Jason Cook, 1973
Writers · January 1, 1973
Jason Cook
★ HOW OLD IS JASON COOK?
Jason Cook is 53 years old, born January 1, 1973 · Capricorn.
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About
Jason Cook is a British comedian and screenwriter who turned personal tragedy into award-winning stand-up. Born in 1973, he launched his comedy career in 2005 as part of sketch group Soup, then went solo with My Confessions, which won Best International Show at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in 2007. He later created and co-wrote the BBC sitcom Hebburn with Graham Duff, drawing on his hometown and his father's illness. Capricorn energy: introspective material mined from lived pain.
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Biography
Jason Cook carved a niche in British comedy by weaponizing vulnerability. Born January 1973, he started stand-up in 2005 after joining sketch collective Soup. With Lee Fenwick, he performed Die Clatterschenkfieternmaus, a fictional German synth-pop act designed to provoke. His 2007 solo show My Confessions, inspired by his father's stroke and recovery, became the standout hit of Edinburgh Festival Fringe that year, then won Best International Show at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. A follow-up, Joy, tackled his father's pancreatic cancer diagnosis and death—a brutal shift in tone that cemented Cook as a comedian willing to go dark. In 2011, he stepped into TV creation, co-writing Hebburn with Graham Duff, a sitcom set in his native Tyne and Wear. A live pilot aired at MediaCityUK's unbroadcast Salford Sitcom Showcase in October 2011; the BBC commissioned it, and the series premiered on BBC Two in October 2012, with a second season following in 2013. He's also done commercial work, fronting a Jacob's advert. As a screenwriter and comedian, Cook blends stand-up storytelling with scripted TV—formats that reward both spontaneity and precision. Life Path 22 (Master Builder): someone wired to construct meaning from chaos, whether onstage or in the writers' room.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Cook attended South Tyneside College in South Shields and joined the merchant navy before transitioning to comedy. He didn't start stand-up until 2005, making his entry into performance relatively late compared to many comedians.
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Trivia
- His 2007 solo show My Confessions was inspired by his father's stroke and recovery, winning the Best International Show category at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.
- With Lee Fenwick, he performed as Die Clatterschenkfieternmaus, a fictional Germany's most pretentious and confrontational synth-pop duo.
- He co-created Hebburn with Graham Duff, a BBC Two sitcom based on his hometown in Tyne and Wear that ran for two series starting in October 2012.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
Master Number — The Master Builder
22 is 4 amplified. Builders of large, structural things — institutions, festivals, multi-decade catalogs.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
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CHALLENGING
- Brian GutiérrezGoat · 2003
- An Yu-jin
★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Jason Cook?
- Jason Cook is 53 years old (born January 1, 1973).
- When is Jason Cook's birthday?
- Jason Cook was born on January 1, 1973.
- What is Jason Cook's zodiac sign?
- Jason Cook is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1973.
- What is Jason Cook's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Jason Cook was born in 1973, the year of the Water Ox.
- What does Jason Cook do?
- Jason Cook is a writer.
- Is Jason Cook still alive?
- Yes — Jason Cook is alive and 53 years old.
- What is Jason Cook's life-path number?
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