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{{short description|English comedian and actor (born 1961)}}
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| caption       = Dee in 2023
| birth_name    = James Andrew Innes Dee
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1961|9|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place   = [[Municipal Borough of Bromley|Bromley]], [[Kent]]<!-- Do not change to London, Bromley was part of Kent in 1961 when Dee was born -->, England
| medium        = {{hlist|Stand-up|television|radio}}
| years_active  = 1986–present
| genre         = {{hlist|[[Deadpan]]|[[observational comedy]]}}
| subject       = {{hlist|[[Everyday life]]|[[family]]|[[marriage]]|[[human interaction]]|[[current events]]}}
| spouse        = {{marriage|Susan Jane Hetherington|1989}}
| children      = 4
| notable_works = ''The Jack Dee Show'' (1992–1994)<br />''[[Just for Laughs]]'' (1992)<br />''[['Art' (play)|'Art']]'' (1998)<br />''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Jack Dee: Live at the Apollo]]'' (2004–2006)<br />''[[Lead Balloon]]'' (2006–2011)<br />''Don't Sit in the Front Row'' (2012–2013)<br />''[[Josh (TV series)|Josh]]'' (2014–2017)<br />''[[Bad Move]]'' (2017–2018)
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|website=https://jackdeecomedy.com|name=Jack Dee}}

'''James Andrew Innes''' "'''Jack'''" '''Dee''' (born 24 September 1961) is an English [[stand-up comedian]], actor, presenter, and writer known for his sarcasm, irony, and deadpan humour.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4708870/Mr-Deadpan-loosens-up.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226075901/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4708870/Mr-Deadpan-loosens-up.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 February 2016|title=Mr Deadpan loosens up|last=Bassett|first=Kate|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=24 May 1997|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> He wrote and starred in the sitcom ''[[Lead Balloon]]'' and hosts the panel show ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]''.

His UK television appearances include being a team captain on ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]'' and hosting ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Jack Dee: Live at the Apollo]]'', which was nominated for a BAFTA in 2006. He also presented ''The Jack Dee Show'', ''Jack Dee's Saturday Night'' and ''Jack Dee's Happy Hour''. He won ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series) series 1|Celebrity Big Brother 1]]'' in 2001.

==Early life and education==
Jack Dee was born 24 September 1961, is the youngest of three children born to Rosemary ({{née}} Stamper) and Geoffrey Dee, after Joanna Innes Dee and David Simon Innes Dee. He was born in the [[Municipal Borough of Bromley]], [[Kent]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=X0W2nYTQziJ76AG%2BJ4teNQ&scan=1|title=Index entry|access-date=7 August 2016|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> (now within the [[London Borough of Bromley]]) and grew up in [[Petts Wood]],<ref name="jack">{{Cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/d/dee_jack.shtml |title= BBC Comedy Guide: Jack Dee |access-date= 14 August 2006 |url-status= dead |archive-date=2006-03-13 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060313014359/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/d/dee_jack.shtml }}</ref> before moving with his family to [[Winchester]] when he was young. His father was a printer and his mother was the daughter of two repertory actors, Henry Lionel Pope Stamper (1906–1985) and Edna May Howard Innes (1904–1969).<ref> Dee, Jack. ''Thanks For Nothing''. [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 2009, pp. 133–34, 171.<!--ISSN/ISBN needed--></ref>

Dee was educated at both [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] and state schools. His first school, [[The Pilgrims' School]], a preparatory school in Winchester,<ref name="degree"/> then attended [[Kings' School|Montgomery of Alamein School]] for his secondary education,<ref name="degree"/> and for a period he attended [[Frensham Heights School]]. He attended [[Peter Symonds' College]], Winchester to obtain his [[GCE Advanced Level|A-level]].<ref name="degree"/> Following this, he planned to attend drama college, but his plans were scuppered when his mother persuaded him to get a vocation; as such, he entered the catering industry and became a [[waiter]].<ref name="drunk">{{cite web|first= Lucy|last= Cavendish|title= Now I don't need to be drunk to be happy |url= http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/starinterviews/article-23371763-now-i-dont-need-to-be-drunk-to-be-happy.do |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120525160640/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/starinterviews/article-23371763-now-i-dont-need-to-be-drunk-to-be-happy.do |url-status= dead|archive-date= 25 May 2012|newspaper=thisislondon.co.uk|date=23 October 2006|access-date= 17 January 2007}}</ref>

