"sofa watching television or at the local pub with his best friend, Tim Adams (Tim Vine), whom he has known for 15 years. Tim is an accountant from Henley-on-Thames who owns the flat in which Lee is a lodger. He is also noted for his cheeky wit and for having a very troubled relationship with his father, with whom he shares many traits and who openly mentions that Lee was unplanned and resulted in the end of his marriage. Very often, the only thing that can get Lee off his couch and active is his efforts to impress the girl"
"Lee Mack Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known as Lee Mack, is an English comedian and actor best known for writing and starring in the sitcom ""Not Going Out."" He is also known for being a team captain on the BBC One comedy panel show ""Would I Lie to You?"", hosting the Sky One panel show ""Duck Quacks Don't Echo"" and for presenting the panel show ""They Think It's All Over"". He has been guest host on ""Have I Got News for You"" and ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"", guest captain on ""8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown"","
"broadcast in HD, no Blu-rays have been released to date. All episodes up to the end of Series 4 feature different video post-production to the broadcast versions, giving them a US-style 'filmlook' effect, however this was dropped from the Series 5 DVD onwards. The episodes ""Movie"" and ""Drunk"" are slightly extended for DVD, featuring shots and lines cut or censored for their original BBC One transmission. Some music tracks are replaced by soundalikes for release. Not Going Out Not Going Out is a British television sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2006, currently starring Lee Mack, Sally Bretton,"
"in ""Ever After"" (1998), a romance where Dodds' character is further described as ""scarier than any ugly stepsisters that came before her, especially as it appears, briefly, that she has a legitimate shot at winning the prince"". After going to England in 1997, Dodds met fashion and advertising photographer Oliver Pearce. They later married and moved to Battersea, London. They have one child, Isabella, born 2001. Megan Dodds Megan Lynne Dodds (born February 15, 1970) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Kate in the 2006 series ""Not Going Out"", alongside Lee Mack and"
"the ""Sit-Down Comedy"" book, but his first book was released in 2010 entitled ""The Biggest Ever Tim Vine Joke Book"" containing over 1,000 jokes and puns. Then, in 2011, Vine released a second joke book entitled ""The Not Quite Biggest Ever Tim Vine Joke Book"", specifically for children. Tim Vine Timothy Mark ""Tim"" Vine (born 4 March 1967) is an English writer, actor, comedian and presenter, known for his one-liner jokes, and his role on ""Not Going Out"" from 2006 to 2014. He has released a number of DVDs of his stand-up comedy and has written several joke books. In"
"hour... a masterclass in socio-political comedy'. In early 2010, Simon Evans supported Lee Mack on his UK tour – ""Going Out"" and as a writer has made a long running contribution to Lee Mack's BBC sitcom ""Not Going Out"". He has performed one-man shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2000 and at the New Zealand Comedy Festival 2002, Cape Town Comedy Festival 2001 as well as in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Winnipeg and Dubai. In July 2004 he performed at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, and the following spring at the Aspen Comedy Festival in Colorado."
"Megan Dodds Megan Lynne Dodds (born February 15, 1970) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Kate in the 2006 series ""Not Going Out"", alongside Lee Mack and Tim Vine. Based in the United Kingdom, her other notable works include multi-episode appearances in the series ""Spooks"", ""House"", ""Detroit 1-8-7"", and """", and roles in the films ""Ever After"", ""The Contract"", and ""Chatroom"". Dodds' stage work includes having played the title role in the stage production ""My Name is Rachel Corrie"" (2006), which won the London Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Actress in that year."
