Lee Mack Quotes

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Lee Mack

Profession : Comedian

Birth : August 4, 1968

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.

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I'm not a comedian who wants to spend far too long on stage.

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I feel that I'm a stand-up comedian more than anything else, that's my job.

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It's much harder to have a BBC One sitcom than to have a tour of stand-up.

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I'm on my own when I say this, but I'm one of the few people that think that 'Everybody Loves Raymond' is better than 'Seinfeld.'

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For me, I wanted to write a book about getting into comedy. That's what I wanted to write.

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

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I can only write what I would be interested in.

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The rules of comedy are, don't complain, it's a brilliant job. You complain, and you're seen as losing touch with reality.

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When I'm on tour I just ring up the theatres, book it and go on. You can pretty much go on tour when you want but you can't just make a telly show when you want.

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I came to London with a girl. We lived together and split up very quickly. I was on my own in London so started going to comedy clubs.

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I do write a lot of stuff for my tours. I think I just want to give people their money's worth. They've paid to come and see jokes so I try to give them as many as I can.

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I remember being captivated by Steve Coogan and Eddie Izzard and wanting to do what they did. That generation of comedians was my main influence.

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Your voice determines people's perception probably more than your style or your jokes.

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It's funny, because when you tell people you've stopped drinking, there's an automatic reaction. People ask, 'Was it a lifestyle choice or were you waking up in a skip?'

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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 food. We went to McDonald's and, I'm ashamed to say, it was wonderful. I hate McDonald's normally.

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Cancun - the locals were fantastic, but it was full of the worst kind of Americans.

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

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In British sitcoms, you can get five minutes of nothing before the story starts.

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From the age of 14, I remember thinking I wanted to be a comedian. But that was like saying I wanted to be an astronaut. It felt like a million miles away, something I could never do, but would be great to.

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