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Jack Whitehall

Date of birth: 07-07-1988

The son of actress Hilary and agent Michael, Jack Whitehall was a child actor in various television dramas before pursuing stand-up comedy after leaving school.

Whitehall performed his first Edinburgh Festival Fringe show in 2009, receiving a nomination for best nbewcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. He is known for his roles as JP in the Channel 4 series Fresh Meat and as Alfie Wickers in the BBC Three sitcom Bad Education which he also co-wrote. He co-wrote The Bad Education Movie.

From 2012 to 2018, Whitehall was a regular panelist on A League of Their Own. In 2017, he appeared with his father in the Netflix series Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father. From 2018 to 2021, and again in 2025, he hosted the Brit Award Awards.

Whitehall has performed five stand-up tours: Jack Whitehall Live (2010–2011), Gets Around (2014), At Large (2017), Stood Up (2019), and Settle Down (2023–2024)/

When Jack Whitehall's diamond gags didn't sparkle

Comic tells Graham Norton of a 'horrendous' gig

comedy For most comedians, a corporate gig might involve something like a regional plumbing awards. For Jack Whitehall it's honouring high-end jewellers such as Louis Vuitton and Tiffany at the Grand Prix de la Haute Joaillerie in Monaco.

But speaking on the Graham Norton show tonight, he reveals all did not go well.

‘I was wondering what on earth I could talk about when the comedy gods delivered the Louvre heist,’ the told the talk-show host.

‘I don’t speak French, so I had no idea that the woman that came on before me said the robbery was one of the most tragic things that had ever happened to the French people, and on I come with a hi-vis vest with a load of prop jewellery.

‘When I said, "Who wants Napolean’s tiara" it was tumbleweed. I died on my arse. How did I know that mentioning "heist" five times to a room full of jewellers is like shouting "bomb" at an airport. It was horrendous!’

He also spoke about working with David Duchovny on is new tense thriller series Malice, saying of the X-Files star: He didn’t know who I was at the start but while we were filming in England he got obsessed with Catchphrase and was so excited that my name was one of the answers.’