Jack Whitehall Lands Prime Video Christmas Special Featuring Dave Bautista, Rebel Wilson and Michael Bublé (EXCLUSIVE)
Jack Whitehall is set bring his festive cheer to Amazon Prime Video for the first time, with the streamer having announced a Christmas special fronted by the British comedian and actor.
“Jack in Time For Christmas” — produced by Workerbee (a Banijay UK company) and Whitehall’s Jackpot Productions — will launch exclusively on Prime Video worldwide in December, and will also include an eclectic array of special guests, including Michael Bublé, Dave Bautista, Rebel Wilson, Jimmy Fallon, Daisy May Cooper and Tom Davies.
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The show, part scripted comedy, part unscripted traveloge, will see Whitehall (whose recent big screen credits include “Jungle Cruise” and “Clifford the Big Red Dog”) find himself stranded in the U.S. with just four days to make it back to the U.K. for Christmas. With time ticking away, he embarks on a journey involving planes, trains, huskies, and bobsleighs. As per the description, “a stockingful of conveniently located famous faces help (and hinder) along the way as Jack navigates the chaos of Christmas and tries to make it home in time.”
“Jack in Time for Christmas” was announced at a special Amazon Upfront event held in London on Wednesday, where Prime Video also lifted the lit on two other comedy shows, including the cast of its British inc
“Last One Laughing UK” — the latest incarnation of Amazon’s hit global franchise in which guests must try not to laugh — will feature 10 British comedy names, including Bob Mortimer, Daisy May Cooper, Joe Lycett, Judi Love, Rob Beckett, Sara Pascoe, Lou Sanders, Joe Wilkinson, Harriet Kemsley and Richard Ayoade. Jimmy Carr hosts alongside special guest Rosin Conaty, with the series due to launch in 2025.
Meanwhile, Prime Video is launching a one-off special from “Clarkson’s Farm” star Kaleb Cooper’s national theater tour of “The World According to Kaleb” The show will launch globally on Nov. 29.
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