James Andrew Innes "Jack" Dee is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, and writer born on September 24, 1961, in Bromley, Kent. He grew up in Petts Wood before moving to Winchester with his parents, Rosemary and Geoffrey Dee, as the youngest of three children. After school, Dee entered the catering industry and worked as a waiter before launching his comedy career in 1988 with an open-mic gig at The Comedy Store. This led to his breakthrough winning the 1991 British Comedy Award for Best Stage Newcomer. He subsequently presented The Jack Dee Show on Channel 4 in 1992, followed by Jack Dee's Saturday Night on ITV and Jack Dee's Happy Hour in 1997. Dee hosted Jack Dee: Live at the Apollo on BBC One in 2004, earning a BAFTA nomination in 2006. His stand-up releases include Live at the Apollo (2002) and Live Again (2005). Dee expanded into television drama, co-writing and starring in the sitcom Lead Balloon from 2006 to 2011, and became the permanent host of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue in 2009 while appearing on panel shows such as QI and Have I Got News for You. He authored the memoir Thanks for Nothing in 2009.
