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'''Lee Gordon McKillop''' (born 4 August 1968) is an [[English people|English]] [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] and [[actor]], known by the [[stage name]] '''Lee Mack'''.<ref name="Times"/> He is well known in the [[United Kingdom]] for writing and starring in the [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[Not Going Out]]'', for being a team captain on ''[[Would I Lie to You? (TV series)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' |
'''Lee Gordon McKillop''' (born 4 August 1968) is an [[English people|English]] [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] and [[actor]], known by the [[stage name]] '''Lee Mack'''.<ref name="Times"/> He is well known in the [[United Kingdom]] for writing and starring in the [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[Not Going Out]]'', for being a team captain on ''[[Would I Lie to You? (TV series)|Would I Lie to You?]]'', for hosting ''[[Lee Mack's All Star Cast]]'' and being an obnoxious git. |
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==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 16:07, 30 September 2011
| Lee Mack | |
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| Birth name | Lee Gordon McKillop |
| Born | 4 August 1968 Southport, Lancashire (now in Merseyside), England |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Genres | Social satire, observational comedy, dark humour, one-liners, deadpan, wit/word play |
| Subject(s) | Everyday life, Northern England |
| Spouse | Tara McKillop (m. 2005-present) |
| Notable works and roles | Himself in Lee Mack's All Star Cast (2011 - present) Lee in Not Going Out (2006–present) Himself in Would I Lie to You? (2007 - present) |
| Website | http://www.leemacklive.com/ |
Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968) is an English stand-up comedian and actor, known by the stage name Lee Mack.[1] He is well known in the United Kingdom for writing and starring in the sitcom Not Going Out, for being a team captain on Would I Lie to You?, for hosting Lee Mack's All Star Cast and being an obnoxious git.
Personal life
Mack was born on 4 August 1968 and lived in Southport, then in Lancashire and now in Merseyside above a pub until he was 12 when his parents separated and he moved to Blackburn, Lancashire.[1][2] He went to Birkdale County Junior School and Stanley High School.[3] After leaving school he worked in a bingo hall and as a stableboy where after working there for three days he asked if he could try and ride a horse, the trainer agreed and the first horse he ever rode was Red Rum.[1][4] After that, Mack became a blue coat for Pontin's at Hemsby near Great Yarmouth.[1] After appearing on stage drunk one night, and calling an audience member a "cunt", he was sacked from the Hemsby team, and did six months at Pontins in Morecambe.[1]
Mack went on to have various other jobs, and did his first open mike slot in 1994, while studying at Brunel University.[1] Within 18 months he was a full time comedian.[1]
Mack lives in Hammersmith, West London, with his wife, Tara and their children, Arlo (born 2006) and Louie (born 2004).[citation needed]
In February 2009 Mack, with other British entertainers, signed an open letter to The Times on the Bahá'í leaders then on trial in Iran.[5]
Lee Mack said in an interview with The Guardian[6] that he first went into comedy by doing Bobby Ball impressions at his school when he was 15.
Lee is a supporter of Blackburn Rovers and often visits Ewood Park to watch games. [citation needed]
Career
Mack first came to prominence on 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 a different celebrity co-hosting the show. He was a cast member for ITV's The Sketch Show.[1]
In 2005 Mack presented They Think It's All Over, a sports based comedy panel game, formerly presented by Nick Hancock.[1] However, it proved to be the show's final series.[1] 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) premièred on 6 October 2006. The show has since returned for a second series (September 2007), a third series (January 2009) and a fourth series (February 2011). It will be returning for a fifth and sixth series, which has been confirmed. It has won a Rose d'Or and RTS Award. He is a team captain on the BBC One panel show Would I Lie to You?.[1] He has also been guest host on Have I Got News for You 4 times, on 23 May 2008, 12 June 2009, 1 April 2010 and finally 2 December 2010. He was guest host on Never Mind the Buzzcocks on 9 December 2010. Mack has also contributed to Comic Relief.
Mack has also appeared on Jack Dee Live at the Apollo
Mack went on tour in 2006 and filmed his first live DVD at the Bloomsbury Theatre, which was released the following year.
Mack went on tour again in Spring 2010 entitled the "Going Out" tour, extra dates have been added for Autumn 2010 due to his Spring tour being sold out well in advance, his second live DVD was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo and was released in November entitled "Going Out Live". Other notable venues of the tour included the Gulbenkian Theatre, the Blackpool Tower, Brighton Dome, Alexandra Theatre. And also a performance at the Longacre Theatre in New York City.
In Winter 2010 he performed at the Royal Variety Performance.
In June 2011, he launched a new show entitled Lee Mack's All Star Cast for the BBC. It features members of the audience taking part in silly games to get a spot in a sketch at the end of the show.
Stand-Up DVDs
| Title | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Live | 26 November 2007 | Live at London's Bloomsbury Theatre |
| Going Out Live | 22 November 2010 | Live at London's HMV Hammersmith Apollo |
TV
- Not Going Out Lee
- Would I Lie to You? Himself
- The Graham Norton Show Himself
- Lee Mack's All Star Cast Himself
- QI Himself
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Maxwell, Dominic (24 November 2007). "Mack on the Attack". The Times magazine. London. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
- ^ Armstrong, Stephen (9 January 2005). "Comedy: This stand-up's got legs". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
- ^ Rampton, James (8 May 2004). "Comedy: Pick of the Week". The Independent. (archived at findarticles.com). Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ^ Townend, Marcus (19 December 2007). "It's a Rum do for joker Lee Mack". Mail Online. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "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". The Times. London. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Hodgson, Michelle (31 January 2009). "My family values". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 May 2010.