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{{short description|English comedian, actor (born 1968)}}
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{{About|the English comedian, actor, writer, podcaster and presenter|the Miss Ohio pageant winner|Lea Mack}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Lee Mack
| image = Lee Mack Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2024.jpg
| image_size = 190
| image = Lee Mack on Radio 4's 'Don't Make Me Laugh'.jpg
| caption = Mack at [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]'s ''Don't Make Me Laugh'' in 2015
| caption = Mack in 2024
| birth_name = Lee Gordon McKillop
| birth_name = Lee Gordon McKillop
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1968|8|4}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1968|8|4}}
| birth_place = [[Southport]], [[Lancashire]]<!--Merseyside did not exist until 1974. Lancashire is correct-->, England
| birth_place = [[Southport]], [[Lancashire]], England
| residence = [[Surrey]], England, United Kingdom
| years_active = 1994–present
| years_active = 1994–present
| alma_mater = [[Brunel University London]]
| education = [[Brunel University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation = Comedian, actor, TV host
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
* Comedian
| spouse = Tara McKillop (m. 2005)
* actor
* writer
* podcaster
* presenter
}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Tara McKillop|2005}}
| children = 3
| children = 3
| website = {{Official website}}
| website = {{Official website}}
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| known = {{ubl|''[[The Sketch Show]]'' (2001–2004)|''[[Not Going Out]]'' (2006–)|''[[Would I Lie to You? (game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' (2007–)|''[[Lee Mack's All Star Cast]]'' (2011)|''[[Duck Quacks Don't Echo]]'' (2014–2017)}}
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'''Lee Gordon McKillop''' (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name '''Lee Mack''', is an English comedian and actor.


'''Lee Gordon McKillop''' (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name '''Lee Mack''', is a British [[comedian]] and actor.<ref name="Times"/> He is known for writing and starring in the [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[Not Going Out]]'', for being a team captain on the [[BBC One]] comedy panel show ''[[Would I Lie to You? (game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]'', hosting the [[Sky One]] panel show ''[[Duck Quacks Don't Echo]]'' and for presenting the panel show ''[[They Think It's All Over (game show)|They Think It's All Over]]''.
He is known for his quick wit, writing and starring in the [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[Not Going Out]]'', being a team captain on the [[BBC One]] comedy panel show ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]'', hosting the [[Sky One]] panel show ''[[Duck Quacks Don't Echo]]'', presenting the panel show ''[[They Think It's All Over (game show)|They Think It's All Over]]'', and hosting ''[[Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof]]'' alongside [[Holly Willoughby]]. He has also been a guest host on ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' and ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]'', a guest captain on ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'' and a guest panellist on ''[[QI]]''. In 2021, he made his debut on the [[BBC Radio 4]] panel game ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]''. In 2022, he began hosting the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] game show ''[[The 1% Club]]''. In 2024, he appeared on the [[West End theatre|West End]] stage as Peter in [[Steven Moffat]]'s play ''[[The Unfriend]]''.

He has been guest host on ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' and ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]'', guest captain on ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'', and a guest panellist on ''[[QI]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Mack was born in [[Southport]], Lancashire, to a working-class family. He lived there above a pub until he was 12, when his parents separated and he moved to [[Blackburn]].<ref name="Times">{{cite news|last=Maxwell|first=Dominic|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article2908965.ece|title=Mack on the Attack|work=[[The Times]] magazine|date=24 November 2007|accessdate=8 February 2008|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616183028/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article2908965.ece|archive-date=16 June 2011|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="SundayTimes">{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article408576.ece|title=Comedy: This stand-up's got legs |accessdate=29 December 2007|author=Armstrong, Stephen|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|date= 9 January 2005 | location=London}}</ref> He went to Birkdale Primary Junior School (Bury Road), [[Stanley High School (Southport)|Stanley High School]] in Southport and Everton High School in Blackburn.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mayoh|first1=Emma|title=Comedian Lee Mack confesses Southport fear|url=http://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/comedian-lee-mack-confesses-southport-fear-1-1637867|accessdate=23 January 2018|work=Lancashire Life|date=5 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123192118/http://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/comedian-lee-mack-confesses-southport-fear-1-1637867|archive-date=23 January 2018|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/tv/8771262.Return_of_the_Mack_as_Not_Going_Out_returns/|title=Return of the Mack as Not Going Out returns|newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph|publisher=Newsquest (North West)|date=5 January 2011|accessdate=22 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060627/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/tv/8771262.Return_of_the_Mack_as_Not_Going_Out_returns/|archive-date=21 September 2013|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Upon leaving school, Mack worked in a bingo hall and as a stable boy. After working at the stable of racehorse trainer [[Ginger McCain]] in Southport for three days, he asked if he could ride one of the horses, to which the trainer agreed. Without realising, Mack then chose [[Red Rum]] as the first horse he would ride.<ref name="Times"/><ref>{{cite news |title=The 10 most surprising truths on Would I Lie to You |newspaper=[[Radio Times]] |date=9 September 2016 |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-09/the-10-most-surprising-truths-on-would-i-lie-to-you |accessdate=2 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217205409/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-09/the-10-most-surprising-truths-on-would-i-lie-to-you |archive-date=17 February 2017 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Lee Gordon McKillop<ref>{{Cite news |last=Curtis |first=Nick |date=2017-01-13 |title=Lee Mack: 'I wouldn't be surprised if many comics came from broken homes' |language=en-GB |work=[[Telegraph.co.uk|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/lee-mack-wouldnt-surprised-many-comics-came-broken-homes/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Aziz |first1=Fatima |last2=Raven |first2=David |date=2023-05-20 |title=Lee Mack's life away from TV fame with different real name and rarely-seen wife |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/inside-lee-macks-life-away-30001623 |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[Daily Mirror]] |language=en}}</ref> was born on 4 August 1968<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Chloe |date=2021-12-28 |title=The comedian and Not Going Out star who calls Surrey home |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/lee-mack-comedian-not-going-22577143 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=[[SurreyLive]] |language=en}}</ref> in [[Southport]], [[Lancashire]].<ref name="Sunday Times">{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/comedy-this-stand-ups-got-legs-x5g2qzdx7gw |title=Comedy: This stand-up's got legs |access-date=26 March 2020 |last=Armstrong |first=Stephen |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=9 January 2005 |location=London}}</ref> He lived above a pub until he was 12, when his parents separated.<ref name="Times">{{cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Dominic |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article2908965.ece |title=Mack on the Attack |work=[[The Times Magazine]] |date=24 November 2007 |access-date=8 February 2008 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616183028/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article2908965.ece |archive-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> He went to Birkdale Primary Junior School (Bury Road), [[Stanley High School (Southport)|Stanley High School]] in Southport, and Everton High School in Blackburn.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mayoh |first1=Emma |title=Comedian Lee Mack confesses Southport fear |url=http://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/comedian-lee-mack-confesses-southport-fear-1-1637867 |access-date=23 January 2018 |work=Lancashire Life |date=5 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123192118/http://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/comedian-lee-mack-confesses-southport-fear-1-1637867 |archive-date=23 January 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/tv/8771262.Return_of_the_Mack_as_Not_Going_Out_returns/ |title=Return of the Mack as Not Going Out returns |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph |publisher=Newsquest (North West) |date=5 January 2011 |access-date=22 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060627/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/tv/8771262.Return_of_the_Mack_as_Not_Going_Out_returns/ |archive-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref> On leaving school, Mack worked in a bingo hall and as a stable boy. After working at the stable of racehorse trainer [[Ginger McCain]] in Southport for three days, he asked if he could ride one of the horses, to which the trainer agreed. Without realising, Mack then chose [[Red Rum]] as the first horse he would ride.<ref name="Times"/><ref>{{cite news |title=The 10 most surprising truths on 'Would I Lie to You?' |newspaper=[[Radio Times]] |date=9 September 2016 |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-09/the-10-most-surprising-truths-on-would-i-lie-to-you |access-date=2 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217205409/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-09/the-10-most-surprising-truths-on-would-i-lie-to-you |archive-date=17 February 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


