If you enjoyed the Netflix series Jack Whitehall: Travels with my Father, which took the father and son duo around the world, you’ll enjoy their live show when it rolls into Canberra.

Michael and comedian/actor Jack – alongside Jack’s mother/Michael’s wife, Hilary as referee – will grace the Royal Theatre stage at the National Convention Centre Canberra on 29 and 30 January.

Winston (IYKYK) might make an appearance too!

In their visit to Canberra, the Whitehalls will give audience members an insight into the extra chapter of their travels that you’ve never heard before.

Cue tall tales, family secrets and rare revealing photographs from the family album.

In their Netflix series, Jack and Michael survived naked yoga, Chernobyl’s toilet facilities and struggles with fatherhood as they bring a brand-new Whitehall (Elsie) into the world. The television series is worth watching because a lot of the activities they partake in end with hilarious results.

Tickets for Jack and Michael Whitehall Live can be purchased at nccc.com.au

How’s everyone feeling? Are you jetlagged?

Jack: We’re over the jetlag. We had our first show in Wollongong last night (15 January). We’re raring to get to Canberra to perform at the Royal Theatre. I’ve never been to Canberra before. On the last tour, we played quite a few cities but not in Canberra, so I’m very excited.

Hilary: There’s been a strange occurrence; our neighbour from London is in Canberra visiting her parents so she will give us a tour.

Jack: I have a friend, Sally Phillips, who is filming a show in Canberra (Austin).

Michael: I don’t have any friends in Canberra, and not many here in London either.

Can we get a sneak peek of some of the stories you will share on stage?
Jack: For anyone who is a fan of the (Netflix) show it’s the same dynamic. It’s a cross between The Crown and The Jerry Springer Show; we’re airing out the family secrets, but we’ve also got a few surprises. It’s also an all-singing and all-dancing affair. The great thing about it is I never know what stories are going to come out on the night because Michael is a loose cannon.

Michael: If it was scripted, I wouldn’t remember any of it so it’s best not to have a script and think as we go along. You could come to all our shows, and they would all be different.

Hilary: A lot of anecdotes of Michael grappling with life, and Jack finding it very funny.

Michael: Not just grappling with life, but other things.

Will Winston make an appearance on stage?

Hilary: It depends on whether he behaves or not as he can be quite naughty. If he’s naughty when he’s in Canberra, he might not make an appearance.

Jack: Miraculously, he made it past the stringent security check; he was searched by the (Australian) customs officers.

Michael: Someone kept shaking Winston because maybe they thought there were drugs on him.

Jack: I put all of mine on Michael, so they didn’t find them.

How does it feel to bring Elsie (Jack’s 16-month-old daughter) to Australia?
Jack: Roxy (Jack’s fiancé) has some family in Brisbane so we’ve been spending time there and catching up with them. We visited the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. We’ve had quality family time in between as well. Australia is great. We love coming here and it’s really nice to spend time with her (Elsie) here. I think we’ll be coming back and spending a lot more time here as she grows up.

Hilary: She’s just starting to talk so we hope she learns some Australian slang.

Where is your favourite place to travel and why?
Jack: Michael likes the emu farm in Ipswich and the beach in the Gold Coast (Surfers Paradise), Michael likes that one too.

Hilary: We love Byron Bay, it’s amazing. We did get to go to Uluru, which is fantastic.

What are the best and worst things about travelling and working together around the world?
Hilary: My worst thing about travelling with Michael Whitehall is that he always has five options of a hardback book which is very heavy. He doesn’t do Kindle.

Jack: His bowels are also ticking time bombs.

Michael: I’m going somewhere in a minute… I’m thinking positive thoughts at the moment.

Hilary: This morning (16 January) we were told it would be hot and dry as a bone – but instead it’s been cold and wet, so we need to buy raincoats. We were doing a show in Wollongong and the audience members could hardly hear us because the storm was hitting the roof.

Will Travels with my Father return? If so, where would you like to go next?
Jack: Maybe, let’s just see if we can get through this tour without falling out. If we can make it through this, we might work together but it’s early days. It’s like Oasis; it’s good if you have tickets to the early performances, but if you have tickets towards the end of the tour it’s a bit touch and go as to whether we make it there. Perth, have a backup.

What’s next for everyone? When will The Wittering Whitehalls return?

Jack: I’m hosting The BRIT Awards in the UK in February, and then after that, I’m in the US for the first half of the year. Then I have a show coming out on Amazon Prime probably towards the end of the year, Malice, a British psychological thriller, with David Duchovny.

Michael: The Wittering Whitehalls has gone viral in the UK. It is also apparently big in Australia – most of the calls that come from overseas are from Australia. We’re planning to do a live tour of it in the UK, take it on the road and take questions from a live audience. It would be quite challenging because we don’t know what’s going to hit us.

Michael: We’re very thrilled our podcast has done so well because the Whitehall family has had one or two hiccups in the podcast world. Including Jack’s attempt at a podcast, so we saw an open door to get into it.

Hilary: The nepo parents leapt at an opportunity.

Jack: Please don’t plug the podcast in this interview.

Hilary: Ignore that last statement, the podcast is available.

Michael, Hilary, have you become more popular than Jack?

Michael: It was inevitable.

Jack: The egos are out of control. They’ve used me and ditched.

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