Jason Cook
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
'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 2021Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson returning with more murder mysteries
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson have reunited for more comedy murder mysteries on Gold, this time in a three-part series called Murder They Hope.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd November 2020Sunday for Sammy seeks comedy writing talent
Local comedian and comedy writer Jason Cook, creator of Hebburn and Death On The Tyne, will be helping to whittle down entries and there will be an opportunity for the winning one to be acted out on stage at Newcastle's Utilita Arena during the next Sunday For Sammy show. Sunday For Sammy is a charity variety show held every two years for the Sammy Johnson Memorial Fund, supporting local creative talent.
Barbara Hodgson, Newcastle Chronicle, 29th September 2020Dial M For Middlesbrough, Gold, review
A slightly too formulaic third outing for the cursed coach tour operators.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 14th December 2019