In 2009, Dee received an honorary degree from the [[University of Winchester]] for recognition of his outstanding contribution to comedy, drama and the performing arts.<ref name="degree">{{Cite web|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8317726.stm |title= Comedian Jack Dee collects degree |work= bbc.co.uk |date= 21 October 2009}}</ref>

==Career==
Dee's first public act was an open-mic gig in 1988 at [[The Comedy Store, London|The Comedy Store]], which he went to one evening after work.<ref name="chortle">{{Cite web |title=Jack Dee |url= https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/j/159/jack_dee |work= chortle.co.uk |access-date= 8 December 2006}} Different sources give different dates for the open-mike gig, with some saying 1986, some 1987 and some 1988.</ref>

Since the 1990s, he has performed sell-out acts at many high-profile venues (including the [[London Palladium]] and the [[Hammersmith Apollo]]).<ref name="belly"/> After he won the [[British Comedy Award]] for Best Stage Newcomer in 1991, Dee was offered his own show; ''The Jack Dee Show'' first went out on [[Channel 4]] in February 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Jack Dee Show |url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-jack-dee-show |website=Channel 4}}</ref> His combination of stand-up routines on television continued with ''Jack Dee's Saturday Night'' on ITV, ''Jack Dee's Happy Hour'' in 1997 and later ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Jack Dee Live at the Apollo]]'' in 2004 on [[BBC One]].<ref name="belly">{{Cite web |title=Jack Dee |url=https://bigbellycomedy.club/artist/jack-dee/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Big Belly Comedy Club |language=en}}</ref> Dee writes all his own material.<ref name="jack"/>

In 1996, he starred alongside [[Jeremy Hardy]] in ''[[Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives]]'', a collection of mockumentaries similar to their previous collaboration, ''Jack and Jeremy's Police 4''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rees |first=Jasper |date=1996-05-31 |title=TELEVISION: Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives (C4) {{!}} The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/television-jack-and-jeremy-s-real-lives-c4-1334861.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Each episode focuses on the pair playing bizarre characters from a particular profession. Shot on film and featuring no laugh track, the show failed to catch on. Aside from his stand-up career, Dee has made appearances acting in television series. He played the part of Doug Digby in [[Pilot (The Grimleys)|the ''Grimleys'' pilot]] (1997) before the role was recast for [[The Grimleys|the series]], and made guest appearances on such programmes as ''[[Silent Witness]]'',<ref name="belly"/> ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'',<ref name="belly"/> and ''[[Jonathan Creek]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Dee |url=https://primeperformersagency.co.uk/products/jack-dee |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Prime Performers |language=en}}</ref>

In 2001, he won ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series) series 1|Celebrity Big Brother]]'',<ref name="belly"/> (then linked to fundraising for [[Comic Relief]]). He has subsequently said that he dislikes the treatment of the housemates by the show and its producers, and has refused all permission for any of the clips to be shown again.<ref name="lawson">{{cite video|people=Jack Dee, Mark Lawson|title=Mark Lawson Talks to Jack Dee|medium=TV-series|work=BBC Four|date=3 October 2006}}</ref>

In 2004, he played the role of Steven Sharples [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]], the self-styled 'Deputy Home Secretary', alongside [[Warren Clarke]] and [[Dervla Kirwan]] in ''The Deputy''. Dee's performance was praised, though the film itself received a lukewarm response.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kathryn|last=Flett|title=The ups and downs of pros and cons|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2004/feb/29/features.review47|work=[[The Observer]]|date=29 February 2004|access-date=14 August 2006|location=London, UK}}</ref> Later that year he starred in another one-off drama, ''Tunnel of Love''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Low |first=Lenny Ann |date=2007-01-23 |title=Tunnel of Love |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tunnel-of-love-20070124-ge41zc.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> He was the celebrity advocate in ''[[Britain's Best Sitcom]]'' for ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' and presented an hour-long documentary about the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/01_january/10/sitcom_top_ten.shtml |title= BBC – Press Office – Britain's Best Sitcom top 10|publisher=BBC|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref> 

