C4 Chat Ed : Hello and welcome to our late-night chat with Iain Lee...Hello Iain.

Iain Lee : Hello boffins!

qtee : hi Ian, how did you first get into the industry, do you have any quick tips

Iain Lee : MacKenzie is with me here by the way! Quick tips! Gosh! No. I did stand up for four years and then worked in local radio for 6 months... and then... I dunno, I can't remember, heh! I luckily got sent a fax about the show, auditioned and got it! And originally they turned me down because I was a little bit too weird and then they relented. My only advice is be very lucky. MacKenzie is nodding :)

Tags : Why is your suit SO BIG??

Iain Lee : THAT is my real suit (the grey one) that I was tricked into buying and I genuinely believed it made me look like Vince Rogers from Local News TV. When I went to the audition knowing it was a news-based show, I thought it made me look 'official'. Iain Lee grins. And since the first series, someone has said it reminds them of David Byrne from Talking Heads, and so that's another reason I wear it now.

wolfie : Do you think your side-parting provokes Neo-Nazi ideas?

Iain Lee falls about laughing. No, my mum thinks it looks smart :)

Alec Downs : If the millenium dome could be converted into anything else - what you change it to?

Iain Lee : Cor. Oh gawd. A... a... uhh... a big toy? No that's terrible, oh er, I'm quite happy with it the way it is. Yes. Why convert it, it's so beautiful. Iain goes all misty-eyed *wink*

Darkside : Hi Ian, ever got smacked in the streets of london, with the questionaire?

Iain Lee grins. Aha. Yes. I did once by a mentalist and my cowardly film crew hid behind a gay old lady, shaking with fear. Bastards. They're nothing without me *grin*.

Barney_Rubble : Who's the brains behind the show, the presenters or someone behind the scenes?

Iain Lee : Ohhhh.... MacKenzie Crook.

miss warrenpeace : are you guys even reading that we want mackenzie naked??

Iain Lee guffaws and tells MacKenzie. I'm well aware of that. MacKenzie is lucky enough to share a flat with me... I've seen his winkie... and you're right. You do want to see it.
Mackenzie says : he's blushing and is too embarrassed to speak.

Iain Lee : He has a huge erection now mind.

bobbles : Whose your ultimate fantasy

Iain Lee : Bobbles! hmm. Lemme think. Oh. I have no idea. Carol, page 38, last month's Escort. That's the one.

Marda Gras Bomber! : Is Ali G really like that in real life?

Iain Lee : Ahhhh. Ali G only comes into the office once every second Thursday. He has yet to grant me the privilege of an audience. I hear rumours that he's really Bob Mills.

markie : Did you ever get bullied because your name is spelt worng?

Iain Lee : Worng :) Yes, I got teased, but I'm proud of my Scottish heritage.

Russ : who has the biggest face out of the presenters?

Iain Lee : Biggest face?? Watch the show and judge for yourself :)

jon newall : Is anyone else as stoned as us

Iain Lee : Yep, me and MacKenzie

RobAndVanessa : Don't you worry about the nation of Islam or and Irish politiction or someone getting a bei annoyed and shotting one of you or something?

Iain Lee : Crikey, that's quite a question :) Erm... yes I do get extremely worried about that, which is why I live my life in isolation wearing a MacKenzie Crook mask and refusing to travel anywhere without 8 bodyguards.
MacKenzie says 'Ive been shot at 8 times but i've been lucky so far'.
Iain Lee : I'll get you one day, Crook.

nevelo : What is the coolest thing that has ever happened to you???

Iain Lee : