Writing

You need some funny dialogue, some great original gags, and that special something that lifts your project way above even your own high expectations.

You’re also looking for someone who works ludicrously fast, who can produce that great one liner before you can say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch – all right not as quick as “Jack Rabbit” but quick enough.

You want someone who’s confident writing in radio, theatre, TV, film or corporate (who can turn even the dullest health and safety brief into something that not only does the job but is funny!)

"I knew I thought The Mummy was funny but even I didn’t realise just how funny it was until we got the script on its feet and it was a joy to have the whole of The Arts theatre rocking with laughter at the insanity of it all. Now with producers The Booking Office on board, we look forward to a first step full production in 2013." Director, Joe Harmston

His comedy horror, The Mummy, was produced in the spring/summer of 2014 at the Belgrade Theatre, while his co-written farce (with Mark Stevenson), Octopus Soup tours in the spring of 2019. The Mummy has also appeared in Finland as Muumio and more recently in Argentina as La Momia. Jack's latest farce, the surreal One Man, Two Llamas, has a rehearsed reding at Theatr Clwyd in May 2017 - director Mark Bell.

He is the founder of the London Comedy Writer's Group which has spawned a number of Britain’s top new comedy writers. As a writer he has worked on numerous TV and radio sketch and has also had plays produced at the Finborough, The Arts Theatre, Soho Theatre, Edinburgh Festival and Old Red Lion, as well as having sold sit coms to Radio 4.

As facilitator and speaker, he works internationally with organisations including: Google, Microsoft, Virgin Media and Cisco, transferring skills from the world of comedy across to business, helping make the dry and technical engaging, fun and above all not boring.

More randomly Jack was probably the first Westerner to visit the Soviet secret city of Severodvinsk (and certainly the first to take pics of nuclear subs and return in one piece), created a comedy show from scratch live on GMTV and then had it heckled by Nick Owen and the singer Joe Brown; and once headlined as an animal impressionist at a Keralan Rock and Roll concert in Calicut.

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For drama groups interested in the Mummy go to http://shop.stagescripts.com/categories/plays/full-length/comedy/comedy-...

or try http://www.dramagroups.com

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Comedy Director & Writer

"Octopus Soup! is a breath of fresh airThere’s never a dull moment and lots of laughs.Fine acting, excellent comic timing and a fast-paced plot.A good old Brit comedy"

"Octopus Soup! will have you crying with laughter.If you long for a good belly laugh, then this brand-new British farce Octopus Soup! is the performance to see"

"Octopus Soup! easily earns its laughsAn entertaining farce with a moral message that delivers on laughs…Plenty of entertaining physical comedy"

“The actors are hilarious. The health effects of laughter are considerable, and the Theatre of Kotka gives an honorable contribution for a better health”

“…audience rewards the gags with constant laughter and applause. The Mummy, a classic to live for five thousand years”

“A delightfully silly and gloriously entertaining evening.”

“If you long for a good belly laugh, then this brand-new British farce! Octopus Soup!… is the performance to see.”

"From deepest, darkest, dangerous Egypt a legendary curse is stirring back into life and we're all going along for an outrageous, terrifying ride!" Now available from stagescripts.com

"I love the unpredictability of his writing across all his work that I have read. There is always an eccentric angle taken as he explores ideas and characters and that leads to strong and performable comedy."

"There is a lot to love about Octopus Soup, including Marvin’s witty one-liners and Malapropisms and Gloria’s chaotic character”

"The first thing we ask is whether the director can bring something a bit different, a vision that we never envisaged. Jack did that brilliantly for us with Maggie's End."

Writing

More pics from the Mummy!

Looking for Jack’s presentation skills courses? Click here for Stand up and Deliver.

Comedy Director & Writer

"Octopus Soup! is a breath of fresh air There’s never a dull moment and lots of laughs. Fine acting, excellent comic timing and a fast-paced plot. A good old Brit comedy"

"Octopus Soup! will have you crying with laughter. If you long for a good belly laugh, then this brand-new British farce Octopus Soup! is the performance to see"

"Octopus Soup! easily earns its laughs An entertaining farce with a moral message that delivers on laughs… Plenty of entertaining physical comedy"

“The actors are hilarious. The health effects of laughter are considerable, and the Theatre of Kotka gives an honorable contribution for a better health”

“…audience rewards the gags with constant laughter and applause. The Mummy, a classic to live for five thousand years”

“A delightfully silly and gloriously entertaining evening.”

“If you long for a good belly laugh, then this brand-new British farce! Octopus Soup!… is the performance to see.”

"From deepest, darkest, dangerous Egypt a legendary curse is stirring back into life and we're all going along for an outrageous, terrifying ride!" Now available from stagescripts.com

"I love the unpredictability of his writing across all his work that I have read. There is always an eccentric angle taken as he explores ideas and characters and that leads to strong and performable comedy."

"There is a lot to love about Octopus Soup, including Marvin’s witty one-liners and Malapropisms and Gloria’s chaotic character”

"The first thing we ask is whether the director can bring something a bit different, a vision that we never envisaged. Jack did that brilliantly for us with Maggie's End."

Writing

More pics from the Mummy!

Looking for Jack’s presentation skills courses?
Click here for Stand up and Deliver.

"Octopus Soup! is a breath of fresh airThere’s never a dull moment and lots of laughs.Fine acting, excellent comic timing and a fast-paced plot.A good old Brit comedy"

"Octopus Soup! will have you crying with laughter.If you long for a good belly laugh, then this brand-new British farce Octopus Soup! is the performance to see"

"Octopus Soup! easily earns its laughsAn entertaining farce with a moral message that delivers on laughs…Plenty of entertaining physical comedy"