Lee Mack leaves The 1% Club fans in shock as he reveals his REAL name
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Last updated 20th May 2025
Popular quiz show The 1% Club has heads spinning every Saturday night with the tricky and mind-boggling questions, but it was host Lee Mack who really left viewers in shock during the latest episode.
Comedian Lee, who is known to the world as Lee Mack, confessed that is actually his stage name during a repeated episode from series two over the weekend.
What is Lee Mack's real name?
When a contestant on The 1% Club revealed his surname was McKillop, 56-year-old Lee was shocked and confessed that was his surname too, leaving audience members, contestants and viewers at home stunned.
Lee Gordon McKillop was born on 4th August in 1968 in Southport, Lancashire, and took on the stage name of Lee Mack in his early career.
Before becoming a presenter on hit series The 1% Club, Lee appeared on shows such as They Think It's All Over, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News for You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Lee is also a regular on Would I Lie to You?, and of course BBC One sitcom Not Going Out, where he plays a fictional version of himself.
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Lee has been the host of ITV/STV gameshow The 1% Club since it first starting airing back in April 2022.
Whilst series four continues, applications for series five are now open, with bosses looking for applicants to apply online.
The website states: 'This show is all about how people’s brains work rather than what you learnt at school. Because of this, people of any age or background should have an equal chance of making it into The 1% Club.
'We encourage people from all ethnic backgrounds, sexuality and those who are D/deaf and/ or disabled to apply as we want to show a true representation of the UK. If you need special assistance in order to complete this application, please contact casting@magnumtv.co.uk.'
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