Lee Mack : (7)

" Comedy was an easy choice for me because I didn’t have a career. " - Lee Mack

" It’s much harder to have a BBC One sitcom than to have a tour of stand-up. " - Lee Mack

" London’s got less of a group identity because it’s a melting pot and it’s bigger. Whereas if you’re from Glasgow or Newcastle or wherever, the group atmosphere is already there. " - Lee Mack

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

" 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?’ " - Lee Mack

" When men sit around and talk, they are very competitive. One person will tell an anecdote and the next person will try to top that. When you get six women together, they share a lot more. They will be far more interested in what the other person has to say. The conservation is more interactive and less about individually showing off. " - Lee Mack

" 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. " - Lee Mack