In 2005, he co-hosted ''Comic Aid'', a one-off gathering of comedians that aimed to raise money for the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|Asian Tsunami]] Appeal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dessau |first=Bruce |date=2012-04-10 |title=Raising laughs for Comic Aid |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/raising-laughs-for-comic-aid-7383962.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref> In May of the same year he appeared on the "[[Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car (Top Gear)|Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car]]" segment of the [[BBC Two]] series ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', achieving a lap time of 1:53.5 (52nd on the [[Suzuki Liana]] leader board).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Gear/Star in a Reasonably Priced Car - The TV IV |url=http://tviv.org/Top_Gear/Star_in_a_Reasonably_Priced_Car |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=tviv.org}}</ref> His series ''[[Lead Balloon]]'', which he also co-wrote, began on [[BBC Four]] on 4 October 2006. Described as "Britain's answer to ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''",<ref>{{cite news|first=Ciar|last=Byrne|title=Dee writes BBC's answer to "Curb Your Enthusiasm"|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article341031.ece|work=[[The Independent]]|date=26 January 2006|access-date=14 August 2006|location=London, UK|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060914041740/http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article341031.ece|archive-date=14 September 2006}}</ref> ''Lead Balloon'' sees Dee play the semi-biographical role of [[Rick Spleen]]. A second series of eight episodes was commissioned and was broadcast on [[BBC Two]] in 2007, with a third series debuting on Thursday 13 November 2008. A fourth series finished on the BBC on 5 July 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Two - Lead Balloon, Series 4, End |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012hcs0 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> He also starred as Harry in the 2005 film ''[[Short Order]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheehy |first=Ted |date=2004-11-02 |title=Hurt joins Short Order cast |url=https://www.screendaily.com/hurt-joins-short-order-cast/4020731.article |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Screen |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Jack Dee 2014.JPG|thumb|Dee chairing [[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]] in 2014]]
In February 2009, it was announced that Dee would be one of a trio of hosts to replace the late [[Humphrey Lyttelton]] for the summer series of ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' (the others being [[Stephen Fry]] and [[Rob Brydon]]).<ref>{{cite web |last=Nissim |first=Mayer |date=25 February 2009 |title=Fry, Brydon, Dee to host 'Clue' return |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/media/a147836/fry-brydon-dee-to-host-clue-return/ |work=Digital Spy}}</ref> He subsequently became the permanent host from the 52nd series onwards.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-10-16 |title=Jack Dee to host Radio 4's Clue |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8311305.stm |access-date=2024-05-31 |language=en-GB}}</ref> He is also a frequent guest on ''[[QI]]'' and ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'',<ref name="belly"/> which he has guest-presented ten times; he also hosts segments of the BBC's biennial [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]] telethon.<ref name="belly"/> He starred in advertisements for [[John Smith's Brewery|John Smith's Bitter]] in the 1990s, becoming known as "the midget with the widget".<ref name="chortle"/> He made his stage debut in 1998, playing Yvan in [[Yasmina Reza]]'s [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Olivier award]]-winning ''[['Art' (play)|'Art']]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paddock |first=Terri |date=1998-01-20 |title=Comedian Dee Makes Theatrical Debut in Art's Fifth London Cast |url=https://playbill.com/article/comedian-dee-makes-theatrical-debut-in-arts-fifth-london-cast-com-72950 |website=Playbill}}</ref> He later returned as Serge for a 13-week run at the request of the director.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cavendish |first=Dominic |date=1998-11-25 |title=The Independent Recommends: Theatre {{!}} The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-independent-recommends-theatre-1187205.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

In 2008, Dee took part in the 15th anniversary special of ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]'' where he replaced [[Will Self]] as captain of Team A. The show aired on 30 December 2008 on [[BBC2]]. Dee returned as team captain in series 6 of ''Shooting Stars'' on 26 August 2009, and again for the 7th series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGreevy |first=Hannah |date=2023-06-17 |title=Jack Dee admits 'I'm not as miserable as people might think' |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1781484/Jack-Dee-tour-2023-behind-scenes |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> Over Christmas 2009, Dee played the role of John Tweedledum in ''[[The News at Bedtime]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=It's Jack Tweedle-Dee : News 2009 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2009/11/19/9994/its_jack_tweedle-dee |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

