Lee Mack: Because Being Vegan Wasn't Sanctimonious Enough!
Sober Awkward
Victoria Vanstone
4.8 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
The secret is finally out of the bag!
Lee Mack kindly agreed to this interview back in June and we have been practically bursting with excitement to tell you all!
That excitement did slightly spill over and we got the name of both his podcast and TV show wrong in the recording of this podcast! Awkward by name, awkward by nature...
For those of you living in the UK, you will already be familiar with Lee's work as he has been gracing your TV screens and theatres with his comedy since the mid 90s.
For those of you who unfamiliar with his work, as well as being sober, Lee is simply one of the most celebrated and recognisable comics in the UK.
From writing and starring in Not Going Out - the longest-running sitcom on air in the UK, to being a team captain on Would I Lie to You? since 2007.
As if his writing, comedy and acting weren't enough - Lee also co-hosts the wonderful and hilarious I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha podcast.
Perhaps most importantly, for the sake of our podcast, Lee's frankness and simplicity in talking about his sobriety was one of the first things that got through to Hame when he was drinking.
We have no doubt that it will have the same impact on some of you. Whether you are still drinking and thinking of giving sobriety a try or are sober and looking for inspiration to carry on!
We hope you enjoy this one and much as we both did!
Show Notes
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Leigh Matt, and this is Sober Orford. |
| 0:04.1 | The cattle's boiled, Vic. |
| 0:06.0 | Great, perfect timing. Just a dash of milk for me, please, mate. |
| 0:11.8 | Here you go. Should we get started then? |
| 0:19.7 | Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning and said, I'm never drinking again, |
| 0:23.7 | and then found yourself waving 50 bucks at a barman by happy hour? |
| 0:27.4 | Are you wondering why everyone else can stop at one, |
| 0:30.2 | while you head to a dodgy after party with a weird bloke called Disco Dave? |
| 0:34.0 | If so, it might be time to take a deeper look at your relationship with your reliable social crutch, alcohol. |
| 0:40.3 | On each episode, we'll investigate our own dysfunctional dealings with booze |
| 0:44.3 | and find out if it's possible to stop this deeply ingrained habit before things get too messy. |
| 0:49.3 | Yep, we're going to open up a shame shed of humiliating drinking stories |
| 0:53.3 | to help you understand why waking up from a booze coma each weekend |
| 0:57.0 | with a kebab sticking out of your top pocket |
| 0:58.7 | might actually be negatively impacting your health. |
| 1:02.3 | Hamish and I are here to delve into what it's like being sober. |
| 1:06.1 | An unwanted warts and all look into why giving up those cheeky pints |
| 1:09.5 | or putting down those mummy wines |
| 1:11.5 | will make you feel happier, help your anxiety and mental health, and turn you into the most |
| 1:16.6 | sparkly, authentic version of you. |
| 1:18.8 | Won't that mean I become boring, though, Vic? |
| 1:20.7 | Well, Hamish, we'll just have to wait and see. |
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