Mack then became a Blue Coat entertainer at the [[Pontins]] holiday resort at [[Hemsby]] in [[Norfolk]]. He was sacked after appearing on stage drunk one night, botching a joke and insulting an audience member.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2007/11/30/6099/bunch_of_kents |title=Bunch of Kents |access-date=4 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005071922/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2007/11/30/6099/bunch_of_kents |archive-date=5 October 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He then worked for six months at Pontins in [[Morecambe]].<ref name="Times"/>
Mack then became a Bluecoat entertainer at the [[Pontins]] holiday resort at [[Hemsby]] in [[Norfolk]]. He was sacked after appearing on stage drunk one night, forgetting a joke and insulting an audience member.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2007/11/30/6099/bunch_of_kents |title=Bunch of Kents |date=30 November 2007 |work=[[Chortle]] |access-date=4 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005071922/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2007/11/30/6099/bunch_of_kents |archive-date=5 October 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmbpagijVkk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/dmbpagijVkk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Lee Mack's Joke Leaves John Cleese In Near Tears |date=9 March 2020 |work=[[The Graham Norton Show]], [[BBC]] |access-date=19 September 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He then worked for six months at Pontins in [[Morecambe]].<ref name="Times"/>


Mack went on to have various other jobs, and performed his first "open mic" slot in 1994, while studying at [[Brunel University]] from where he graduated with a degree in drama.<ref>Mack, Lee (2012). ''Mack The Life'', Bantam Press. {{ISBN|0593069420}}.</ref> Within 18 months he was a full-time comedian.<ref name="Times"/>
Mack went on to have various other jobs, and performed his first "open mic" slot in 1994, while studying at [[Brunel University London|Brunel University]], from where he graduated with a degree in [[Performing arts|Drama]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Mack |first=Lee |date=2012 |title=Mack The Life |publisher=[[Bantam Press]] |isbn=978-0593069424}}</ref> Within 18 months he was a full-time comedian.<ref name="Times"/>


==Career==
==Career==
[[File: Lee Mack on Radio 4's 'Don't Make Me Laugh' in 2015 (cropped).jpg|thumb|250px|Lee Mack on Radio 4's 'Don't Make Me Laugh' 2015]]
Mack first came to prominence by winning ''[[So You Think You're Funny]]'' at the 1995 [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]. Since then, Mack has played the part of Graham, the security guard in the original radio version of ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'', and also has his own radio show on [[BBC Radio 2]] called ''The Lee Mack Show'', which features varying celebrities co-hosting the show.
Mack first came to prominence by winning ''[[So You Think You're Funny]]'' at the 1995 [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]. Five years later at the festival, he was nominated for the [[Edinburgh Comedy Awards|Perrier Award]] Main Prize for his sketch comedy show, ''Lee Mack's New Bits'', with [[Catherine Tate]] and [[Dan Antopolski]]. Since then, Mack has played the part of Graham, the security guard in the original radio version of ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'', and also has his own radio show on [[BBC Radio 2]] called ''The Lee Mack Show'', which features varying celebrities co-hosting the show.


===Television===
===Television===
Mack was a cast member for ITV's ''[[The Sketch Show]]''<ref name="Times"/> and featured in the American version of the same name.
Mack was a cast member for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[The Sketch Show]]''<ref name="Times"/> and featured in the American show of the same name.


In 2005, Mack presented ''[[They Think It's All Over (TV series)|They Think It's All Over]]'', a sports based comedy panel game, formerly presented by [[Nick Hancock]].<ref name="Times"/> However, it proved to be the show's final series.<ref name="Times"/> In 2007 he appeared on ''[[TV Heaven, Telly Hell]]''.
In 2005, Mack presented ''[[They Think It's All Over (TV series)|They Think It's All Over]]'', a sports-based comedy panel game, formerly presented by [[Nick Hancock]];<ref name="Times" /> it proved to be the show's final series.<ref name="Times" /> In 2007 he appeared on ''[[TV Heaven, Telly Hell]]''.


His first sitcom ''[[Not Going Out]]'' for [[BBC One]] with [[Tim Vine]] (in which he plays Lee, the central character) premiered on 6 October 2006. The show has since returned for eight more series, the most recent airing in 2018. The show has won a [[Rose d'Or]] and [[Royal Television Society|RTS Award]].
His first sitcom ''[[Not Going Out]]'' for [[BBC One]] with [[Tim Vine]] (in which he plays Lee, the [[leading man]]) premiered on 6 October 2006. The show has since returned for eleven more seasons, the most recent airing in 2023. The show has won a [[Rose d'Or]] and [[Royal Television Society|RTS Award]].


Since 2007, Mack has been a team captain on the [[BBC One]] comedy panel show ''[[Would I Lie to You? (game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]''.<ref name="Times"/> He has also been guest host on ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' six times: 23 May 2008, 12 June 2009, 1 April 2010, 2 December 2010, 28 October 2011, and 20 April 2018. He has twice been guest host on ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''; 9 December 2010 and 22 October 2012.
Since 2007 Mack has been a team captain on the BBC One comedy panel show ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]''.<ref name="Times"/> He has also been guest host on ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' six times, and was twice guest host on ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''.


Mack has appeared on ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Live at the Apollo]]'' and ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown|8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'', where he is the current Carrot in a Box champion.<ref>{{Citation |title=Carrot In A Box III: Jon Richardson vs Lee Mack! {{!}} 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown {{!}} Channel 4 | date=19 June 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlEeHrTF9YE |access-date=2023-12-27 |language=en}}</ref>
Mack has contributed to [[Comic Relief]] and has appeared on ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Jack Dee Live at the Apollo]]''.


In June 2011, he launched a new show entitled ''[[Lee Mack's All Star Cast]]'' for [[BBC One]]. It features members of the audience taking part in silly games to get a spot in a sketch at the end of the show.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lee Mack and Penn & Teller ratings soar as Marriage Ref fails to impress|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/866806-lee-mack-and-penn-teller-ratings-soar-as-marriage-ref-fails-to-impress|accessdate=14 November 2011|newspaper=Metro|date=19 June 2011}}</ref> In June 2012, Mack was one of the compères at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside [[Buckingham Palace]] in [[London]].
In June 2011, Mack launched a new show, ''[[Lee Mack's All Star Cast]]'', for BBC One. It features members of the audience taking part in silly games to get a spot in a sketch at the end of the show.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lee Mack and Penn & Teller ratings soar as Marriage Ref fails to impress |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/866806-lee-mack-and-penn-teller-ratings-soar-as-marriage-ref-fails-to-impress|access-date=14 November 2011|newspaper=Metro|date=19 June 2011}}</ref> In June 2012, Mack was one of the compères at [[Queen Elizabeth II]]'s [[Diamond Jubilee Concert]] outside [[Buckingham Palace]] in [[London]], introducing [[Cliff Richard]], [[Ed Sheeran]], and [[Madness (band)|Madness]].


