Lee Mack comedy was doing Bobby Ball impressions at his school when he was 15. Mack is a keen supporter of Blackburn Rovers and occasionally visits Ewood Park to watch games. At one point, Mack shared a flat with Noel Fielding. In July 2012, Mack received an honorary doctorate from Brunel University. He published his autobiography "Mack the Life" () in the same year. In 2012, Mack was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Mack is a darts fan and regularly plays with his friend Tim Vine. Both men appeared on the debut series of "Let's Play Darts", facing each other in
Not Going Out all in the security room and Lee had a showdown with the armed robber, the episode ended with Lucy giving birth to the couple's first child. On 24 August 2016, it was confirmed that there would be an eighth series in 2017. It is set seven years after the events of the 2015 Christmas special and shows how Lee and Lucy cope being parents to three young children. The series began airing on 13 January 2017, and ended on 3 March 2017. "Not Going Out" reached its highest ever audience in the opening episode, with a total of 5.52 million