Lee Mack couldn't believe it when he found out ITV re-booked him for two more series of 'The 1% Club'.
Lee Mack was surprised to hear ITV wanted him back for more The 1 Per Cent Club
The 55-year-old comedian has confessed that he wast surprised to receive the call to say he'd be returning as the host of the IQ-testing series.
An insider told The Sun: “The show has well and truly proved its popularity with viewers, and so it’s only natural to bring it back for not one, but two more rounds.
“This will also include two Christmas specials, which will air on ITV after the main series have run.”
The host said: “Let’s be honest, the fact that I haven’t accidentally given a hundred grand to the wrong person or read out the answer instead of the question is as much a surprise to me as it is to everyone else.
“I’m really delighted that ITV is risking me steering this ship once again.
“I can’t wait to discover more of the nation’s brainboxes.”
The stand-up recently boasted his “brilliant” jokes helped make the quiz show a hit.
He told Richard Herring, 56, on the comic’s ‘RHLSTP’ podcast: “I can’t take any credit for it because it’s not my format.
“On the pilot episode I said, ‘There is no way these 100 contestants are going to laugh at my jokes, they will be too busy trying to win the £100,000.
“I didn’t get any laughs, but I did think, ‘This is a good format as my jokes are so brilliant.’
“They have cast people who are bright and fun and, even though you think about serious quizzers doing it, no same person will get it right every time.”
'The 1% Club' continues on Saturday night (09.03.24) on ITV and ITVX from 8.35pm.
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