In March 2013, Mack appeared on the panel on an episode of ''[[Let's Dance for Comic Relief]]'' with [[Arlene Phillips]] and [[Greg James]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lets Dance for Comic Relief – Series 5 – Episode 3 |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/vhx4w/lets-dance-for-comic-relief--series-5---episode-3 |publisher=www.radiotimes.com |accessdate=2 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307022142/http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/vhx4w/lets-dance-for-comic-relief--series-5---episode-3 |archive-date=7 March 2013 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
In March 2013, Mack appeared on the panel on an episode of ''[[Let's Dance for Comic Relief]]'' with [[Arlene Phillips]] and [[Greg James]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lets Dance for Comic Relief – Series 5 – Episode 3|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/vhx4w/lets-dance-for-comic-relief--series-5---episode-3 |work=Radio Times|access-date=2 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307022142/http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/vhx4w/lets-dance-for-comic-relief--series-5---episode-3|archive-date=7 March 2013|url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


Since February 2014, he has presented ''[[Duck Quacks Don't Echo]]'', a comedy-based panel show for [[Sky1]].
From 2014 to 2017, Mack presented ''[[Duck Quacks Don't Echo]]'', a comedy-based panel show for [[Sky1]], with various celebrity guests.
In 2017, he made his stage debut in [[Molière]]'s ''[[The Miser]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-14 |title=News: Lee Mack to Make His West End Theatre Debut |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/3349/news-lee-mack-make-his-west-end-theatre-debut |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Beyond The Joke |language=en}}</ref>


In 2018, Mack appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Kerblam!]]".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tobin|first1=Christian|title=Doctor Who series 11 episodes 7 and 8 feature the galaxy's biggest shop and 17th century witch trials|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a869947/doctor-who-season-11-episode-7-8-titles-synopsis-kerblam-the-witchfinders/|website=Digital Spy|date=4 November 2018}}</ref>
In 2018, Mack appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Kerblam!]]".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tobin |first1=Christian|title=Doctor Who series 11 episodes 7 and 8 feature the galaxy's biggest shop and 17th-century witch trials|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a869947/doctor-who-season-11-episode-7-8-titles-synopsis-kerblam-the-witchfinders/ |website=Digital Spy|date=4 November 2018}}</ref>


In June 2020, Mack announced his new sitcom, ''Semi-Detached''. He was also set to host a reality show named ''The Chop: Britain's Best Woodworker'' for [[History (European TV channel)|Sky History]]. However, the show was suspended shortly after its debut in October 2020, after allegations emerged that one of the series' contestants, promoted through the channel's social media pages, bore facial tattoos resembling [[Nazi symbolism]].<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-10-20/the-chop-off-air-tattoos/ The Chop reality TV contest taken off air while contestant's face tattoos are investigated] [[Radio Times]]. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.</ref> ''Semi-Detached'' was cancelled after one season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/18/lee-macks-semi-detached-sitcom-axed-by-the-bbc-14795015/|title=Lee Mack's sitcom axed by the BBC|first=Tori|last=Brazier|website=metro.co.uk|date=18 June 2021|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>
===Live tours===
*2006 – Lee Mack: Live
*2010 – Lee Mack: Going Out
*2014 – Lee Mack: Hit the Road Mack


Mack was on series 11 of ''[[Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster]]'', which started broadcast in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Taskmaster series 11 line up |url=https://twitter.com/taskmaster/status/1339693101405782017|website=Twitter|access-date=18 December 2020}}</ref>
Mack went on tour in 2006 and filmed his first live DVD at the [[Bloomsbury Theatre]], which was released the following year. In spring 2010 Mack embarked on his "Going Out" tour. Extra dates were added for autumn 2010 due to his spring tour being sold out well in advance. ''Going Out Live'', his second live DVD, was filmed at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]] and was released in November. In December 2010 he performed at the [[Royal Variety Performance]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Simon|first=Jane|title=Royal Variety Performance|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/tv/todays-tv/2010/12/16/royal-variety-the-spice-of-life-115875-22786278/|accessdate=14 November 2011|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=16 December 2010}}</ref>

Mack presented two new shows in 2022: ''[[Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof]]'' on BBC One - alongside [[Holly Willoughby]] and [[Wim Hof]],<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/03/29/freeze-the-fear-holly-willoughby-squirms-in-trailer-for-wim-hofs-new-series-16366152/|title=Freeze the Fear: Holly Willoughby squirms in trailer for BBC's iciest show|first=Meghna|last=Amin|website=Metro.co.uk|date=29 March 2022|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> and ''[[The 1% Club]]'', on ITV.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/503322-the-1-club-lee-mack-to-front-new-itv-quiz-show.html|title=The 1% Club: Lee Mack to front new ITV quiz show|first=Josh|last=Darvill|date=30 March 2022|website=TellyMix.co.uk|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> ''The 1% Club'' was renewed for a second and third series, plus two Christmas specials.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/614822-the-1-club-with-lee-mack-renewed-for-second-series-on-itv.html|title=The 1% Club with Lee Mack renewed for second series on ITV|date=27 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2023 |title=ITV commissions series three of The 1% Club |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/itv-commissions-series-three-1-club |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=www.itv.com}}</ref>

In June 2022, Mack was one of the compères at the Queen's [[Platinum Jubilee]] [[Platinum Party at the Palace]], introducing [[Jax Jones]] and [[Diana Ross]].

On 8 November 2022, it was announced that Mack would be hosting that year's [[Royal Variety Performance]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]].

On 18 May 2023, Mack appeared on an episode of the [[anthology series]] ''[[Inside No. 9]]''. The episode was initially billed as "[[Hold on Tight! (Inside No. 9)|Hold on Tight!]]", featuring creators [[Steve Pemberton]] and [[Reece Shearsmith]] alongside [[Robin Askwith]], and was going to be set within a No. 9 bus, but this turned out to be a deliberate hoax; the actual episode was "3 By 3", a supposed pilot quiz show hosted by Mack, that was introduced by the [[continuity announcer]] as a replacement for "Hold on Tight!".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/13526/inside-no-9-bus|title=Inside No 9 Fools Viewers With Bus Replacement Service|date=18 May 2023|accessdate=19 May 2023|website=Beyond the Joke|last=Dessau|first=Bruce}}</ref> This was the second time Mack played himself presenting a fictitious game show after 2017's [[National Treasure (British TV series)|''National Treasure'']].

===Podcast===
Mack has long had an interest in [[Buddhism]], [[mindfulness]] and the possibility of leading a more spiritual life. Since September 2020, he has hosted a [[podcast]] on Buddhism and mindfulness with Neil Webster called ''I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/news/music/lee-mack-launches-new-podcast-on-buddhism-and-mindfulness/|title=Lee Mack launches new podcast on Buddhism and mindfulness|website=[[Radio X (United Kingdom)]]}}</ref>

===Stand-up===
In April 2001, Mack appeared at [[Up the Creek (comedy club)|Up The Creek]] (in Greenwich)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-04-06 |title=Listings: April 11-18 |url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/6421843.listings-april-11-18/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=News Shopper |language=en}}</ref> and in 2003 he was regularly playing clubs around London - including Balham's Banana Cabaret, alongside [[Ian Cognito]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-05-02 |title=Comedy listings until May 15 |url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/6249854.comedy-listings-until-may-15/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=News Shopper |language=en}}</ref>

Mack went on tour in 2006 and filmed his first live DVD at the [[Bloomsbury Theatre]], which was released the following year. In spring 2010, Mack embarked on his "Going Out" tour. Extra dates were added for autumn 2010 due to his spring tour being sold out well in advance. ''Going Out Live'', his second live DVD, was filmed at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]] and was released in November. In December 2010 he performed at the [[Royal Variety Performance]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Simon |first=Jane |title=Royal Variety Performance |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/tv/todays-tv/2010/12/16/royal-variety-the-spice-of-life-115875-22786278/ |access-date=14 November 2011 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=16 December 2010}}</ref>

In 2010, Mack took part in ''[[Channel 4's Comedy Gala]]'', a [[Benefit concert|benefit show]] held in aid of [[Great Ormond Street Hospital|Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital]], filmed live at the [[The O2 Arena (London)|O2 Arena]] in London on 30 March.

