexit is getting laughs at the Edinburgh Fringe

Britain's departure from the EU is a hard topic to get away from, even at the Edinburgh Fringe. But has anyone in Edinburgh found anything new and, more importantly, anything funny to say about it?

Vincent Dowd, BBC, 14th August 2018

Jacob Hawley interview

Comedian Jacob Hawley got into politics and comedy thanks to the Edinburgh Fringe... now he's back with his own show.

Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 31st July 2018

Jacob Hawley: the Edinburgh interviews 2018

Jacob Hawley interview.

Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 21st July 2018

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