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Both Good Grief and the sitcom, in fact, open with the same lines: “Statistics say that one in every one people will eventually die. In the years since Good Griefwas launched here to great acclaim, he has run the gauntlet of television and radio work, become an ambassador for the mental health charity, Calm, and written a book, Cheer the F**k Up, a practical guide to offering mental health support to anyone in your life that needs it.īig Boys amalgamates the themes of grief and mental illness, about which Rooke is passionate, with the excellently observed jokes from his live shows. It is fitting, then, that when I meet the 28-year-old to discuss his new Channel 4 sitcom Big Boys – based in part on Good Grief, and starring Derry Girls’ Dylan Llewellyn as a fictionalised version of Rooke in his university years – we are in the bar of that theatre, where Rooke began the work of retelling his experiences. Produced by the theatre, and written by Rooke and his nan, Sicely, it featured them talking frankly about the premature loss of Laurie – Jack’s dad and Sicely’s son – who died of cancer at the age of 56. Peeking through is the face of comedian and writer Jack Rooke, whose 2015 flyer for the show Good Grief is displayed. We may close RSVPs to this event early if we experience a high demand.In the box office of London’s Soho Theatre there is a patchwork of colourful posters on the wall. There are usually plenty of new people, so you will not be the only one and won't feel like billy-no-mates! Please make sure to approach an organiser, so we can help with introductions. you are very welcome! It is advisable for newbies to arrive whilst we are at our first venue. We ask for a £2 contribution towards the costs of running the event. All timings listed are approximate and subject to change.