I feel that I'm a stand-up comedian more than anything else, that's my job. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
We're all basically decent human beings so if 3,000 people are laughing at a joke then it's worth telling. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
Loads of blokes think they're funny, but it counts for nothing unless you get up and have a go. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
If I was reading a book about a comedian, I wouldn't really care too much about their childhood. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
If I am old-fashioned, it's not a conscious decision. I just do material that I think is funny. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
My only ambition was to get to 50, and not regret not having had a crack at being a comic. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
The best comedy you can ever have is when you're in the pub with your mates. You can never beat that. That's… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
I came to London with a girl. We lived together and split up very quickly. I was on my own in London… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
Bobby Ball, who plays my dad in 'Not Going Out,' is very funny. He has a magical sense for comedy that nobody… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
The problem isn't that there's not enough women in panel games. The problem is there's not enough women in comedy in general. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
There are probably about 50 comedians who would come to my 50th birthday party but I'm not sure how many of them… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
Since 'The Office,' everyone has this idea that comedy is only good if it reflects the way people really speak. But that's… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
Don't get me wrong, I'm under no illusions, I've got a very old-school, mainstream leaning to the way I present my comedy… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
The rules of comedy are, don't complain, it's a brilliant job. You complain, and you're seen as losing touch with reality. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
For me, I wanted to write a book about getting into comedy. That's what I wanted to write. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
I've got quite a few friends in the comedy world as you meet a lot of people. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
Not Going Out's jokes were based on the American mentality in terms of how often the jokes appear. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
It's much harder to have a BBC One sitcom than to have a tour of stand-up. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
When I tell a joke, I don't think about who's listening to it. I tell the jokes I think are funny. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
The truth is that I don't really understand the concept of having an old-fashioned sense of humour, because to me fashion is… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
I know comedians who go on weird day trips in order to have random experiences they can talk about. They'll go on… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
From the age of 14, I remember thinking I wanted to be a comedian. But that was like saying I wanted to… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
I would say about 90 per cent of drunken idiots in comedy clubs wear ties, particularly in London where I work most… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
But it's true, I was a sports organiser at Pontins - one of a series of terrible jobs I had before I… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
We're all basically decent human beings so if 3,000 people are laughing at a joke then it's worth telling. — Lee Mack Copy Share
I used to tell people I was a comic and they'd be fascinated. Now all you get is: 'Oh yeah, my cousin Steve's a… — Lee Mack Copy Share
If I am old-fashioned, it's not a conscious decision. I just do material that I think is funny. — Lee Mack Copy Share
I have to say I like Edinburgh, but I'm not a big fan of the Festival - I like it but I'm not a… — Lee Mack Copy Share
Genuinely my big thing and the reason I'm in 'The Miser' is because I always ask myself one simple question when I'm offered anything:… — Lee Mack Copy Share
The best comedy you can ever have is when you're in the pub with your mates. You can never beat that. That's what I… — Lee Mack Copy Share
In TV, you get driven to work in a luxury car, and find flowers in your dressing room. Then suddenly you're on tour, drying… — Lee Mack Copy Share
If I was reading a book about a comedian, I wouldn't really care too much about their childhood. — Lee Mack Copy Share
I suppose if your parents die in their 50s and you are approaching 50, you see that you are definitely not in the first… — Lee Mack Copy Share
From the age of 14, I remember thinking I wanted to be a comedian. But that was like saying I wanted to be an… — Lee Mack Copy Share
Going on stage is a performance, it's an act; you're playing a version of yourself. I don't give it a lot of thought. I… — Lee Mack Copy Share
I would say about 90 per cent of drunken idiots in comedy clubs wear ties, particularly in London where I work most of the time. — Lee Mack Copy Share
There are probably about 50 comedians who would come to my 50th birthday party but I'm not sure how many of them would come… — Lee Mack Copy Share