"Tim Vine Timothy Mark ""Tim"" Vine (born 4 March 1967) is an English writer, actor, comedian and presenter, known for his one-liner jokes, and his role on ""Not Going Out"" from 2006 to 2014. He has released a number of DVDs of his stand-up comedy and has written several joke books. In 2010 and 2014, Vine won the award for best joke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His winning jokes were: ""I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'll tell you what, never again"" and ""I decided to sell my Hoover ... well it was just collecting dust."" He was"
"Going Out"" for BBC One with Lee Mack, and co-wrote various episodes for the second, third and fourth series. The fifth was the first series he did not work on. The first series won the Rose D'Or for Best Comedy, and he and Mack won the RTS Breakthrough award. He worked on the team-written sitcom ""Gates"" for Sky Living in 2012, and re-teamed with Simon Day (with whom he'd co-written ""Grass"" for BBC Three and BBC2 in 2003) to co-write ""Colin"", an episode of the anthology series ""Common Ground"" on Sky Atlantic in 2013. In recent years, Collins has moved"
"pregnant woman, Lee is stalked, Lucy and Lee host a children's party, and the main characters find themselves in another of Frank's schemes as he a deliberately sinks a boat for insurance purposes. A Christmas special aired on 24 December 2013, with Mack's real-life son making a cameo appearance as a ghost. On 5 April 2013, whilst promoting the sixth series of ""Not Going Out"" on ""The One Show"", Lee Mack confirmed that a seventh series had been commissioned. Filming for this series began 23 May 2014, and later finished on 25 July 2014. The seventh series aired from 17"
"death from cancer. Mack's latest book, with Susan Champlin, is ""Road to Revolution,"" the first of a series of historical graphic novels for young people. Stan Mack Stan Mack (b. May 13, 1936) is an American cartoonist best known for his series, ""Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies"", which ran in ""The Village Voice"" for over 20 years. His Adweek comic strip, ""Stan Mack’s Outtakes,"" covered the New York media scene. An early comic strip was ""Mule's Diner,"" which ran in the ""National Lampoon."" Mack was born in Brooklyn but grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, and is a graduate of"
"French and Saunders, suggesting that ""If Anna and Katy have to be ""the new"" anything... it really should be Reeves and Mortimer"". Anna & Katy Anna & Katy is a British comedy sketch show, beginning on Channel 4 on 6 March 2013 following a pilot edition as part of the ""Comedy Lab"" series in 2011. It features regular comedy partners Anna Crilly and Katy Wix, with regular guests including Lee Mack, whose sitcom ""Not Going Out"" Wix also stars in. Emma Gosnell of ""The Daily Telegraph"" described the show as ""a lot of fun"" and described Wix and Crilly as"
"Stan Mack Stan Mack (b. May 13, 1936) is an American cartoonist best known for his series, ""Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies"", which ran in ""The Village Voice"" for over 20 years. His Adweek comic strip, ""Stan Mack’s Outtakes,"" covered the New York media scene. An early comic strip was ""Mule's Diner,"" which ran in the ""National Lampoon."" Mack was born in Brooklyn but grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, and is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. He served in the U.S. Army, stationed at the USMA at West Point, in the Department of Social Sciences."
"most gifted comic actresses at work today. She then later guest starred in close friends' Tate and Mack's TV shows, ""The Catherine Tate Show"" (all 3 series) and ""Not Going Out"". She has appeared in the latter four times, each time playing a different guest role. She has also been in ""Miranda"" (written by and starring Miranda Hart) and latterly 'The Bill'. Angela McHale Angela McHale (born 1972 in London, England) is an English actress and comedian, particularly well known for her variety of British television roles including roles in ""Not Going Out"", ""The Catherine Tate Show"" and ""Grange Hill""."
"voiced by himself. From 1997 to 1998, Vine presented the Channel 5 game show ""Whittle"". From May to August 1997, Vine hosted the Channel 4 game show ""Fluke"" which he devised. Tim hosted ""Fort Boyard Takes on the World"" in 2004. From 2001 until 2004, Vine appeared on ITV's ""The Sketch Show"" with Lee Mack, whom he later worked with on BBC One sitcom ""Not Going Out"" playing the role of Timothy Gladstone Adams from 2006 until his departure in 2012. He returned for a cameo in the Christmas 2014 episode and appeared in the series 7 finale as Lee's"
"2012, Mack was one of the compères at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in London. In March 2013, Mack appeared on the panel on an episode of ""Let's Dance for Comic Relief"" with Arlene Phillips and Greg James. Since February 2014, he has presented ""Duck Quacks Don't Echo"", a comedy-based panel show for Sky1. In 2018, Mack appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" episode ""Kerblam!"". Mack went on tour in 2006 and filmed his first live DVD at the Bloomsbury Theatre, which was released the following year. In spring 2010 Mack embarked on his ""Going Out"" tour. Extra"
