[2] He started a career in stand-up comedy in 2005 when he became part of a sketch group called Soup.
[3] His 2007 solo show, My Confessions, won critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
[2][3] In his show the following year, titled Joy, Cook talked about his father's diagnosis with pancreatic cancer and his subsequent death.
[4] In 2011, he created, co-wrote (with Graham Duff), and appeared in Hebburn, a sitcom based in his hometown, of the same name, in Tyne and Wear.
A pilot was performed live as part of the unbroadcast Salford Sitcom Showcase at MediaCityUK in October 2011.