===Other stage work===
Mack briefly appeared as the Narrator in the stage adaptation of [[BBC Radio 4]] comedy series, ''[[Bleak Expectations]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-02-15 |title=Bleak Expectations stage play gets West End run |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/7197/bleak-expectations-in-london/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref> He made his stage acting debut playing the lead role in [[Steven Moffat]] and [[Mark Gatiss]]' play ''[[The Unfriend]]'' from December 2023 until March 2024, with [[Frances Barber]] and [[Sarah Alexander]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maynard |first=Bea |date=2023-07-12 |title='The Unfriend' to return to the West End with Lee Mack |url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/the-unfriend-to-return-to-the-west-end-with-lee-mack |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=London Theatre |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Mack met his wife, Tara, during his time studying at [[Brunel University]] in 1996. They married in 2005, and live in [[East Molesey]], [[Surrey]], with their three children,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/lee-mack-comedian-not-going-22577143|title=The comedian and Not Going Out star who calls Surrey home|first=Chloe|last=Clarke|date=28 December 2021|website=Getsurrey.co.uk|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> including their eldest son, Arlo, who briefly appeared in the 2013 Christmas special of ''[[Not Going Out]]'', and their daughter, Millie, who appeared in the ''Not Going Out'' episode "Friend" of the twelfth series. Mack is of distant part-Irish descent, which was explored in the 2018 season of the British television programme ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ireland-calling.com/lifestyle/comedy-star-lee-mack-discovers-fascinating-and-heart-breaking-irish-heritage/|title=You are being redirected...|website=ireland-calling.com|date=13 September 2020 }}</ref> While on the show, Mack found that his great-grandfather was a jobbing comic named William Alexander McKillop, who used the stage name Billy Mac. He also learned that his grandfather Joe was born in Southport, but was taken to Ireland as a baby and brought up by his grandparents in [[Ballina, County Mayo]].<ref name="wdytyam">{{cite web|url=https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/lee-mack/|title=Lee Mack|publisher=Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref>
Mack has been married since 2005. He and his wife live in [[Surrey]] and have three children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2092152/Q-A-comedian-Lee-Mack.html|title=Q and A with comedian Lee Mack|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=29 January 2012|accessdate=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206060230/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2092152/Q-A-comedian-Lee-Mack.html|archive-date=6 December 2014|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


In February 2009, along with other British entertainers, Mack signed an open letter to ''[[The Times]]'' on the [[Bahá'í]] leaders then on trial in Iran.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Stand up for Iran’s Baha’is – Voices from the arts call for the imprisoned Baha'i leaders in Iran to receive a fair trial | newspaper = The Times | pages = | date = 2009-02-26 | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5804284.ece | location = London | accessdate = 7 May 2010 | postscript = <!--None--> | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110814134123/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5804284.ece | archive-date = 14 August 2011 | dead-url = no | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
In February 2009, Mack, along with other British entertainers, signed an open letter to ''[[The Times]]'' regarding the [[Baháʼí Faith]] leaders then on trial in [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Stand up for Iran's Baha'is – Voices from the arts call for the imprisoned Baha'i leaders in Iran to receive a fair trial |newspaper=The Times |date=2009-02-26 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5804284.ece |location=London |access-date=7 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814134123/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5804284.ece |archive-date=14 August 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


Mack said in an interview with ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/31/family-values-lee-mack | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=My family values | first=Michelle | last=Hodgson | date=31 January 2009 | accessdate=7 May 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106002657/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/31/family-values-lee-mack | archive-date=6 November 2013 | dead-url=no | df=dmy-all }}</ref> that his first foray into comedy was doing [[Bobby Ball]] impressions at his school when he was 15. Mack is a keen supporter of [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] and occasionally visits [[Ewood Park]] to watch games.<ref name=letrovers>{{cite news|last1=Clough|first1=Dan|title=East Lancs comedian Lee Mack in hunt for old Blackburn pub sign|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11149022.East_Lancs_comedian_Lee_Mack_in_hunt_for_old_Blackburn_pub_sign/|accessdate=20 November 2014|work=[[Lancashire Telegraph]]|publisher=[[Newsquest Media Group]]|date=15 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129063438/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11149022.East_Lancs_comedian_Lee_Mack_in_hunt_for_old_Blackburn_pub_sign/|archive-date=29 November 2014|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref> At one point, Mack shared a flat with [[Noel Fielding]]. In July 2012, Mack received an honorary doctorate from [[Brunel University]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/news-items/ne_202587 |title=Comedian Lee Mack awarded honorary degree by Brunel University |date=27 July 2012 |publisher=[[Brunel University London]] |accessdate=10 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224342/http://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/news-items/ne_202587 |archivedate=3 March 2016 |df= }}</ref> He published his autobiography ''Mack the Life'' ({{isbn|0-552-16655-3}}) in the same year.
Mack said in an interview with ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/31/family-values-lee-mack |work=The Guardian |location=London |title=My family values |first=Michelle |last=Hodgson |date=31 January 2009 |access-date=7 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106002657/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/31/family-values-lee-mack |archive-date=6 November 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref> that his first foray into comedy was doing [[Bobby Ball]] impressions at his school when he was 15. Ball would go on to play Mack's father, Frank, in ''Not Going Out''. Mack is a keen supporter of [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] and occasionally visits [[Ewood Park]] to watch games.<ref name=letrovers>{{cite news |last1=Clough |first1=Dan |title=East Lancs comedian Lee Mack in hunt for old Blackburn pub sign |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11149022.East_Lancs_comedian_Lee_Mack_in_hunt_for_old_Blackburn_pub_sign/ |access-date=20 November 2014 |work=[[Lancashire Telegraph]] |publisher=[[Newsquest Media Group]] |date=15 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129063438/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11149022.East_Lancs_comedian_Lee_Mack_in_hunt_for_old_Blackburn_pub_sign/ |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref> At one point, he shared a flat with [[Noel Fielding]].


In 2012, Mack was diagnosed with [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]].<ref name="herefordtimes">{{cite news|last=Rogers|first=Paul|url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/10452555.Lee_Mack_stars_at_Hay_Festival/?ref=rss|title=Lee Mack stars at Hay Festival|location=Hereford|newspaper=[[Hereford Times]]|date=30 May 2013|accessdate=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316002017/http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/10452555.Lee_Mack_stars_at_Hay_Festival/?ref=rss|archive-date=16 March 2016|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In July 2012, Mack received an honorary doctorate from Brunel University.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/news-items/ne_202587 |title=Comedian Lee Mack awarded honorary degree by Brunel University |date=27 July 2012 |work=[[Brunel University London]] |access-date=10 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224342/http://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/news-items/ne_202587 |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> He published his autobiography ''Mack the Life'' ({{isbn|0-552-16655-3}}).