"Anna & Katy Anna & Katy is a British comedy sketch show, beginning on Channel 4 on 6 March 2013 following a pilot edition as part of the ""Comedy Lab"" series in 2011. It features regular comedy partners Anna Crilly and Katy Wix, with regular guests including Lee Mack, whose sitcom ""Not Going Out"" Wix also stars in. Emma Gosnell of ""The Daily Telegraph"" described the show as ""a lot of fun"" and described Wix and Crilly as ""undoubtedly brilliant mimics"", but added ""However, some skits were simply absurd"". Julie Raeside of ""The Guardian"" dismissed comparisons between the duo and"
"Geeking Out Geeking Out is an American late night talk show comedy television series co-hosted by Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg. It premiered on AMC on July 24, 2016, during San Diego Comic-Con International. Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg discuss pop culture through a fanboy perspective in this talk show that features celebrity interviews, clips, and out-of-studio segments. In February 2016, Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg teamed with AMC, The Weinstein Company, and Matador Content to co-host a late night talk show titled ""Geeking Out"" which is expected to premiere in July 2016, covering San Diego Comic-Con with 8 subsequent"
"best comedy friends Rachel Feinstein and Bridget Everett which debuted June 21, 2018. They talk about comedy, pop culture, politics and their personal lives. Keith Robinson (comedian) Keith Robinson (born October 23, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian and comic actor. Robinson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In his teens, Robinson began cultivating his wit with his ""back of the bus funny,"" subsequently working the comedy circuit in his hometown Philadelphia. In 1985 he competed on Ed McMahon's ""Star Search"", and was a finalist but did not win. He is also very well known for his time with ""Comedy Express"""
"Lil Rel Howery Milton ""Lil Rel"" Howery (born December 17, 1979) is an American actor and comedian. Howery is best known for his roles as Robert Carmichael in NBC's television comedy series ""The Carmichael Show"" (2015–2017) and as TSA officer Rod Williams in the horror film ""Get Out"" (2017). He currently stars in a TV series he created, ""Rel"". Lil Rel Howery began performing stand-up comedy on Chicago's East Side at a club called the Lion’s Den. He made his television debut in January 2007 when he appeared on the Reality television competition ""Last Comic Standing"". The same year he"
"Time Out Comedy Awards The Time Out Comedy Awards were bestowed upon the comedy community by the London listings magazine ""Time Out"". They ran from 1991 to 2006, and include many well-known comedians as past winners: Eddie Izzard, Noel Fielding and Jimmy Carr. It is not known why they have been defunct since 2006. Best character comedian Best stand-up Special award: Best stand-up Best female comic Best comedy club Outstanding achievement Best stand-up Best comedy performer Best stand-up Best comedy performances Outstanding achievement award Best stand-up Best comedy performances Outstanding achievement award Best stand-up Best comedy performances Outstanding achievement award"
"In January 2018 she appeared in an episode of ""Inside No. 9"" and ""Death in Paradise"". Sian Gibson is married to Ian Gibson, a gasfitter. They have one child. Sian Gibson Siân Gibson (née Foulkes, born 15 July 1976) is a Welsh stand-up comic, actress, impressionist and writer, known for her collaborations with Peter Kay, including starring in and co-writing the comedy series ""Peter Kay's Car Share"", for which she won the 2016 BAFTA TV Award for Best Scripted Comedy and the National Television Award for Best Comedy. Gibson was born and raised in Mold, Wales. Her father was a"
"he is an atheist. Michael Ian Black Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz; August 12, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including ""The State"", ""Viva Variety"", ""Stella"", """", ""Michael & Michael Have Issues"", and ""Another Period"". He also appeared on ""Celebrity Poker Showdown"" several times. He released his first children's book, ""Chicken Cheeks"", in 2009, and has since released six more, in addition to four books for adults. Black was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Jill and Robert Schwartz, a store owner and an executive, respectively. His family"
"Kevin Allison Kevin Allison (born February 16, 1970) is an American comedian, writer and actor. He is perhaps best known as a writing and performing member of ""The State"" on MTV. Popular sketches on the show starring Allison include ""Taco Man,"" ""Mr. Magina"", ""Dreamboy"", and ""The Jew, the Italian, and the Redhead Gay"". Allison came out as gay to the national media at the age of 24 when ""The State"" began airing in 1994. Allison created and hosts the uncensored weekly audio podcast ""RISK!"", a storytelling show ""where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share."" ""RISK!"""
