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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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'' Not Going Out'', 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 ''
They Think It's All Over "They think it's all over" is a quote from Kenneth Wolstenholme's BBC TV commentary in the closing moments of the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, when England beat West Germany 4–2 after extra time to win the FIFA World Cup. In the final few seco ...
'', 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
Holly Willoughby Holly Marie Willoughby ( ; born 10 February 1981) is an English television presenter, author and model. She is currently the co-presenter of ITV's '' This Morning'' (2009–present) and ''Dancing on Ice'' (2006–2011, 2018–present) alongsid ...
. 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
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panel game ''
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''. In 2022, he began hosting the ITV game-show, '' The 1% Club''.


Early life

Mack was born on 4 August 1968 in
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, now a part of
Merseyside Merseyside ( ) is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million. It encompasses both banks of the Mersey Estuary and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wir ...
. 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 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 in
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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
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, from where he graduated with a degree in
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. 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 Perrier Award Main Prize for his sketch comedy show, ''Lee Mack's New Bits'', with
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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 ITV's '' The Sketch Show'' and featured in the American show of the same name. In 2005, Mack presented ''
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'', a sports-based comedy panel game, formerly presented by
Nick Hancock Nicholas John Hancock (born 25 October 1962) is an English actor and television presenter. He hosted the sports quiz ''They Think It's All Over'' for 10 years. He also formerly presented ''Room 101'' (1994–1999) on TV, as well as its earlier ...
. However, it proved to be the show's final series. In 2007 he appeared on ''
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''. His first sitcom '' Not Going Out'' for
BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...
with Tim Vine (in which he plays Lee, the
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) 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
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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 '' 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. 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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's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside
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in
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, introducing
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,
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 re ...
, and
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. In March 2013, Mack appeared on the panel on an episode of ''
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'' 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 ''
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 ...
'', a comedy-based panel show for
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, with various celebrity guests. In 2018, Mack appeared in the ''
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'' episode "
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". 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 Nazi symbolism. ''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: ''
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 ...
'' on BBC One - alongside
Holly Willoughby Holly Marie Willoughby ( ; born 10 February 1981) is an English television presenter, author and model. She is currently the co-presenter of ITV's '' This Morning'' (2009–present) and ''Dancing on Ice'' (2006–2011, 2018–present) alongsid ...
and
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, and '' The 1% Club'', 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, introducing Jax Jones 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 Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one's attention to the present-moment experience without evaluation, a skill one develops through meditation or other training. Mindfulness derives from ''sati'', a significant element of Hind ...
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 choosin ...
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 Ha ...
and was released in November. In December 2010 he performed at the
Royal Variety Performance The ''Royal Variety Performance'' is a televised variety show held annually in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity (of which King Charles III is life-patron). It is attended by senior members of the British royal ...
. In 2010, Mack took part in ''
Channel 4's Comedy Gala ''Channel 4's Comedy Gala'' is an annual British comedy benefit show organised by Channel 4 in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. The show is filmed live at the O2 Arena in London, and then broadcast later by Channel 4. An inaugur ...
'', a
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held in aid of
Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital Great Ormond Street Hospital (informally GOSH or Great Ormond Street, formerly the Hospital for Sick Children) is a children's hospital located in the Bloomsbury area of the London Borough of Camden, and a part of Great Ormond Street Hospita ...
, 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
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 Jun ...
in 1996. They married in 2005, and they live in East
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,
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with their three children, including their son, Arlo, who briefly appeared in the 2013 Christmas special of '' Not Going Out''. 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
Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Iris ...
, but was brought to Ireland as a baby and brought up by his grandparents in
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. 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
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. Mack said in an interview with ''
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'' 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
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and occasionally visits
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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, Tim Vine. Both men appeared on the debut series of ''
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'', facing each other in the final, with Mack and his partner Martin Adams beating Vine and his partner Darryl Fitton. 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 '' The Big Issue'', Mack stated that he adheres to " left-of-centre" political leanings. Mack has been alcohol-free since 2016, and is an ambassador for
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. 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
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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
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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
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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 , , '' The Sketch Show'' , , 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 '' The Sketch Show'' , , Best Comedy Newcomer , , , - , 2006 , , Lee Mack , , Best Live Stand Up Tour , , , - , rowspan=2, 2007 , , Lee Mack for '' Not Going Out'' , , Best TV Comedy Actor , , , - , '' Not Going Out'' , , 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 , , '' Not Going Out'' , , Breakthrough Award – Behind The Screen , , Rose d'Or , - , 2007 , , '' Not Going Out'' , , Sitcom , ,


References


External links


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