Not Going Out
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2006 - 2023
- 100 episodes (13 series)
Fast-paced, gag-packed studio sitcom starring Lee Mack and Sally Bretton. Also features Hugh Dennis, Abigail Cruttenden, Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Grant, Bobby Ball and more.
- Series 10, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at 9pm on Dave
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Jump the Shark: Not Going Out
Not Going Out's heroes went from cat-fight chemistry to child-saddled losers.
Henry Yates, The Guardian, 27th May 2019Review - Not Going Out: zinger after zinger
Ten series in, the jokes are still rapid and the wit still biting in Lee Mack's winning sitcom.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 22nd April 2019A new series begins with Lee, family and friends waiting to make a sponsored parachute jump to raise money for a children's hospital ward. But, as it turns out, one parachute is missing - who will provide the best excuse to stay behind? A little comic masterpiece of cowardice that is worthy of Hancock's Half Hour.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 15th April 2019Not Going Out: series 10 review
It's in a different phase of its life but it's still much the same.
Jacob Gibbs, On The Box, 15th April 2019Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 shortlist
The shortlisted TV and radio shows for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 have been announced. 60 programmes are now in the running for the Comedy Of The Year title.
British Comedy Guide, 21st January 2019TV review: Not Going Out Live, BBC One
Let's be honest, you watched the live edition of Not Going Out hoping that the scenery would fall on Lee Mack didn't you?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd December 2018Not Going Out live episode review
A live version of Not Going Out was never going to be as inventive as Inside No 9 doing the same - real-time tweets, big plot twists and all. But true to form, it's was safely, but not excitingly, funny.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd December 2018How to keep a sitcom fresh? Having morphed Not Going Out from farce to family comedy, Lee Mack now attempts the risky undertaking of a live episode, which finds Lee and Lucy organising a Christmas show to raise cash for their children's school. What could possibly go wrong?
Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 21st December 2018Not Going Out Live review
There's the odd pun which is a bit embarrassing (like one about a contortionist which is particularly bad) but overall it's a fun enough diversion, an entertaining bit of silliness that hasn't persuaded me to watch the series again on a regular basis but if they do another live episode I'll certainly tune in.
Alice Finch, Comedy To Watch, 21st December 2018Not Going Out Christmas special to be broadcast live
A Christmas special of Lee Mack's sitcom Not Going Out is to be broadcast live on BBC One on 21st December.
British Comedy Guide, 26th November 2018