Jack Skipper

Jack Skipper
BornMay 1988 (age 38)
Sutton, London, England
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
Children2
Comedy career
Medium

Jack Laurence Skipper (born May 1988) is an English stand-up comedian and actor. After beginning his career as a carpet fitter, he went on to embark on comedy and has fronted the tours Skint (2024–2026) and Nothing Heavy (2027). He has also made appearances on The Stand Up Sketch Show, Live at the Apollo and Trying.

Life and career

Jack Laurence Skipper was born in May 1988 in Sutton, London. He left school with no qualifications and subsequently became a carpet fitter, describing himself as the "14th best carpet fitter in the Croydon area". He embarked on a stand-up comedy course in February 2020 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequently began pursuing comedy full time, as well as posting on TikTok and Instagram. He was runner-up in the So You Think You're Funny? competition in 2022, reached the final of the Komedia New Act competition in 2023 and won Best Debut Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards in 2024. Skipper hosted a podcast Get to the Good Stuff with Jack Skipper from 2022 to 2024. Between 2023 and 2024, he made various appearances on the ITV2 series The Stand Up Sketch Show.

Between 2024 and 2026, Skipper performed his debut stand-up tour Skint, which he also performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In January 2026, he made his debut appearance on Live at the Apollo. The same year, he appeared in an episode of the Apple TV series Trying. In 2027, he will embark on the tour Nothing Heavy and will appear in the film Zak the Ripper.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2023–2024 The Stand Up Sketch Show Himself Performer; 5 episodes
2025 Silence is Golden Himself Participant
2026 Live at the Apollo Himself Performer
2026 Trying Kyle Episode: "Halloween"
2027 Zak the Ripper Dave Film role

Stand-up tours

Podcasts

References

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  6. ↑ Venables, Ben (24 July 2023). "Interview: Best of So You Think You're Funny?". Fest Magazine. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
  7. ↑ "New Act Night". Komedia Brighton. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Get to the Good Stuff with Jack Skipper". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
  9. ↑ "Viral Sensation and Stand Up Sketch Show Star Jack Skipper joins Forge February Lineup! | Funny That Comedy". 25 February 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
  10. ↑ Dessau, Bruce (16 May 2025). "Jack Skipper at Leicester Square Theatre:". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Jack Skipper: Skint comedy review – Likeable and effective debut". list.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
  12. ↑ "Breaking the Silence: Money and the Edinburgh Fringe – The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
  13. ↑ "BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 20, Episode 3". BBC. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
  14. ↑ "It Looks Like The Full I'm A Celebrity Line-Up Has 'Leaked' Ahead Of The New Season". HuffPost. 2 November 2026. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Jack Skipper Announces New Tour Nothing Heavy - Off The Kerb". Off the Kerb. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
  16. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Jack Skipper: Nothing Heavy". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
  17. ↑ "Jack Skipper joins Zak The Ripper comedy as Brighton filming wraps". The Argus. 20 October 2026. Retrieved 6 November 2026.