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Michael Whitehall

Michael Whitehall

  • English
  • Celebrity and agent

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Jack Whitehall's Travels sees the posh banter fly

The travel show gives a hilarious insight into the relationship between the comedian and his openly critical father Michael, and I'm already looking forward to the rest.

Ian Hyland, The Mirror, 5th October 2017

Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father review

Michael's intransigence and Jack's baiting of his dyed-in-the-wool views make for plenty of funny moments.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd September 2017

Review: Travels With My Father, Netflix

It's a familiar travelogue format but a very watchable one.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd September 2017

Michael & Jack Whitehall to tour south east Asia for Netflix series

Jack and Michael Whitehall are to star in a new travel series, Travels With My Father, for Netflix.

British Comedy Guide, 28th February 2017

Comedians 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 2016

Jack Whitehall's Backchat to return

Backchat, the comedy chat show fronted by Jack Whitehall and his father, Michael Whitehall, will return later this year for a third series.

British Comedy Guide, 11th September 2015

Review: Backchat Live with Jack & Michael Whitehall

It was a short but enjoyable evening. Jack Whitehall was happy to cue up his chums and then sit back as they nattered and his father shamelessly upstaged everyone.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th February 2015

Jack Whitehall and Michael Whitehall blogs

An eccentric son? A grumbling father? What do the comedian and dad Michael really think of each other?

Jack Whitehall and Michael Whitehall, Radio Times, 13th January 2015

Interview: Jack & Michael Whitehall

"It's a cruel game. With one box, the dream factory can become the refinery of nightmares"

Radio Times, 15th June 2014

Matt Lucas has had his mum on his show, so comedians bringing a parent on board to share the presenting load is not entirely unprecedented. And the son-and-father team of Jack and Michael Whitehall has already been successfully road-tested on Million Pound Drop and live comedy shows. But a chat show is a tough act to pull off, so it will be interesting to see if the pair's fractious but affectionate relationship works its magic and gets their guests to open up. First to submit to a Whitehall grilling are Jeremy Paxman - on the receiving end for once - and new EastEnder Danny Dyer.

Carol Carter and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro, 20th November 2013

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