Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian, actor, podcaster and presenter. He is known for his quick wit, writing and starring in the

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'', being a team captain on the

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comedy panel show '' Would I Lie to You?'', hosting the

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panel show ''

Duck Quacks Don't Echo ''Duck Quacks Don't Echo'' is a British television comedy panel game show that aired on Sky1 from 7 February 2014 to 12 October 2017. It was hosted by Lee Mack. Rounds Each episode has three rounds. * Fact Off - The three guests reveal their ...

'', presenting the panel show ''

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'', and hosting ''

Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof ''Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof'' is a British reality television competition series presented by Holly Willoughby and Lee Mack. The series began broadcasting on BBC One on 12 April 2022. The series follows eight celebrities who are trained by ...

'' (2022–) alongside

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. He has also been a guest host on '' Have I Got News for You'' and ''

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'', a guest captain on ''

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'' is a British comedy panel show on Channel 4. The show follows the game of ''Countdown'', but presented in a comedic panel show format seen on ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', with the show being a crossover of the two. ...

'', and a guest panellist on '' QI''. In 2021, he made his debut on the

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panel game ''

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''. In 2022, he began hosting the

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game-show, ''

The 1% Club ''The 1% Club'' is a British game show that has aired on ITV1 since 9 April 2022 and is hosted by Lee Mack. The show is styled as an IQ test and the questions are not based on general knowledge, like many shows, but of "logic and common sense". ...

''.

Early life

Mack was born on 4 August 1968 in

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, now a part of

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. He lived above a pub until he was 12, when his parents separated. He went to Birkdale Primary Junior School (Bury Road), Stanley High School in Southport, and Everton High School in Blackburn. On leaving school, Mack worked in a bingo hall and as a stable boy. After working at the stable of racehorse trainer

Ginger McCain Donald "Ginger" McCain (21 September 1930 – 19 September 2011) was an English horse trainer who led the champion steeplechaser Red Rum to three Grand National victories in the 1970s. A former national serviceman in the Royal Air Force as a mo ...

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

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as the first horse he would ride. Mack then became a Bluecoat entertainer at the

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holiday resort at

Hemsby Hemsby is a village, seaside resort and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. It is situated some north of the town of Great Yarmouth.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. . In the 2001 census Hemsby had a ...

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. He was sacked after appearing on stage drunk one night, forgetting a joke and insulting an audience member. He then worked for six months at Pontins in

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. Mack went on to have various other jobs, and performed his first "open mic" slot in 1994, while studying at

Brunel University Brunel University London is a public research university located in the Uxbridge area of London, England. It was founded in 1966 and named after the Victorian engineer and pioneer of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In June 1 ...

, from where he graduated with a degree in

Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

. Within 18 months he was a full-time comedian.

Career

Mack first came to prominence by winning ''

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'' at the 1995

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. Five years later at the festival, he was nominated for the

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Main Prize for his sketch comedy show, ''Lee Mack's New Bits'', with

Catherine Tate Catherine Jane Ford (born 5 December 1969), known professionally as Catherine Tate, is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC sketch comedy series '' The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007) ...

and

Dan Antopolski Dan Antopolski (born 22 August 1972) is a British comic, actor and writer. He has appeared in various television programs and radio shows, and is best known to younger audiences for hosting the UK game show ''The Dare Devil''. In 1998 Antopol ...

. Since then, Mack has played the part of Graham, the security guard in the original radio version of ''

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'', and also has his own radio show on

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called ''The Lee Mack Show'', which features varying celebrities co-hosting the show.

Television

Mack was a cast member for

's ''

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'' and featured in the American show of the same name. In 2005, Mack presented ''

'', a sports-based comedy panel game, formerly presented by

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. However, it proved to be the show's final series. In 2007 he appeared on '' TV Heaven, Telly Hell''. His first sitcom ''

'' for

with

Tim Vine Timothy Mark Vine (born 4 March 1967) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and presenter best known for his one-liners and his role on the sitcom ''Not Going Out'' (2006–2014). He has released a number of stand-up comedy specials and has wr ...