In 2010, Dee took part in ''[[Channel 4's Comedy Gala]]'', a [[Benefit concert|benefit show]] held in aid of [[Great Ormond Street Hospital|Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital]], filmed live at the [[The O2 Arena (London)|O2 Arena]] in London on 30 March.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=C4 Comedy Gala at the O2, London : Features 2010 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/features/2010/03/31/10770/c4_comedy_gala_at_the_o2,_london |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> In 2013, Dee joined [[Dara Ó Briain]], [[Chelsee Healey]], [[Greg James]], [[Melanie C]] and [[Philips Idowu]] in ''Through Hell and High Water'', a Comic Relief challenge which involved celebrities canoeing the most difficult rapids of the [[Zambezi River]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-02-03 |title=Comic Relief celebrities complete 'Hell and High Water' Zambezi challenge |url=https://www.charitychallenge.com/blog/2013/02/comic-relief-celebrities-complete-hell-and-high-water-zambezi-challenge-for-red-nose-day/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Charity Challenge Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> They raised more than £1 million for the charity.

In 2017, Dee co-wrote and starred in ''[[Bad Move]]'', a sitcom about a middle-aged man and his wife (played by [[Kerry Godliman]]) who move from the city to a country cottage in search of the rural dream, which becomes more of a nightmare. A second series was broadcast in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Benji |date=2018-09-19 |title=Bad Move, review: a confusing waste of Jack Dee's talents |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/09/19/bad-move-review-confusing-waste-jack-dees-talents/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

In May 2024, Dee was announced as a contestant in the eighteenth series of ''[[Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster]]'', competing alongside [[Andy Zaltzman]], [[Babatunde Aléshé]], [[Emma Sidi]], and [[Rosie Jones (comedian)|Rosie Jones]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mellor |first=Louisa |date=2024-05-30 |title=Taskmaster Series 18 Line-Up Revealed (Incl. Alex Horne's Dream Comedian Jack Dee!) |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/taskmaster-series-18-line-up-revealed-jack-dee/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}</ref> He finished in second place to Zaltzman.

===Other activities===
In 2007, the ''[[Daily Express]]'' reported that he was in negotiations with publishers to release his [[autobiography]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Kathryn|last=Spencer|title=Jack's back in bid to sell his life story|work=Daily Express|date=4 January 2007}}</ref> He signed with [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] in 2008 and the book, ''Thanks for Nothing: The Jack Dee Memoirs'', was released in October 2009, along with an audiobook of the same title which he narrates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2008/04/12/6626/its_his_autobiograp-dee|title=It's his autobiograph-Dee|date=4 December 2008|publisher=[[Chortle]]}}</ref> According to Dee, "it's really the story of how I got into comedy... It's kind of an autobiography but isn't, as it stops about 25 years ago. It goes right up to the first time I do stand up."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/comedy/2009/05/hignfy-guest-host-interview-ja.shtml|title=HIGNFY Guest Host interview: Jack Dee|publisher=BBC Comedy Blog|date=8 May 2009|last=Thair|first=David}}</ref>

Dee is a director of ''Open Mike Productions'', co-founded with Addison Cresswell,<ref name="scot">{{Cite news|title=Interview: Jack Dee, stand-up comedian|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=24 September 2012|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/performing-arts/interview-jack-dee-stand-up-comedian-1-2543056|first1=Jay|last1=Richardson}}</ref> which produces shows for television and radio including ''[[Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow]]'' and ''[[Alan Carr: Chatty Man]]''.<ref name="scot"/>

==Personal life==
[[File:JackDeeBromley230220-4 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Dee performing in 2020]]Dee met Susan Jane Hetherington in 1986, when he was working as a waiter in [[Fulham]] and she was a receptionist at a nearby hotel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/comedy/6615666/The-unshine-boy-Jack-Dee-interview.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126182031/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/comedy/6615666/The-unshine-boy-Jack-Dee-interview.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 November 2009|title=The Sunshine boy: Jack Dee interview|last=Farndale|first=Nigel|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=19 March 2011|location=London|date=23 November 2009}}</ref> They married in [[Winchester (borough)|Winchester]], [[Hampshire]], in 1989.<ref name="FunnyFella">{{cite web|url=http://bbcentertainment.com/nordic/programmes/liveattheapollo/facts/|title=There's more to funny fella Jack Dee than just deadpan wit.|last=Barfoot|first=Paul|work=[[BBC Entertainment]]|publisher=BBC|access-date=19 March 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503222115/http://bbcentertainment.com/nordic/programmes/liveattheapollo/facts|archive-date=3 May 2011}}</ref> The couple divide their time between a family home in [[Wandsworth]], [[London]] and a holiday house near [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/jack-on-jack-when-dee-met-whitehall-8986491.html|title=Jack on Jack: When Dee met Whitehall|date=6 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chichester.co.uk/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/jack-dee-i-just-really-really-love-west-sussex-3393243|title = Jack Dee: " I just really, really love West Sussex"| date=27 September 2021 }}</ref> Together, they have four children.<ref name="FunnyFella"/>

