Since 'The Office,' everyone has this idea that comedy is only good if it reflects the way people really speak. But that's nonsense - and it's a problem unique to comedy. — 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
