Jack Rooke
- Actor, writer and comedian
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Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards 2023 winners
The Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards 2023 winners include David Quantick, Rhys Thomas and Lucy Montgomery, Michael Spicer, Jack Rooke and Adam Kay.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2023The 50 best TV shows of 2022: No 6 - Big Boys
Jack Rooke's truly special comedy about male friendships and mental health had it all - laughs, tears, 00s cultural references and top-tier sex jokes.
Hollie Richardson, The Guardian, 14th December 2022Big Boys, Dead Canny and Derry Girls creators up Writers' Guild awards
Jack Rooke (Big Boys), Anna Costello (Dead Canny) and Lisa McGee (Derry Girls) are amongst the nominees for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain awards 2023
British Comedy Guide, 6th December 2022Big Boys gets Series 2 at Channel 4
Sitcom Big Boys has been commissioned for a second series by Channel 4.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 202222 telly stars to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
From the Fringe to TV and now back to the Fringe.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 9th July 2022Pleasance announces final Edinburgh Fringe shows
The Pleasance has announced their final batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th June 2022Big Boys is a new six-part semi-autobiographical Channel 4 comedy, written and created by comedian Jack Rooke (Happy Man). Directed by Jim Archer, it stars Dylan Llewellyn (James in Derry Girls) as Jack, who is gay, unconfident and floundering in loving co-dependency with his mum (Camille Coduri) after the death of his father.
Finally making it to Brent University, Jack, who has the fashion sense of a particularly outlandish Build-A-Bear creation, befriends the outwardly laddish but mentally fragile Danny (Jon Pointing). The opening double episode rips through fresher campus life ("You can't call yourself working class unless you've burned the roof of your mouth on a Greggs"), and Jack's inaugural LGBTQ+ night out: "You drank poppers?" Big Boys can be a rough, scruffy ride (think Fresh Meat after downing a couple of cut-price wine boxes), but I enjoyed its Tiggerish spirit and full-hearted embrace of difficult themes. Here's a comedy that isn't afraid to bounce into darkness.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 29th May 2022Big Boys review
Jack Rooke's sprightly comedy will be your next coming-of-age obsession.
Adam White, The Independent, 27th May 2022Big Boys review
Jack Rooke's sprightly comedy will be your next coming-of-age obsession.
Adam White, The Independent, 26th May 2022Big Boys, review
Derry Girls' Dylan Llewellyn stars in this bubbly sitcom that is also a sensitively handled study of friendship and loss.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 26th May 2022