Jerk

About Jerk

Jerk follows the life of acclaimed stand up Tim Renkow, who plays a heightened version of himself; an American art school dropout who needs to get a visa to stay in the UK. The only problem is that Tim has cerebral palsy.

Jerk is a comedy series that ran on BBC Three and BBC Three (Online). It ran for 3 seasons and 14 episodes between February 2019 and March 2023.

Its themes are disability, cerebral palsy, and dark comedy. Tim Renkow leads the cast as Tim, Sharon Rooney as Ruth, and Rob J Madin as Idris.

Produced by Roughcut Television.