Lee Mack
- 55 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Lee Mack not surprised if comics came from broken homes
Not Going Out returns for its eighth series this month, which makes the will-they-won't-they tale of a feckless man's passion for his landlady the longest-running BBC sitcom still on air.
Nick Curtis, The Telegraph, 13th January 2017TV preview: Not Going Out, BBC1
Has Lee Mack become a time traveller? In the new series of Not Going Out he suddenly has three children, all around primary/infant school age, whereas a year ago he had only just become a father for the first time. Apparently the new series of Not Going Out is set seven years on. But don't expect any hoverboards or meals served in pill form. This is about as traditional and old-fashioned as sitcoms get.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th January 2017Not Going Out Series 8 preview
Same music. Same cast. Same title. Yet there's something noticeably different about the eighth series of Not Going Out.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 7th January 2017Lee Mack returns with a full house
Lee Mack explains why and how they've advanced hit sitcom Not Going Out from having a baby in the last show to three children now.
Sean Marland, What's On TV, 3rd January 2017How Everybody Loves Raymond inspired Not Going Out
Lee Mack has revealed that he's taken inspiration for the new series of Not Going Out from an unexpected source: Everybody Loves Raymond. "His rules were that someone it the writers' room had to say, 'Yeah, that happened to me.' So I decided that was going to be the rule this year."
Chortle, 2nd January 2017The secrets of Would I Lie to You?
We find out the truth (and lies) about how the hit BBC One panel show is made.
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 19th December 2016BBC orders two more series of Not Going Out
The BBC has ordered two more series of Not Going Out, meaning Lee Mack's show will become one of the country's longest-running sitcoms.
British Comedy Guide, 14th December 2016Griff Rhys Jones, Lee Mack and Mat Horne to star in The Miser
Full casting has today been announced for the major West End revival of Molière's classic comedy The Miser. Griff Rhys Jones, Lee Mack and Mathew Horne lead the list.
British Comedy Guide, 12th December 2016Gaby Roslin to host Radio 4 film panel show
Gaby Roslin is to host a Radio 4 comedy panel show about movies, with Lee Mack and John Thomson as the team captains.
British Comedy Guide, 17th November 2016Lee Mack to make West End debut in The Miser
Lee Mack is to make his West End debut in The Miser alongside the previously announced Griff Rhys Jones.
Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 14th November 2016