"the inaugural Great American Comedy Festival in 2008. In 2007, Mac launched a presidential campaign as part of the alternative newsweekly Tucson Weekly's Project White House, wherein the paper assisted would-be candidates in registering to be on the state's Presidential Primary ballot. Mac registered for the Arizona primary as a Democratic Party candidate. In 2008, Mac appeared on Season 6 of NBC's Last Comic Standing, where he was eliminated in the first round. He was, however, featured in a spotlight segment in the episode. He has performed with Robin Williams, Adam Sandler, Larry the Cable Guy, Margaret Cho, Patton Oswalt,"
"Katy Wix Katy Wix (born 28 February 1980) is a Welsh actress and comedian. She is best known for her television roles as Daisy in ""Not Going Out"", Mary Fawn in ""Fried"", and Gemma Simpson in ""Agatha Raisin"". She has also appeared in ""Rush Hour"" and ""Miranda"". Wix was born in Cardiff and attended the University of Warwick before going on to the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. In 2007, she joined the cast of sitcom ""Not Going Out"" as recurring character Daisy and then went on to be a regular from Series 3 until her final appearance"
"numerous states. Mack has performed in the Vancouver Comedy Fest, HBO's Andy Kaufman Awards, and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, and has been seen in a variety of television comedy shows as herself. She is married to fellow comedian Tim Harmston. Mack voiced the character Dylan Beekler in the first season of Fox's animated television series ""Golan the Insatiable,"" and had a memorable guest voice appearance as a drunken Zeeble in ""Aqua Teen Hunger Force"" on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network). Other television appearances include ""Last Comic Standing, Conan,"" and ""Last Call with Carson Daly."" Mary Mack (comedian) Mary"
"TV show overall on the iTunes charts, topping hits series such as Game of Thrones and Keeping up with the Kardashians. Schaub and Callen regularly appear alongside Joe Rogan during live event broadcasts, such as the UFC and Glory kickboxing, for what is called the Fight Companion. They also appeared on the MTV show Ridiculousness, hosted by Rob Dyrdek, in June 2016. Callen headlines his solo stand up comedy act at venues across the United States. In early 2016 he released ""Never Grow Up"", his most acclaimed comedy special to date, which was recorded live at the Irvine Improv in"
"and Victoria Jackson. In 2001, Entertainment Business Journal ranked Mac 67 out of the top 100 stand-up comedians in the U.S. Mac started and operates a comedy walking tour business in San Francisco called FOOT! Tours, which combines history and comedy in a game show format. Mac has a staff of comedians and performers who host the tours. He continues to tour the country, performing at comedy clubs and casinos throughout the western United States. Robert Mac Robert Mac (born Robert Matthew Matz on January 26, 1968) is an American comedian. Robert Mac was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1968,"
"2012, it was announced that Cook would be starring in the new NBC comedy ""Next Caller"". On October 12, 2012 the show was canceled prior to its airing despite having already filmed four out of six episodes. Cook co-wrote and performed the song ""Ruthie Pigface Draper"" for the ""Dan In Real Life"" film with Norbert Leo Butz. Cook provided guest vocals on the 2011 song ""In the Future"" by Steel Panther from their third studio album ""Balls Out"". Dane Cook Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy"
"Tyler Perry film ""Madea Goes to Jail"", released February 20, 2009. He now plays Miles in a play about HIV/AIDS called ""What You Don't Know Can Kill You"". RonReaco Lee RonReaco Lee (born August 27, 1976) is an American television and film actor best known for his roles as Tyreke Scott on the ABC/The WB sitcom ""Sister, Sister"", and as Jamal Woodson on the BET romantic comedy ""Let's Stay Together"". From 2014 to 2017, he starred as Reggie Vaughn in the LeBron James-executive produced Starz series ""Survivor's Remorse"". Lee began his acting career in 1983 as the host of the"
"CLIC Sargent with fellow comedians David Baddiel, Reece Shearsmith, Helen Lederer and actor Jason Flemyng. He lives in North London with his partner Alison and their three children, Lucas, Madeleine and Adam. Steve Pemberton Steven James Pemberton (born 1 September 1967) is an English actor, comedian and writer, best known as a member of ""The League of Gentlemen"" with Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss, and Jeremy Dyson. Pemberton and Shearsmith also co-wrote and appeared in the sitcom ""Psychoville"" and the comedy-drama ""Inside No. 9"". His other television credits include ""Doctor Who"", ""Benidorm"", ""Blackpool"", ""Shameless"", ""Whitechapel"", ""Happy Valley"" and ""Mapp and Lucia""."
"Timothy West Timothy Lancaster West, CBE (born 20 October 1934) is an English film, stage and television actor, with more than fifty years of varied work in the business. As well as many classical theatre performances, he has appeared frequently on television, including spells in both ""Coronation Street"" as Eric Babbage and Stan Carter in ""EastEnders"", and also in "" Not Going Out"", as the original Geoffrey Adams. He is married to the actress Prunella Scales; since 2014 they have been seen travelling together on British and overseas canals in the Channel 4 series ""Great Canal Journeys"". West was born"