Big Boys creator goes back to his roots, ten years on

Jack Rooke is to return to the Soho Theatre revisiting his breakthrough show about loss.

The comic who created the autobiographical comedy Big Boys for Channel 4 first performed Good Grief at the London venue in 2015.

It is now returning for a five-night run from December 9, with the subtitle ‘a decade retrospective of capitalising on my dead dad to varied levels of failure and success’

Rooke said: ‘As a comedian the most exciting bucket list tick is doing your first run at Soho Theatre. 

‘I’m both thrilled and nervous to return and perform, on the exact 10 year anniversary, a decade retrospective of my debut hour Good Grief, a sweet and silly comedy-theatre show which I co-wrote with my Nan in 2015 and has inspired most my work since. 

‘Thankfully for me the subject of grief never goes out of fashion, because people constantly die!! [insert confetti party emoji]. But this show has always had two optimistic key messages: grief is better shared AND you can always milk your dad’s death fully to your own advantage. Come along and learn how!’

The show is directed by Gabriel Bisset-Smith, officially described as ‘now a telly wanker’  having co-created the BBC's groundbreaking multi-platform murder mystery The Last Hours of Laura K.

Published: 7 Nov 2025