Lee Mack

We're all basically decent human beings so if 3,000 people are laughing at a joke then it's worth telling.

— Lee Mack

I used to tell people I was a comic and they'd be fascinated. Now all you get is: 'Oh yeah, my cousin…

— Lee Mack

If I am old-fashioned, it's not a conscious decision. I just do material that I think is funny.

— Lee Mack

I have to say I like Edinburgh, but I'm not a big fan of the Festival - I like it but I'm…

— Lee Mack

My great-grandfather was a variety hall comedian called Billy Mack.

— Lee Mack

Genuinely my big thing and the reason I'm in 'The Miser' is because I always ask myself one simple question when I'm…

— Lee Mack

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

I've realised that my strength is writing around people.

— Lee Mack

In TV, you get driven to work in a luxury car, and find flowers in your dressing room. Then suddenly you're on…

— Lee Mack

If I was reading a book about a comedian, I wouldn't really care too much about their childhood.

— Lee Mack

I suppose if your parents die in their 50s and you are approaching 50, you see that you are definitely not in…

— Lee Mack

From the age of 14, I remember thinking I wanted to be a comedian. But that was like saying I wanted to…

— Lee Mack

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…

— Lee Mack

I would say about 90 per cent of drunken idiots in comedy clubs wear ties, particularly in London where I work most…

— Lee Mack

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

My only ambition was to get to 50, and not regret not having had a crack at being a comic.

— Lee Mack

Yes, if I wasn't a happily married man with three children, Emma Bunton would definitely be my hot-tub fantasy date.

— Lee Mack

I bought myself a juke box with my first bit of TV money and since then I don't think I've ever really…

— Lee Mack

Not Going Out's jokes were based on the American mentality in terms of how often the jokes appear.

— Lee Mack

I'd been travelling in Romania. It was 1990, just after the revolution and you couldn't buy anything so we'd been eating basic…

— Lee Mack

There's nothing more damning in life than a child calmly and coldly saying, 'Are you aware that you're teaching me bad habits?'

— Lee Mack

I can remember weird things from way back, but not what I had for breakfast.

— Lee Mack

I'm terrified of flying and have tried everything from prescription drugs to booze and herbal remedies. The only thing that works is…

— Lee Mack

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

I'm not opposed to the consumption of alcohol. I'm opposed to my kids watching TV at seven o'clock and being told to…

— Lee Mack