Mack is a [[darts]] fan and regularly plays with his friend [[Tim Vine]]. Both men appeared on the debut series of ''[[Let's Play Darts]]'', facing each other in the final, with Mack and his partner [[Martin Adams]] beating Vine and his partner [[Darryl Fitton]]. He currently holds the [[Guinness World Records]] title for the most darts number twos in one minute. On the same day, he also broke the record for the most darts in inner and outer bullseyes in one minute, a title which he held for a year and two months before it was broken on {{date|2016-09-23}} by professional darts player [[James Wade]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Most darts in inner and outer bullseyes in one minute | website=Guinness World Records | date=17 July 2015 | url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-darts-in-inner-and-outer-bullseyes-in-one-minute | accessdate=16 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925000939/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-darts-in-inner-and-outer-bullseyes-in-one-minute | archive-date=25 September 2016 | dead-url=no | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Most darts number twos in one minute | website=Guinness World Records | date=17 July 2015 | url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/391385-most-darts-number-twos-in-one-minute | accessdate=28 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925002727/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/391385-most-darts-number-twos-in-one-minute | archive-date=25 September 2016 | dead-url=no | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Mack is a [[darts]] fan, and regularly plays with his friend and former ''Not Going Out'' co-star, [[Tim Vine]]. Both men appeared on the debut series of ''[[Let's Play Darts]]'', facing each other in the final, with Mack and his partner [[Martin Adams]] beating Vine and his partner [[Darryl Fitton]]. Mack held two [[Guinness World Records]] titles relating to darts. The first was for the most darts number twos in one minute, which stood until 19 November 2020 when [[Ricky Evans (darts player)|Ricky Evans]] broke the record with a total of 25.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/391385-most-darts-number-twos-in-one-minute |title=Most darts number twos in one minute |website=Guinness World Records |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> Mack had also, on the same day of the first record, broken the record for the most darts in inner and outer bullseyes in one minute; that title was held for a year and two months, before it was broken on 23 September 2016 by professional darts player [[James Wade]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Most darts in inner and outer bullseyes in one minute |website=Guinness World Records |date=17 July 2015 |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-darts-in-inner-and-outer-bullseyes-in-one-minute |access-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925000939/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-darts-in-inner-and-outer-bullseyes-in-one-minute |archive-date=25 September 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="most-darts-number-twos">{{cite web |title=Most darts number twos in one minute |website=Guinness World Records |date=17 July 2015 |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/391385-most-darts-number-twos-in-one-minute |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925002727/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/391385-most-darts-number-twos-in-one-minute |archive-date=25 September 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


In a 2015 interview with ''[[The Big Issue]]'', Mack stated that he adheres to "[[Centre-left politics|left-of-centre]]" political leanings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bigissue.com/interviews/letter-to-my-younger-self/lee-mack-interview-like-nation-im-bit-addicted-drinking/ |title=Lee Mack: "Like most of the nation, I'm a bit addicted to drinking" |first=Adrian |last=Lobb |date=17 June 2015 |website=[[The Big Issue]] |access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
Mack is not the first person in his family to have performed comedy. He reveals in the 2018 series of ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (UK TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'' that his great-grandfather was a jobbing comic and used the stage name Billy Mac. By using the index of birth records from [[General Register Office for England and Wales|General Register Office]] (GRO) researchers obtained the details needed to order the birth certificate that confirms Mack's great-grandfather had been registered at birth as William Alexander McKillop. It was also revealed that his grandfather Joe was born in Southport but was brought to Ireland as a baby and brought up by his grandparents in [[Ballina, County Mayo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=TheGenealogist featured article: Lee Mack |url=https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2018/who-do-you-think-you-are/lee-mack-871/ |website=TheGenealogist |accessdate=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713134815/https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2018/who-do-you-think-you-are/lee-mack-871/ |archive-date=13 July 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


Mack is [[vegan]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Buxton |first1=Adam |title=Lee Mack on Veganism & Giving Up Booze |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpC4f56AQEI |publisher=The Adam Buxton Podcast |language=en |quote="So your veganism has now been moderated to vegetarianism..."}}</ref> He has been alcohol-free since 2016, and is an ambassador for [[Alcohol Concern]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/02/lee-mack-nearly-cancelled-not-going-out-over-alcohol-advertising-heres-why/|title=Lee Mack nearly cancelled 'Not Going Out' over alcohol advertising — here's why|website=Thedrinksbusiness.com|date=27 February 2018|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>
==Filmography==

;Film
Mack has a phobia of flying, and travels by himself to holiday destinations. He travelled by train to [[Barcelona]], and went around the world for [[Children in Need]] in 2009 with other celebrities; however, he and [[Frank Skinner]] did not fly to [[Turkey]]. Mack said because the day he went home was his wife's birthday, he could not get the train back. He went on a flying course, which briefly helped for the flight home; however, he has not been on another plane since.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/not-going-out-star-lee-19706745|title=Lee Mack scared of flying he sends wife and kids on plane and drives to holidays|first=Jon|last=Macpherson|date=26 January 2021|website=Lancs.live|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>

Mack has taken part in several [[Soccer Aid]] matches to raise money for [[UNICEF]]. In September 2021, he scored for the first time,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/itv-soccer-aid-lee-mack-21486097|title=Fans confused as Lee Mack is in World XI after scoring sensational goal|first=Neha|last=Gohil|date=4 September 2021|website=MyLondon.com|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> in a year that he played for the World XI team, due to his Irish heritage of his great-grandmother.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-09 |title=Why Not Going Out star Lee Mack is playing for Soccer Aid World XI team |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/24375774.lee-mack-playing-soccer-aid-world-xi-not-england/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Lancashire Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> On 12 June 2022, Mack returned for the [[Soccer Aid#Soccer Aid 2022|following game]] at the [[London Stadium]], and scored the winning penalty for the World XI after a 2–2 draw in normal time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/lee-mack-reveals-what-motivated-him-to-return-to-soccer-aid-this-year-41506403.html|title=Lee Mack reveals what motivated him to return to Soccer Aid this year|access-date=4 April 2022|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/who-won-itv-soccer-aid-24208680|title=Who won ITV Soccer Aid and what was the final score?|access-date=14 June 2022|newspaper=Manchester Evening News}}</ref>

==Stand-up shows==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Notes
|-
| 2010 || ''Going Out'' ||
|-
| 2013–14 || ''Hit the Road Mack'' ||
|}

===DVD releases===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Title !! Released !! Notes
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| ''Live'' || 26 November 2007 || Live at [[London]]'s [[Bloomsbury Theatre]]
| 2019
| ''[[Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans]]''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/articles/Horrible_Histories | title=Lee Mack in Film 2019}}</ref>
|
| Filming
|-
|-
| ''Going Out Live'' || 22 November 2010 || rowspan="2"| Live at London's [[Hammersmith Apollo]]
|-
| ''Hit The Road Mack'' || 24 November 2014
|}
|}


