COMEDIAN Jack Whitehall hits the road with Jose Mourinho and plays pranks on the public with Gareth Bale in a hilarious new web series.
The first episode of Jack Whitehall: Training Days, streaming on Jack’s YouTube channel, sees the comic undergo a disastrous driving lesson under the mentorship of the Manchester United manager.
Never one to shy away from conflict, the two trade insults as Jack tests the humour of the famously fiery manager, prompting Mourinho to give as good as he gets, sarcastically wishing Whitehall “good luck” as he storms off midway through filming.
From driving in a car to driving with a golf club, the comedian then attempts to cut off Gareth Bale’s famous ponytail while the pair work on their golf swings, before turning him into a human waxwork to prank local tourists.
Jack Whitehall: Training Days is YouTube’s first-ever European-centric YouTube Original Series.
The series celebrates the biggest names in football, with the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Peter Schmeichel, Raheem Sterling and Thomas Muller starring in later episodes.
It will also feature some of YouTube’s most popular UK-based creators, including Joe Sugg, Manny, Joe Wicks and The F2 Freestylers.
Jack Whitehall said: “One of the great things about comedy is getting out of your comfort zone, so I certainly made it my job to get these football stars out of theirs.
“It’s been great working with them on Training Days and showing fans a different side to them. Filming this series has been a great warm-up to the World Cup and I hope you enjoy watching as much as I did making it.”
The 29-year-old admits he was pranked himself while filming the shows.
“Mourinho absolutely stitched me up, because he made me think I had ruined the interview. He’s a very good actor,” Whitehall says.
“I made a reference that he needed to start using Just For Men because he’s ageing so rapidly and he stormed out the car.
“I was like, I’ve actually ruined this, the whole filming day is scuppered because I made one stupid joke.
“I was apologising profusely, the director was going after him and then I found out they were all in on it and trying to scare me. But I completely fell for it and Mourinho absolutely mugged me off.”
The series has been produced by Fulwell 73, whose credits include James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, One Direction’s This Is Us and BBC1’s When Corden Met Barlow.
Corden is also listed as one of the executive producers on the series.
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