“I really love my fanbase…without it my fan would fall over”

Sports and entertainment stars have “fans,” and there’s a joke:
   
“I really love my fanbase…without it my fan would fall over.”
   
The joke was posted to Twitter on December 28, 2010. The joke has been popular in the United Kingdom and has been credited to English stand-up comedian Lee Mack.
     
 
Wikipedia: Lee Mack
Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known as Lee Mack, is an English stand-up comedian and actor best known for writing and starring in the sitcom Not Going Out. He is also known for being a team captain on the BBC One comedy panel show Would I Lie to You?, hosting the Sky1 panel show Duck Quacks Don’t Echo and for presenting the show They Think It’s All Over.
     
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GENERAL
‏@General_Deekay
I really love my fanbase…without it my fan would fall over.
7:04 AM - 28 Dec 2010
 
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Leighton Baller
‏@Leighton85
I really love my fan-base, without it my fan would fall over.
9:31 AM - 28 Dec 2010
 
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supercujo
‏@supercujo
I really love my fanbase… without it my fan would fall over.
10:11 AM - 28 Dec 2010
 
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Bad Joke Cat
‏@BadJokeCat
I really love my fanbase.
Without it, my fan would fall over.
3:21 PM - 14 Aug 2013
 
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anti joke apple
‏@antijokeapple
I really love my fanbase. Without it, my fan would fall over.
8:08 PM - 15 Aug 2014
 
27 January 2015, Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Queensland), “Laugh of the Day,” pg. 2:
I really love my fanbase…without it my fan would fall over. - UK comedian Lee Mack.
 
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Shit Jokes
‏@ShitJokes
I really love my fanbase.
Without it, my fan would fall over.
2:07 PM - 13 Jul 2016
 
Facebook
DJ Party McFly
October 15, 2016 ·
Shout out to my fan base. Without it my fan would fall over.