==Filmography==
;Television
===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Year
! Show
! Show
! Role
! Role
! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
| 1997–1998
| 1997–1998
| ''Gas''
| ''Gas''
|rowspan=3| Himself
| Himself
|
|
|-
|-
| 1999, 2005–2006
| ''[[They Think It's All Over (TV series)|They Think It's All Over]]''
| Panellist and later Host
| 1 episode as panellist; host of Series 19 and 2006 specials
|-
| 2001–2004
| 2001–2004
| ''[[The Sketch Show]]''
| ''[[The Sketch Show]]''
| Lee
|
|
|-
|-
| 2005–2008
| ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]''
| Panellist
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2005–2010
| 2005–2010
| ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Live at the Apollo]]''
| ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Live at the Apollo]]''
| Himself
|
| 3 episodes (1 as guest; 2 as host)
|-
|-
| 2005–2006
| ''[[They Think It's All Over (TV series)|They Think It's All Over]]''
| Host
|
|-
| 2006–present
| 2006–present
| ''[[Not Going Out]]''
| ''[[Not Going Out]]''
| Lee
| Lee
|
|
|-
|-
| 2007–present
| 2007–present
| ''[[Would I Lie to You? (game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]''
| ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]''
| Regular Team Captain
| Regular team captain
|
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Thank God You're Here (British TV series)|Thank God You're Here]]''
| Himself
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2008–2018
| 2008–2018
| ''[[Have I Got News for You]]''
| ''[[Have I Got News for You]]''
| Guest presenter
| Guest presenter
| 6 episodes
| 6 episodes
|-
|-
| 2009–2021
| 2009–2018
| ''[[QI]]''
| ''[[QI]]''
| Panellist
| Panellist
| 6 episodes
| 8 episodes
|-
|-
| 2010, 2012
| 2010, 2012
| ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''
| ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''
| Guest presenter
| Guest presenter
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
| ''[[Lee Mack's All Star Cast]]''
| ''[[Lee Mack's All Star Cast]]''
| Host
| Presenter
|
|
|-
|-
| 2013, 2015–2016
| 2013, 2015–2018
| ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]''
| ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]''
| Guest Team Captain
| Guest team captain
| 6 episodes
| 10 episodes
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| rowspan="2" | 2014
| 2014–2017
| ''[[Duck Quacks Don't Echo]]''
| Presenter
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|-
|rowspan=2| 2014
| ''The Smiths''
| ''The Smiths''
| Michael Smith
| Michael Smith
| Pilot
| Pilot
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|-
|''[[The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night]]''
|''[[The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night]]''
|Himself
|Himself
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| 2014–2017
| ''[[Duck Quacks Don't Echo]]''
| Host
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
|rowspan=2| 2015
| ''[[Let's Play Darts]]''
| ''[[Let's Play Darts]]''
| Competitor
| Competitor
| Won the show
| Won the show
|-
|-
| ''Officially Amazing''<ref name="most-darts-number-twos"/>
| ''Officially Amazing''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/391385-most-darts-number-twos-in-one-minute |title={title} |access-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925002727/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/391385-most-darts-number-twos-in-one-minute |archive-date=25 September 2016 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| Guest
| Guest
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| 2016
| 2016, 2022
| ''[[Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway]]''
| ''[[Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway]]''
| Guest announcer
| Guest announcer
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|rowspan=2| 2018
|rowspan=2| 2018
| ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''
| ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''
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| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| Dan Cooper
| Dan Cooper
| 1 episode
| 1 episode; "[[Kerblam!]]"
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''Semi-Detached''
| ''Semi-Detached''
| Stuart
| Stuart
| 7 episodes
| Pilot
|-
|-
|''Comedians Watching Football With Friends''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/comedians_watching_football_with_friends/|title=Comedians Watching Football With Friends - Sky1 Comedy|last=Guide|first=British Comedy|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-19}}</ref>
|''Comedians Watching Football With Friends''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/comedians_watching_football_with_friends/ |title=Comedians Watching Football With Friends |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-02-19}}</ref>
|Himself
| Himself
| 1 episode
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| rowspan="1" | 2021
|''[[Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster]]''
|Contestant
|10 episodes
|-
|rowspan="1" | 2021-2022
|''[[Murder, They Hope]]''
|Willy Watkins
|4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''[[Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof]]''<ref name="auto1"/>
| Co-host
|-
|''[[The Royal Variety Performance]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-zzrin2/the-royal-variety-performance/episodes/?episode=b-dknnmu|title=The Royal Variety Performance 2022|website=radiotimes.com|accessdate=13 December 2022}}</ref>
|Host
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|-
| 2022–present
|''[[The 1% Club]]''<ref name="auto" />
|Host
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| rowspan="2" | 2023
|''[[Inside No. 9]]''
|Himself
|1 episode; "3 by 3"
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| ''[[Brassic (TV series)|Brassic]]''
| Eddie Braithwaite
| 1 episode
|}
|}


===Film===
;Stand-up DVDs
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|-
! Year
!Title
! Title
!Released
! Role
!Notes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
!Ratings when Televised
!TV Channel
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| 2019
| ''Live''
| ''[[Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/articles/Horrible_Histories |title=Big screen adaptation of the best-selling family franchise is set for UK and Irish cinemas on 26th July 2019 |work=[[BBC Films]]}}</ref>
| 26 November 2007
| Decimus
| Live at [[London]]'s [[Bloomsbury Theatre]]
|
| 0.95
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
|-
| 2024
| ''Going Out Live''
| ''[[Bad Tidings]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.skygroup.sky/article/sky-unveils-official-trailer-for-2024-christmas-special-bad-tidings-starring-chris-mccausland-lee-mack-and-rebekah-staton |title=Sky unveils official trailer for 2024 Christmas special ‘Bad Tidings’ starring Chris McCausland, Lee Mack and Rebekah Staton |website=skygroup.sky|accessdate=23 November 2024}}</ref>
| 22 November 2010
| Neil
| Live at [[London]]'s [[HMV Hammersmith Apollo]]
|
| 1.03
|}
| [[BBC One]]

=== Stage ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Production
! Dates
! Role
! Theatre
|-
|-
| ''Hit The Road Mack''
|''[[The Unfriend]]''
|
| 24 November 2014
9 January - 9 March 2024
| Live at [[London]]'s [[HMV Hammersmith Apollo]]
|
| 1.26
Peter
| [[Channel 4]]
|

[[Wyndham's Theatre]], London
|}
|}


==Awards==
==Awards and nominations==


'''BAFTA TV Awards'''
'''BAFTA TV Awards'''
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| 2002 || ''[[The Sketch Show]]'' || [[British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series)|Best Comedy Programme or Series]] || {{Won}}
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| 2014 || rowspan=5|''[[Would I Lie to You? (game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' || rowspan=5|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series)|Best Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme]] || {{nom}}
| 2019 || rowspan=2|Lee Mack for ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' || rowspan=3|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance|Best Entertainment Performance]] || {{Won}}
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| 2015 || {{nom}}
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| 2016 || {{nom}}
| 2020 || {{nom}}
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| 2018 || {{nom}}
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| rowspan=2|2019 || {{nom}}
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| ''[[Not Going Out]]'' || Best New TV Comedy || {{nom}}
| ''[[Not Going Out]]'' || Best New TV Comedy || {{nom}}
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| 2010 || rowspan=2|''[[Would I Lie to You? (TV series)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' || rowspan=2|Best Comedy Panel Show || {{Won}}
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| 2011 || {{nom}}
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| rowspan=2|2012 || rowspan=2|Lee Mack || Best Male Television Comic || {{Won}}
| rowspan=2|2012 || rowspan=2|Lee Mack || Best Male Television Comic || {{Won}}
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| People's Choice Award || {{nom}}
| King or Queen of Comedy || {{nom}}
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|rowspan=3|2013 || ''[[Would I Lie to You? (TV series)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' || Best Comedy Panel Show || {{Won}}
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| King or Queen of Comedy || {{nom}}
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| People's Choice Award || {{nom}}
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|rowspan=4|2014 ||''[[Would I Lie to You? (TV series)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' || Best Comedy Panel Show || {{Won}}
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|-
|''[[Would I Lie to You? (TV series)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' || [http://vimeo.com/112636854 Best Comedy Moment] || {{nom}}
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| rowspan=2|Lee Mack || Best Male Television Comic || {{Won}}
|-
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| King or Queen of Comedy || {{nom}}
| King or Queen of Comedy || {{nom}}
|-

|Lee Mack for ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' || [http://vimeo.com/112636854 Best Comedy Moment] || {{nom}}
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| 2007 || ''[[Not Going Out]]'' || Sitcom || {{Won}}
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'''National Television Awards'''
{{Awards table}}
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| 2023 || ''[[The 1% Club]]'' || Quiz Show|| {{Won}}
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*[https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-cant-believe-its-not-buddha-with-lee-mack-neil-webster/id1530814807 I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha] podcast


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Latest revision as of 16:54, 24 November 2024

This article is about the English comedian, actor, writer, podcaster and presenter. For the Miss Ohio pageant winner, see Lea Mack.

