Jack Whitehall is reportedly lining up a new Christmas special.
Jack Whitehall is planning a festive special
The 35-year-old star and his own Jackpot Productions company are said to be looking into the idea of a celebrity-filled festive special - his first since 2019's 'Christmas With My Father' - in a similar vibe to 'Saturday Night Live'.
An insider told The Sun newspaper's TVBiz column: "Christmas takes on a new meaning when you have children of your own, so it makes perfect sense for Jack to look at a festive show of his own too.
“The Jackpot team have been briefed to fill it with lots of laughs, silly sketches and celeb performances — sort of like 'Saturday Night Live' in the US but with a lovely festive flourish.
"Plans are under way and Jack is chatting to a number of channels to find the format a home."
Jack became a dad for the first time in September 2023, when he and girlfriend Roxy Horner welcomed daughter Elsie into the world.
The special would be his first since becoming a father.
Although it's still early days, it's believed a streaming platform like Netflix or Amazon Prime Video could be an ideal home for the festive project.
The source added: “He has worked with Prime Video and Netflix in the past and both feel like good platforms for the holiday high jinks.”
He has plenty coming up before then too, having already wrapped filming on new Netflix series 'Fatherhood With My Father' as he travels to Berlin, Urin and Los Angeles with his parents Michael and Hilary.
And on January 30, his latest stand-up tour 'Settle Down' will launch on the platform.
, Jack previously suggested being a dad could mean him changing his stand-up comedy.
He said: "It's all feeling terrifyingly grown up.
"It feels like a moment where I'm maybe transitioning into being a different type of comic and doing different types of routines.
"It will be the last hurrah for a load of anecdotes about drunken hijinks and being an idiot.
"Those always have a little bit of a shelf life as a comedian."
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