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Semi-Detatched review
The 20-minute pilot first aired 18 months ago but resurfaced last night to herald a full series, launching in early August. It's hilarious, and very welcome as a new outlet for Lee Mack's comic genius.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 27th July 2020BAFTA TV Awards 2020 nominations
Catastrophe, Derry Girls, Fleabag and Stath Lets Flats are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 4th June 2020Lee Mack to present TV talent contest for carpenters
Lee Mack is to present The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, a series due to air on Sky History in which 10 contestants compete to build and furnish a cabin in the middle of Epping Forest.
British Comedy Guide, 29th May 2020Comedians sign up to play in Soccer Aid 2020
Lee Mack, Russell Howard, Mo Gilligan, Tom Davis and Joel Dommett will play in Soccer Aid 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd March 2020Comedy stars to take part in Sport Relief
Tom Allen, Lee Mack, Rachel Parris, Lloyd Griffith, Johnny Vegas, Phill Jupitus, Aisling Bea, Romesh Ranganathan, Mel Giedroyc, Tom Davis and Jennifer Saunders are amongst those involved in Sport Relief 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 26th February 2020Lee Mack pilots ITV1 game show
The 1% Club will feature a studio audience of 100 people competing to win a cash prize, each answering questions via a keypad.
Chortle, 20th January 2020Jamie Redknapp and Freddie Flintoff return for another challenge-powered jaunt around the continent, constantly battling for those all-important bragging rights. Guests in this second season include Sam Quek, Tom Davis, Lee Mack and League of Their Own regular Romesh Ranganathan.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 9th January 2020This sitcom has long delivered strong festive episodes, and this year's is no different. It should have been a simple Christmas Eve shopping trip to buy an inflatable Santa. Instead, it turns into an endless shaggy dog story, involving petty theft, an aggressive bull, a sinister truck driver and a cargo ship. Can Lee save the day? "That man has kidnapped Christmas, and I'm the SAS!"
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 24th December 2019Gallery: Comics onstage and backstage exhibition opens
Photographer Steve Best has taken pictures of some of the finest comedians of recent years. He has a new exhibiton in London downstairs at the Observatory Photography Gallery in Russell Square.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st November 2019TV preview: Not Going Out Halloween Special, BBC One
Is Lee Mack trying to muscle in on Inside No 9 territory? This Halloween edition of the enduring light-hearted domestic sitcom has scarier ambitions than usual. It is even scheduled later than it usually goes out. Although don't worry too much about the kids having nightmares. I'm sure they watch nastier stuff on their phones in bed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2019