Dee suffers from [[Major depressive disorder|depression]]. He has claimed that his work is the best therapy for his condition, saying "if you have the impulse to be creative, you ignore it at your peril".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091126182031/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/comedy/6615666/The-unshine-boy-Jack-Dee-interview.html The Sunshine boy: Jack Dee interview], ''The Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 5 November 2016.</ref>

In his twenties, Dee worked at [[The Ritz London Hotel|the Ritz]] in [[Central London]] and started drinking heavily. He attended church and attempted to become a [[priest]]. After he realised that was not for him he gave it up, and never quit drinking, although he would later describe his condition as "[[alcohol abuse]]" rather than [[alcoholism]], which was the diagnosis at the time.<ref name="funny">{{cite news|first=Penny|last=Wark|title=Jack Dee: a seriously funny man|work=[[The Times]]|date=8 March 2002}}</ref> Since the 1990s, he has advertised [[John Smith's Brewery|John Smith's Bitter]], becoming known as "the midget with the [[Widget (beer)|widget]]".<ref name="chortle"/> Following his appearance on ''Celebrity Big Brother'', he had a relapse, though did not attend [[Alcoholics Anonymous|AA]] meetings because he did not want paparazzi photographing him leaving the meetings.<ref>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Billen|title=Politics? I'd rather talk about God|work=The Times|date=17 February 2004}}</ref>