(in which he plays Lee, the

leading man A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead (), plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person who typica ...

) premiered on 6 October 2006. The show has since returned for ten more series, the most recent airing in 2022. The show has won a

Rose d'Or The Rose d'Or ('Golden Rose') is an international awards festival in entertainment broadcasting and programming. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) first acquired the Rose d’Or in 1961, when it was created by Swiss Television in the lakes ...

and

RTS Award The Royal Television Society (RTS) is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present, and future. It is the oldest television society in the world. It currently has fourteen r ...

. Since 2007 Mack has been a team captain on the BBC One comedy panel show '' Would I Lie to You?''. He has also been guest host on '' Have I Got News for You'' six times, and was twice guest host on ''

''. Mack has appeared on '' Live at the Apollo'' and ''

8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'' is a British comedy panel show on Channel 4. The show follows the game of ''Countdown'', but presented in a comedic panel show format seen on ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', with the show being a crossover of the two. ...

'', where he is the current Carrot in a Box champion. 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. In June 2012, Mack was one of the compères at

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outside

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London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, introducing

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million s ...

Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...

, and Madness. In March 2013, Mack appeared on the panel on an episode of ''

Let's Dance for Comic Relief ''Let's Sing and Dance'', formerly known as ''Let's Dance'', is a British television programme shown on BBC One, featuring celebrities performing famous dance routines to raise money for the charities Comic Relief and Sport Relief. The programme ...

'' with

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and

Greg James Gregory James Alan Milward (born 17 December 1985) is an English radio and television presenter, comedian and author. He is the host of BBC Radio 1's breakfast show, co-presenter on the cricket podcast '' Tailenders'' alongside Felix White and ...

. From 2014 to 2017, Mack presented ''

'', a comedy-based panel show for

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, with various celebrity guests. In 2018, Mack appeared in the ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' episode " Kerblam!". 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

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. 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

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. ''Semi-Detached'' was cancelled after one season. Mack was on series 11 of '' Taskmaster'', which started broadcast in March 2021. Mack is currently presenting two new shows in 2022: ''

'' on BBC One - alongside

and

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, and ''

'', on ITV. ''The 1% Club'' was renewed for a second series. In June 2022, Mack was one of the compères at the Queen's

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Platinum Party at the Palace The Platinum Party at the Palace was a British music concert, held outside Buckingham Palace on The Mall in London on 4 June 2022, in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The concert began at 20:00 ( BST). Comedian Lee ...

, introducing

Jax Jones Timucin Lam (born Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo; 25 July 1987), known professionally as Jax Jones, is an English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer. He rose to fame in 2014 by featuring on Duke Dumont's number-one single "I Got U". He ...

and

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. On 8 November 2022, it was announced that he would be hosting that year's

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at the

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Podcast

Mack has long had an interest in

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, mindfulness and the possibility of leading a more spiritual life. Since September 2020 he has hosted a

podcast A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing ...

on Buddhism and mindfulness with Neil Webster called ''I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha''.

Stand-up

Career

Mack went on tour in 2006 and filmed his first live DVD at the

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, 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 The Hammersmith Apollo, currently called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue, originally built as a cinema called the Gaumont Palace. Located in Ham ...

and was released in November. In December 2010 he performed at the

. In 2010, Mack took part in ''

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'', a

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held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the

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in London on 30 March.

Solo tours

Group tours

Personal life

Mack met Tasha Mckillop during his time studying at

in 1996. They married in 2005, and they live in East

Molesey Molesey is a district of two twin towns, East Molesey and West Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge, Surrey, England, and is situated on the south bank of the River Thames. East and West Molesey share a high street, and there is a second retai ...

