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Jack Dee (born September 24, 1962) is a British stand-up comedian known for his
sardonic, deadpan style. 

Dee first became well known to audiences in the
early 1990s. During that decade he appeared in a
series of high-profile adverts for the brewery
John Smith (brewer)|John Smith's in which he
introduced the recently invented widget.

Dee has presented a variety of television shows on
the BBC, the first of note being The Jack Dee Show
in 1997. His recent TV programmes have included
Jack Dee's Happy Hour, which ran for two seasons
in 2000 and 2001 and most recently Jack Dee - Live
at the Apollo which aired in late 2004. Each
episode of Live at the Apollo featured a half-hour
performance from a well-known British or
international comedian, with Dee introducing and
concluding each programme. Guests included Jo
Brand, Ross Noble, Ardal O'Hanlon, Joan Rivers and
Omid Djalili. Dee also regularly works with Comic
Relief.

A regular feature of Dee's stand-up performances
involves members of the audience leaving messages
for him during the show, to be read out, with his
responses, during the end. This has occured in the
past with pen and paper; in episodes of Live at
the Apollo Dee gave out his mobile phone number
that the audience could Short message service|text
messages to.

Dee has also had some success as a straight actor,
notably in an episode of the BBC drama series,
Silent Witness.  In 2001 he showed another side of
his character, endeared himself to viewers and was
the winner of the United Kingdom|UK's first Big
Brother (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother.