Q 01/05

Before turning to comedy, Jack Dee tried in his twenties to enter which profession?

A) Barrister

B) Priest

C) Teacher

D) Soldier

Answer · why

B) Priest

Priest was the calling Jack Dee explored in his twenties, going to church before he realised the life was not for him. He had wanted drama college unt...

Q 02/05

The first Celebrity Big Brother, won by Jack Dee in 2001, raised money for which charity?

A) Children in Need

B) The Prince's Trust

C) Comic Relief

D) Sport Relief

Answer · why

C) Comic Relief

Comic Relief was the beneficiary, and the final went out live on Red Nose Day itself. Dee disliked how housemates were treated and has refused to let ...

Q 03/05

What was Jack Dee's job when he met his future wife in Fulham in 1986, before his comedy career?

A) Waiter

B) Postman

C) Cabbie

D) Barber

Answer · why

A) Waiter

Waiter was his trade for years, including a spell at a grand London hotel. His wife-to-be was a receptionist at a hotel nearby, and they married three...

Q 04/05

Which beer brand's TV adverts starred Jack Dee from 1992 to 1997, making him a household name?

A) Boddingtons

B) Old Speckled Hen

C) Tetley's

D) John Smith's

Answer · why

D) John Smith's

John Smith's replaced Dee with a cardboard cut-out after he left the campaign, then turned to another comedian, Peter Kay, in 2002.

Q 05/05

Jack Dee became host of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue in 2009, succeeding which late jazz bandleader?

A) Humphrey Lyttelton

B) Johnny Dankworth

C) George Melly

D) Ronnie Scott

Answer · why

A) Humphrey Lyttelton

Humphrey Lyttelton chaired the show from 1972 until his death in 2008, and many doubted it could carry on without him. Dee first shared a trial run wi...