Jason Cook
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Jason Cook pens Elaine Paige retirement sitcom
West End legend Elaine Paige is making a sitcom with comedian Jason Cook. Retirement comedy Take A Bow seeks to emulate late-in-life Netflix hits Grace And Frankie and Man On The Inside.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2025Scott Bennett sitcom in the works for the BBC
Scott Bennett is developing his own sitcom for the BBC, as well as adapting his stand-up show Blood Sugar Baby for a Radio 4 special and book.
British Comedy Guide, 7th May 2025'Murder, They Hope' special Apocalypse Slough reveals star cast
Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaun Williamson, Annette Badland, Simon Day, Jim Howick, Ben Bailey Smith, Jason Lewis, Matthew Kelly, Charlie Hardwick, Gemma Jones, Harry Peacock and newcomer Dane Williams will star in new Murder, They Hope special Apocalypse Slough.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd July 2024'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' to be celebrated via Newcastle event
An event celebrating 1980s comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet will take place in Newcastle on 11th May 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 13th December 2023The Ultimate Choice returns to Radio 4
The Ultimate Choice is returning to Radio 4 next year, once again hosted by Steph McGovern and with guests including Russell Kane, Isy Suttie, Darren Harriott and Amy Gledhill.
British Comedy Guide, 25th October 2023Johnny Vegas & Sian Gibson back for Murder, They Hope specials on Gold
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson are returning for two more Murder, They Hope specials on Gold. The first, Blood Actually, will air at Christmas and co-stars Robert Webb, Jane Horrocks, Lee Mack and Sarah Hadland, with a second 90-minute special to be broadcast in 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2023Interview: Jason Cook
Claire Dupree talks to celebrated North East comic Jason Cook about the beauty of unpredictability ahead of two special shows this month.
Claire Dupree, Narc Magazine, 1st August 2022Murder, They Hope Series 2 guest stars revealed
Murder, They Hope, the Gold comedy series starring Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson, will welcome guest stars including Hugh Dennis, Vicki Pepperdine, Sally Phillips, Isy Suttie and Sandi Toksvig.
British Comedy Guide, 30th June 2022Gold orders second series of Murder, They Hope
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson are returning for a second series of comedy mysteries in Murder, They Hope.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2022'Murder, They Hope' cast revealed
Sarah Hadland, Shobna Gulati, Lee Mack, Paul Whitehouse and Jason Manford will be amongst the cast joining Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson in the new Gold series Murder, They Hope.
British Comedy Guide, 5th February 2021