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 on a single episode with Milton Jones amongst the additional writers of the show. In the original pilot of the series, which has not been aired, the part of Kate was played by Catherine Tate. However, due to the success of "The Catherine Tate Show", her character was re-written for the American actress Megan Dodds. The theme song is performed by Frank Sinatra impersonator Stephen Triffitt. The flat in which Lee and Kate/Lucy lived from 2006 to 2015 is No. 17. In a DVD commentary for the first series, it was mentioned that "Number 17" was originally considered as a