Lee Mack
Mack in 2024
Born
Lee Gordon McKillop

(1968-08-04) 4 August 1968 (age 56)
Southport, Lancashire, England
EducationBrunel University (BA)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • writer
  • podcaster
  • presenter
Years active1994–present
Known for
Spouse
Tara McKillop
​
(m. 2005)​
Children3
Lee Mack's voice
from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 29 September 2013.[1]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian and actor.

He is known for his quick wit, writing and starring in the sitcom Not Going Out, being a team captain on the BBC One comedy panel show Would I Lie to You?, hosting the Sky One panel show Duck Quacks Don't Echo, presenting the panel show They Think It's All Over, and hosting Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof alongside Holly Willoughby. He has also been a guest host on Have I Got News for You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, a guest captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and a guest panellist on QI. In 2021, he made his debut on the BBC Radio 4 panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. In 2022, he began hosting the ITV game show The 1% Club. In 2024, he appeared on the West End stage as Peter in Steven Moffat's play The Unfriend.

Early life

[edit]

Lee Gordon McKillop[2][3] was born on 4 August 1968[4] in Southport, Lancashire.[5] He lived above a pub until he was 12, when his parents separated.[6] He went to Birkdale Primary Junior School (Bury Road), Stanley High School in Southport, and Everton High School in Blackburn.[7][8] On leaving school, Mack worked in a bingo hall and as a stable boy. After working at the stable of racehorse trainer Ginger McCain in Southport for three days, he asked if he could ride one of the horses, to which the trainer agreed. Without realising, Mack then chose Red Rum as the first horse he would ride.[6][9]

Mack then became a Bluecoat entertainer at the Pontins holiday resort at Hemsby in Norfolk. He was sacked after appearing on stage drunk one night, forgetting a joke and insulting an audience member.[10][11] He then worked for six months at Pontins in Morecambe.[6]

Mack went on to have various other jobs, and performed his first "open mic" slot in 1994, while studying at Brunel University, from where he graduated with a degree in Drama.[12] Within 18 months he was a full-time comedian.[6]

Career

[edit]
Lee Mack on Radio 4's 'Don't Make Me Laugh' 2015

Mack first came to prominence by winning So You Think You're Funny at the 1995 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Five years later at the festival, he was nominated for the Perrier Award Main Prize for his sketch comedy show, Lee Mack's New Bits, with Catherine Tate and Dan Antopolski. Since then, Mack has played the part of Graham, the security guard in the original radio version of The Mighty Boosh, and also has his own radio show on BBC Radio 2 called The Lee Mack Show, which features varying celebrities co-hosting the show.

Television

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Mack was a cast member for ITV's The Sketch Show[6] and featured in the American show of the same name.

In 2005, Mack presented They Think It's All Over, a sports-based comedy panel game, formerly presented by Nick Hancock;[6] it proved to be the show's final series.[6] In 2007 he appeared on TV Heaven, Telly Hell.

His first sitcom Not Going Out for BBC One with Tim Vine (in which he plays Lee, the leading man) premiered on 6 October 2006. The show has since returned for eleven more seasons, the most recent airing in 2023. The show has won a Rose d'Or and RTS Award.

Since 2007 Mack has been a team captain on the BBC One comedy panel show Would I Lie to You?.[6] He has also been guest host on Have I Got News for You six times, and was twice guest host on Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

Mack has appeared on Live at the Apollo and 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, where he is the current Carrot in a Box champion.[13]

In June 2011, Mack launched a new show, Lee Mack's All Star Cast, for BBC One. It features members of the audience taking part in silly games to get a spot in a sketch at the end of the show.[14] In June 2012, Mack was one of the compères at Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in London, introducing Cliff Richard, Ed Sheeran, and Madness.

In March 2013, Mack appeared on the panel on an episode of Let's Dance for Comic Relief with Arlene Phillips and Greg James.[15]

From 2014 to 2017, Mack presented Duck Quacks Don't Echo, a comedy-based panel show for Sky1, with various celebrity guests. In 2017, he made his stage debut in Molière's The Miser.[16]

In 2018, Mack appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Kerblam!".[17]

In June 2020, Mack announced his new sitcom, Semi-Detached. He was also set to host a reality show named The Chop: Britain's Best Woodworker for Sky History. However, the show was suspended shortly after its debut in October 2020, after allegations emerged that one of the series' contestants, promoted through the channel's social media pages, bore facial tattoos resembling Nazi symbolism.[18] Semi-Detached was cancelled after one season.[19]

Mack was on series 11 of Taskmaster, which started broadcast in March 2021.[20]

Mack presented two new shows in 2022: Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof on BBC One - alongside Holly Willoughby and Wim Hof,[21] and The 1% Club, on ITV.[22] The 1% Club was renewed for a second and third series, plus two Christmas specials.[23][24]

In June 2022, Mack was one of the compères at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Platinum Party at the Palace, introducing Jax Jones and Diana Ross.

On 8 November 2022, it was announced that Mack would be hosting that year's Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall.

On 18 May 2023, Mack appeared on an episode of the anthology series Inside No. 9. The episode was initially billed as "Hold on Tight!", featuring creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith alongside Robin Askwith, and was going to be set within a No. 9 bus, but this turned out to be a deliberate hoax; the actual episode was "3 By 3", a supposed pilot quiz show hosted by Mack, that was introduced by the continuity announcer as a replacement for "Hold on Tight!".[25] This was the second time Mack played himself presenting a fictitious game show after 2017's National Treasure.

Podcast

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Mack has long had an interest in Buddhism, mindfulness and the possibility of leading a more spiritual life. Since September 2020, he has hosted a podcast on Buddhism and mindfulness with Neil Webster called I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha.[26]

Stand-up

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In April 2001, Mack appeared at Up The Creek (in Greenwich)[27] and in 2003 he was regularly playing clubs around London - including Balham's Banana Cabaret, alongside Ian Cognito.[28]

Mack went on tour in 2006 and filmed his first live DVD at the Bloomsbury Theatre, which was released the following year. In spring 2010, Mack embarked on his "Going Out" tour. Extra dates were added for autumn 2010 due to his spring tour being sold out well in advance. Going Out Live, his second live DVD, was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo and was released in November. In December 2010 he performed at the Royal Variety Performance.[29]

In 2010, Mack took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London on 30 March.

Other stage work

[edit]

Mack briefly appeared as the Narrator in the stage adaptation of BBC Radio 4 comedy series, Bleak Expectations.[30] He made his stage acting debut playing the lead role in Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss' play The Unfriend from December 2023 until March 2024, with Frances Barber and Sarah Alexander.[31]

Personal life

[edit]

Mack met his wife, Tara, during his time studying at Brunel University in 1996. They married in 2005, and live in East Molesey, Surrey, with their three children,[32] including their eldest son, Arlo, who briefly appeared in the 2013 Christmas special of Not Going Out, and their daughter, Millie, who appeared in the Not Going Out episode "Friend" of the twelfth series. Mack is of distant part-Irish descent, which was explored in the 2018 season of the British television programme Who Do You Think You Are?[33] While on the show, Mack found that his great-grandfather was a jobbing comic named William Alexander McKillop, who used the stage name Billy Mac. He also learned that his grandfather Joe was born in Southport, but was taken to Ireland as a baby and brought up by his grandparents in Ballina, County Mayo.[34]

In February 2009, Mack, along with other British entertainers, signed an open letter to The Times regarding the Baháʼí Faith leaders then on trial in Iran.[35]

Mack said in an interview with The Guardian[36] that his first foray into comedy was doing Bobby Ball impressions at his school when he was 15. Ball would go on to play Mack's father, Frank, in Not Going Out. Mack is a keen supporter of Blackburn Rovers and occasionally visits Ewood Park to watch games.[37] At one point, he shared a flat with Noel Fielding.

