South London comic Jack Skipper has recently gone from a carpet fitter with no qualifications to an internet sensation and full-time comedian. Whether telling stories of life as a family man or observations on working-class life, his everyday guy persona has seen him blow up on social media, with over 17 million likes on TikTok alone and 390k followers on Instagram.
Jack was a runner-up in the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny? comedy newcomer competition in 2022, in 2023 he reached the final of the Komedia New Act comedian competition and in 2024 won Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival Awards as well as nominated for Next Up’s Biggest Award In Comedy.
He recently starred in the Stand Up Sketch Show on ITV2 as well as on Comedy Central Live and has been supporting Michael McIntyre and Josh Widdicombe on tour.
His debut stand-up show, Skint, has been praised by Chortle for ‘delivery that commands the room and a no-nonsense outlook that gels into strong punchlines’. It was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 after a sell-out run at the Pleasance and is now on a sell out tour around the UK.
About Getaway Comedy
It’s all about the laughs at Getaway Comedy. Expect a delicious mix of playful, unapologetic, dark, punchy and (most importantly) very funny stand-up. Our main aim is to make sure our audiences have a top night out. Line-ups are booked purely on merit (ie. how funny each act is), with an emphasis on making sure there’s a variety of comedic styles for you to enjoy throughout the show. A spoonful of observational, a sprinkling of one-liners, a pinch of musical, a dollop of the daft… you get the picture. With all the crap going on in the world, Getaway Comedy is an opportunity to escape to laughter for a couple of hours.
Getaway Comedy have been putting on shows for over a decade (previously under the banner of The Stand-Up Club), and have built up a reputation as one of the best run and funniest comedy clubs in the UK. We also founded and run the £10,001 British Comedian of the Year competition, with the biggest cash prize in British comedy. With venues across London and the South, check out the nearest venue to you on our Venues Page.