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

with their three children, including their son, Arlo, who briefly appeared in the 2013 Christmas special of ''

''. He is a

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. 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?'' 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

, but was brought to Ireland as a baby and brought up by his grandparents in

Ballina, County Mayo Ballina ( ; ) is a town in north County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies at the mouth of the River Moy near Killala Bay, in the Moy valley and Parish of Kilmoremoy, with the Ox Mountains to the east and the Nephin Beg Range, Nephin ...

. In February 2009, Mack, along with other British entertainers, signed an open letter to ''

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'' regarding the

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leaders then on trial in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. Mack said in an interview with ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'' that his first foray into comedy was doing

Bobby Ball Robert Harper (28 January 1944 – 28 October 2020), known professionally as Bobby Ball, was a British comic, actor, singer and television host. He was best known as a member of the comic double act Cannon and Ball, with Tommy Cannon (Thomas ...

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 Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

and occasionally visits Ewood Park to watch games. At one point, he shared a flat with

Noel Fielding Noel Fielding (; (born 21 May 1973) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside Julian Barratt in the 2000s, and more recently as a co-presenter of ''The Great British Bake Off'' ...

. In July 2012, Mack received an honorary doctorate from Brunel University. He published his autobiography ''Mack the Life'' (). Mack is a

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fan, and regularly plays with his friend and former ''Not Going Out'' co-star,

. Both men appeared on the debut series of ''

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'', facing each other in the final, with Mack and his partner

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beating Vine and his partner

Darryl Fitton Darryl Fitton (born 5 May 1962) is an English professional darts player. He is nicknamed The Dazzler and comes to the stage dancing to the Madness song " One Step Beyond" wearing sunglasses; one of the most popular walk-ons with the audienc ...

. Mack held two

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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. 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

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. In a 2015 interview with ''

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'', Mack stated that he adheres to " left-of-centre" political leanings. Mack has been alcohol-free since 2016, and is an ambassador for Alcohol Concern. Mack has a phobia of flying, and travels by himself to holiday destinations. He travelled by train to

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. He went around the world for Children in Need in 2009 with some 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. Mack has taken part in several

Soccer Aid ''Soccer Aid'' is a British annual (formerly bi-ennial) charity event that has raised over £38 million in aid of UNICEF UK, through ticket sales and donations from the public. The televised event is a friendly-style football match between t ...

matches to raise money for

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. In September 2021, he scored for the first time, in a year that he played for the World XI team, due to his Irish heritage of his great-grandmother, which wouldn't be allowed under

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

rules. On 12 June 2022, Mack returned for the following game at the

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, and scored the winning penalty for the World XI after a 2–2 draw in normal time.

Filmography

;Film ;Television ;Stand-up DVDs

Awards and nominations

BAFTA TV Awards , - , 2002 , , ''

'' , , Best Comedy Programme or Series , , , - , 2019 , , rowspan=2, Lee Mack for '' Would I Lie to You?'' , , rowspan=2, Best Entertainment Performance , , , - , 2020 , , British Comedy Awards , - , 2001 , , Lee Mack for ''

'' , , Best Comedy Newcomer , , , - , 2006 , , Lee Mack , , Best Live Stand Up Tour , , , - , rowspan=2, 2007 , , Lee Mack for ''

'' , , Best TV Comedy Actor , , , - , ''

'' , , Best New TV Comedy , , , - , rowspan=2, 2012 , , rowspan=2, Lee Mack , , Best Male Television Comic , , , - , King or Queen of Comedy , , , - , rowspan=2, 2013 , , rowspan=2, Lee Mack , , Best Male Television Comic , , , - , King or Queen of Comedy , , , - , rowspan=3, 2014 , , rowspan=2, Lee Mack , , Best Male Television Comic , , , - , King or Queen of Comedy , , , - , Lee Mack for '' Would I Lie to You?'' ,
Best Comedy Moment
, , RTS Television Awards , - , 2007 , , ''

'' , , Breakthrough Award – Behind The Screen , , Rose d'Or , - , 2007 , , ''

'' , , Sitcom , ,

References

External links

Official Tour website
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I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha
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