Jack Whitehall left in stitches after being accused of speaking French – when he asked directions to cafe Pret A Manger
The comedian was tickled by the response as he stopped a passer-by in Plymouth
FUNNYMAN Jack Whitehall was the one enjoying a chuckle after he asked a man in Plymouth where the nearest Pret A Manger cafe was - with the perplexed resident replying he "didn't speak French".
The passer-by mistakenly thought the popular eatery - which was founded in London, but has a French name meaning 'ready to eat' - was actually across the Channel, leaving him bemused at the stand up's request.
He bluntly told Jack: "I don't speak French mate."
As it happens, the mystery man's confusion could well be justified, as the chain does not yet have an outlet in the town.
Jack is playing a duo of live gigs in the seaside town and told fans of his hilarious encounter.
They swiftly took to Twitter to share the banter with one writing: "So @jackwhitehall asked someone in Plymouth if there was a Pret A Manger.. they replied... I don't speak French mate," followed by two Emoji icons crying with laughter.
Another sympathised with the situation and posted: "Finally @jackwhitehall has asked the same question as me where the hell is the @Pret in Plymouth."
At this point the shop - famed for its organic foodie treats and drinks - got in on the action.
A spokesperson took to their Twitter account and replied: "Sadly we don't have a shop in Plymouth at the mo, but we'll definitely pass this idea on to our team."
Jack rounded off his two shows at Plymouth Pavillions last night - and hopefully found somewhere to satisfy his rumbling tummy.
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Jack - famed for his racy banter on-stage - was recently left in stitches by This Morning showbiz presenter Rylan Clark-Neal on the ITV show.
The former X Factor star mentioned Jack’s girlfriend, Humans star Gemma Chan, but quickly got himself into hot water with a suggestive hand gesture.
Rylan told Jack: “She’s very good looking,” before asking: “Do you charge her up at night?”
Jack looked down and saw Rylan making a rather rude gesture with his hands, causing Phillip to start laughing uncontrollably.
The TV presenter quickly tried to explain what he’d meant by his hand gestures, explaining Gemma played a robot in the hit Channel 4 show and that’s what her character did.
The hilarity didn’t end there however, with Jack later revealing he’d accidentally poured a snack given to him by Holly into her tissue box.
Holly gave Jack a cup of carbonara pasta in a mug for him to eat but when the show went to an advert break – he went to tip it away.
However, he didn’t realise he wasn’t putting the pasta into a bin but a box that contained Holly’s tissues she uses for guests when they get emotional.
Jack was horrified and swore he had no idea before jokingly telling Holly she needed to make sure she wasn’t going to get teary any time soon