Jack Whitehall
Stand-up comedian

Jack Whitehall

Who Jack Whitehall is

Jack Whitehall is an English stand-up comedian, actor and presenter from London whose first solo show, Nearly Rebellious, earned a Best Newcomer nomination at the 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. His arena tours have produced the Netflix specials At Large (2017), I'm Only Joking (2020) and Settle Down (2024), and he has hosted the BRIT Awards six times. On television he played JP in Channel 4's Fresh Meat, co-wrote and starred in the BBC Three sitcom Bad Education, and presents Netflix's Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father with his father, Michael Whitehall.

At a glance

Born
1988
Stand-up specials
Live, Gets Around: Live from Wembley Arena, At Large and 2 more
Podcasts
Him & Me
On screen
Live at the Apollo, Fresh Meat, Bad Education and 7 more
Next on stage
6 October 2026 — Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA
Official site
jackwhitehall.com ↗

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Jack Whitehall

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Career timeline

  1. 1988Born
  2. 2010Live at the Apollo (stand-up, 2010) On screen
  3. 2011Fresh Meat (JP, Channel 4, 2011–2016) On screen
  4. 2012Live (2012, DVD, Hammersmith Apollo) Special
  5. 2012Bad Education (Alfie Wickers; co-writer, BBC Three, 2012–2014, 2022–2024) On screen
  6. 2012A League of Their Own (regular panellist, 2012–2018) On screen
  7. 2013Him & Me (book with Michael Whitehall, 2013) Book
  8. 2014Gets Around: Live from Wembley Arena (2014, DVD) Special
  9. 2017At Large (2017, Netflix) Special
  10. 2017Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father (presenter, Netflix, 2017) On screen
  11. 2017Decline and Fall (BBC, 2017) On screen
  12. 2018The BRIT Awards (host, 2018–2021, 2025, 2026) On screen
  13. 2020I'm Only Joking (2020, Netflix) Special
  14. 2024Settle Down (2024, Netflix) Special

Questions about Jack Whitehall

Where is Jack Whitehall performing next?

Tuesday 6 October 2026, 9:30 PM — with Crystal Marie and Donnell Rawlings at Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA, then 3 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Live, Gets Around: Live from Wembley Arena, At Large, I'm Only Joking and Settle Down.

What podcast do they host?

Him & Me.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Live at the Apollo, Fresh Meat, Bad Education, A League of Their Own, Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father and Decline and Fall, among 10 credits.

When were they born?

In 1988.

Who are some comedians like them?

Crystal Marie (on the same bill, 6 October 2026), Donnell Rawlings (on the same bill, 6 October 2026), Fern Brady (also in Live at the Apollo), Josh Pugh (also in Live at the Apollo) and Kate Berlant (also in A League of Their Own).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026