In February 2009, Dee and several other entertainers wrote an open letter to ''[[The Times]]'' supporting [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]] leaders, then on trial in [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Stand up for Iran's Baha'is – Voices from the arts call for the imprisoned Baha'i leaders in Iran to receive a fair trial|newspaper=The Times|date=26 February 2009|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5804284.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814134123/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5804284.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 August 2011|location=London, UK|first1=Charles|last1=Bremner|first2=David|last2=Robertson}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|- 
| 1992–1994 
| ''The Jack Dee Show''
| Presenter 
|
|-
| 1993 
| ''[[The South Bank Show]]''
| Himself 
| Guest
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 1995 
| ''[[Top of the Pops]]''
| Guest Presenter 
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Steal]]''
| Wilmot's Servant
| Guest role 
|- 
| 1996 
| ''Jack & Jeremy's Real Lives''
| Various characters 
| 
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 1997 
| ''[[Clive Anderson]]''
| Guest 
| 
|-
| ''The Grimleys''
| Doug Digby 
| Main cast
|- 
| rowspan="1" | 1998 
| ''[[The Ambassador (TV series)]]''
| Cornelius 
| Guest role
|- 
| rowspan="3" | 1999 
| ''[[Comic Relief]]''
| Presenter 
| 
|-
| ''It's only TV, But I like It''
| Team captain 
| 
|-
| ''[[Silent Witness]]''
| Chris Caldwell 
| Guest role 
|- 
| 2000 
| ''Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story''
| Himself 
| Guest 
|- 
| 2000–2001 
| ''Jack Dee's Happy Hour''
| Himself 
| Regular 
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]''
| Contestant 
| Winner
|-
| ''Trust Me I'm a Celebrity'' 
| Presenter 
| 
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe]]''
| Dick Dee 
| Guest role 
|-
| ''Jack Dee: Sent To Siberia''
| Himself 
|
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 2003 
| ''[[Comic Relief]]'' 
| Himself 
| 
|-
| ''[[Jonathan Creek]]''
| Dudley Houseman
| Guest role 
|- 
| rowspan="3" | 2004 
| ''[[Spivs]]''
| Nigel
|
|-
| ''Bob Monkhouse: A BAFTA Tribute''
| Himself 
| Guest 
|-
| ''Tunnel of Love'' 
| Roy 
| TV movie 
|- 
| 2004–2005, 2007, 2013
| ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Live at the Apollo]]''
| Presenter and Guest Presenter
| 
|- 
| 2005 
| ''Comic Aid''
| Presenter 
| One-off edition 
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 2006 
| ''Mark Lawson Talks To...''
| Himself 
| Guest 
|-
| ''The Last Drop''
| Warren 
| 
|- 
| 2006–2011 
| ''[[Lead Balloon]]''
| Rick Spleen 
| Main cast 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007 
| ''Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy'' 
| Regular 
| 
|-
| ''The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz'' 
| Contestant 
| 
|-
| ''Jack Dee Up Close'' 
| Presenter 
| 
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 2008 
| ''Happy Birthday Brucie''
| Himself 
| Guest 
|-
| ''The Comedy Map of Britain''
| Himself 
| 
|- 
| 2008–2011 
| ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]''
| Team captain 
|
|-
| 2009 
| ''[[Kingdom (British TV series)|Kingdom]]''
| Judge Jeremey Harding 
| Guest role 
|- 
| rowspan="4" | 2010 
| ''[[Let's Dance for Sport Relief]]''
| Guest judge 
| 
|-
| ''[[Channel 4's Comedy Gala]]'' 
| Performer 
| 
|-
| ''[[A Comedy Roast]]''
| Roaster 
| 
|-
| ''Fry & Laurie Reunited''
| Himself 
| Guest 
|- 
| rowspan="3" | 2011 
| ''24 Hour Panel People''
| Himself 
| 
|-
| ''[[Wall of Fame]]''
| Team captain 
| 
|-
| ''My Favourite Joke''
| Himself 
| 5 episodes 
|- 
| 2014–2017
| ''[[Josh (TV series)|Josh]]''
| Geoff 
| Main cast 
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 2015 
| ''Alternative Election Night''
| Himself 
| Panellist 
|-
| ''[[The Apprentice: You're Fired!]]''
| Presenter 
| [[The Apprentice (UK series eleven)|Series 11]]
|- 
| 2015–2016 
| ''Jack Dee's Helpdesk''
| Presenter 
| 
|- 
| 2016 
| ''[[Power Monkeys]]''
| Oliver 
| Main cast 
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Bad Move]]''
| Steve
| Main cast, 13 episodes 
|-
|2024
|''[[Have I Got News for You]]''
|Guest panellist
|1 episode
|-
|2024
|''[[Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster]]''
|Contestant
|Series 18, 10 episodes
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
| rowspan=2|1991
| [[British Comedy Awards|British Comedy Award]]
| Best Stage Newcomer
|
| Won
|-
| [[Perrier Comedy Award]]
|
|
| Nominated
|-
| rowspan=2|1997
| British Advertising Award
|
| John Smith's Bitter Commercials
| Won
|-
| [[British Comedy Awards|British Comedy Award]]
| Best Stand-up Comedian
|
| Won
|-
| 2006
| [[British Academy Television Award]]
| Best Entertainment Performance
| ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Jack Dee Live at the Apollo]]''
| Nominated
|}

==Books==
* ''Thanks for Nothing'' ([[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 2009) {{ISBN|9780385615488}}
* ''What is Your Problem?'' ([[Quercus (publisher)|Quercus]], 2021) {{ISBN|9781529413366}}

==Stand-up VHS & DVDs==
*''Live at the Duke of York's Theatre '' (1992)
*''Live at the London Palladium'' (10 October 1994)
*''Live in London'' (10 November 1997)
*''Live and Uncut'' (13 December 1999) [extended version of ''Live in London'']
*''Live at the Apollo'' (18 November 2002)
*''Live Again'' (14 November 2005)
*''So What? Live'' (18 November 2013)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.offthekerb.co.uk/jack-dee Jack Dee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002143803/http://www.offthekerb.co.uk/jack-dee/ |date=2 October 2009 }} at Off the Kerb Productions
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118154215/http://www.dontgetdeestarted.co.uk/ |date=18 November 2009 |title=Jack Dee – the website for his autobiography, ''Thanks for Nothing'' }}
*{{BBC Online|comedy/guide/talent/d/dee_jack.shtml}} Guide to Comedy
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071201123007/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/387610 Jack Dee] at the [[British Film Institute]]
*{{Screenonline name|1210602}}
*{{discogs artist}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0214177|name=Jack Dee}}
*{{Twitter}}

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