In July 2012, Mack received an honorary doctorate from Brunel University.[38] He published his autobiography Mack the Life (ISBN 0-552-16655-3).

Mack is a darts fan, and regularly plays with his friend and former Not Going Out co-star, Tim Vine. Both men appeared on the debut series of Let's Play Darts, facing each other in the final, with Mack and his partner Martin Adams beating Vine and his partner Darryl Fitton. Mack held two Guinness World Records titles relating to darts. The first was for the most darts number twos in one minute, which stood until 19 November 2020 when Ricky Evans broke the record with a total of 25.[39] Mack had also, on the same day of the first record, broken the record for the most darts in inner and outer bullseyes in one minute; that title was held for a year and two months, before it was broken on 23 September 2016 by professional darts player James Wade.[40][41]

In a 2015 interview with The Big Issue, Mack stated that he adheres to "left-of-centre" political leanings.[42]

Mack is vegan.[43] He has been alcohol-free since 2016, and is an ambassador for Alcohol Concern.[44]

Mack has a phobia of flying, and travels by himself to holiday destinations. He travelled by train to Barcelona, and went around the world for Children in Need in 2009 with other celebrities; however, he and Frank Skinner did not fly to Turkey. Mack said because the day he went home was his wife's birthday, he could not get the train back. He went on a flying course, which briefly helped for the flight home; however, he has not been on another plane since.[45]

Mack has taken part in several Soccer Aid matches to raise money for UNICEF. In September 2021, he scored for the first time,[46] in a year that he played for the World XI team, due to his Irish heritage of his great-grandmother.[47] On 12 June 2022, Mack returned for the following game at the London Stadium, and scored the winning penalty for the World XI after a 2–2 draw in normal time.[48][49]

Stand-up shows

[edit]
Year Title Notes
2010 Going Out
2013–14 Hit the Road Mack

DVD releases

[edit]
Title Released Notes
Live 26 November 2007 Live at London's Bloomsbury Theatre
Going Out Live 22 November 2010 Live at London's Hammersmith Apollo
Hit The Road Mack 24 November 2014

Filmography

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Television

[edit]
Year Show Role Notes
1997–1998 Gas Himself
1999, 2005–2006 They Think It's All Over Panellist and later Host 1 episode as panellist; host of Series 19 and 2006 specials
2001–2004 The Sketch Show Lee
2005–2008 8 Out of 10 Cats Panellist 7 episodes
2005–2010 Live at the Apollo Himself 3 episodes (1 as guest; 2 as host)
2006–present Not Going Out Lee
2007–present Would I Lie to You? Regular team captain
2008 Thank God You're Here Himself 2 episodes
2008–2018 Have I Got News for You Guest presenter 6 episodes
2009–2021 QI Panellist 8 episodes
2010, 2012 Never Mind the Buzzcocks Guest presenter 2 episodes
2011 Lee Mack's All Star Cast Host
2013, 2015–2018 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Guest team captain 10 episodes
2014 The Smiths Michael Smith Pilot
The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night Himself
2014–2017 Duck Quacks Don't Echo Host
2015 Let's Play Darts Competitor Won the show
Officially Amazing[41] Guest
2016, 2022 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Guest announcer
2018 Top Gear Guest 1 episode
Doctor Who Dan Cooper 1 episode; "Kerblam!"
2019 Semi-Detached Stuart 7 episodes
Comedians Watching Football With Friends[50] Himself 1 episode
2021 Taskmaster Contestant 10 episodes
2021-2022 Murder, They Hope Willy Watkins 4 episodes
2022 Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof[21] Co-host
The Royal Variety Performance[51] Host
2022–present The 1% Club[22] Host
2023 Inside No. 9 Himself 1 episode; "3 by 3"
Brassic Eddie Braithwaite 1 episode

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans[52] Decimus
2024 Bad Tidings[53] Neil

Stage

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Production Dates Role Theatre
The Unfriend

9 January - 9 March 2024

Peter

Wyndham's Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

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BAFTA TV Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2002 The Sketch Show Best Comedy Programme or Series Won
2019 Lee Mack for Would I Lie to You? Best Entertainment Performance Won
2020 Nominated
2023 Lee Mack for The 1% Club Nominated

British Comedy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001 Lee Mack for The Sketch Show Best Comedy Newcomer Nominated
2006 Lee Mack Best Live Stand Up Tour Nominated
2007 Lee Mack for Not Going Out Best TV Comedy Actor Nominated
Not Going Out Best New TV Comedy Nominated
2012 Lee Mack Best Male Television Comic Won
King or Queen of Comedy Nominated
2013 Lee Mack Best Male Television Comic Won
King or Queen of Comedy Nominated
2014 Lee Mack Best Male Television Comic Won
King or Queen of Comedy Nominated
Lee Mack for Would I Lie to You? Best Comedy Moment Nominated

RTS Television Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 Not Going Out Breakthrough Award – Behind The Screen Won

Rose d'Or

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 Not Going Out Sitcom Won

National Television Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2023 The 1% Club Quiz Show Won

References

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  1. ^ "Lee Mack". Desert Island Discs. 29 September 2013. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ Curtis, Nick (13 January 2017). "Lee Mack: 'I wouldn't be surprised if many comics came from broken homes'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ^ Aziz, Fatima; Raven, David (20 May 2023). "Lee Mack's life away from TV fame with different real name and rarely-seen wife". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ Clarke, Chloe (28 December 2021). "The comedian and Not Going Out star who calls Surrey home". SurreyLive. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. ^ Armstrong, Stephen (9 January 2005). "Comedy: This stand-up's got legs". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Maxwell, Dominic (24 November 2007). "Mack on the Attack". The Times Magazine. London. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
  7. ^ Mayoh, Emma (5 May 2010). "Comedian Lee Mack confesses Southport fear". Lancashire Life. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Return of the Mack as Not Going Out returns". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest (North West). 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  9. ^ "The 10 most surprising truths on 'Would I Lie to You?'". Radio Times. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Bunch of Kents". Chortle. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Lee Mack's Joke Leaves John Cleese In Near Tears". The Graham Norton Show, BBC. 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  12. ^ Mack, Lee (2012). Mack The Life. Bantam Press. ISBN 978-0593069424.
  13. ^ Carrot In A Box III: Jon Richardson vs Lee Mack! | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Channel 4, 19 June 2022, retrieved 27 December 2023
  14. ^ "Lee Mack and Penn & Teller ratings soar as Marriage Ref fails to impress". Metro. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  15. ^ "Lets Dance for Comic Relief – Series 5 – Episode 3". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  16. ^ "News: Lee Mack to Make His West End Theatre Debut". Beyond The Joke. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  17. ^ Tobin, Christian (4 November 2018). "Doctor Who series 11 episodes 7 and 8 feature the galaxy's biggest shop and 17th-century witch trials". Digital Spy.
  18. ^ The Chop reality TV contest taken off air while contestant's face tattoos are investigated Radio Times. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  19. ^ Brazier, Tori (18 June 2021). "Lee Mack's sitcom axed by the BBC". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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