Jason Cook (born Jason Mark Cook; birth registered c. September 1973) is a British comedian and television writer. After attending South Tyneside College in South Shields, Cook joined the merchant navy. He started a career in stand-up comedy in 2005 when he became part of a sketch group called Soup. Then, with Lee Fenwick, he appeared in ''Die Clatterschenkfieternmaus''. The act was styled as Germany's most pretentious and confrontational synth-pop duo. His 2007 solo show, ''My Confessions'', won critical acclaim at the

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. Inspired by his father's stroke and recovery, it won the Best International Show category at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. In his show the following year, titled ''Joy'', Cook talked about his father's diagnosis with

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and his subsequent death. In 2011, he created, co-wrote, and appeared in ''

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'', a sitcom based in his hometown, of the same name, in

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. A pilot was performed live as part of the unbroadcast Salford Sitcom Showcase at

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in October 2011. The series was commissioned, and first broadcast on

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in October 2012. A second series was broadcast in 2013. Cook was also the face of a Jacob's advert. His philanthropic work includes sponsoring a science teacher, Dr Kquwakabogu in a school in a township in Kenya.

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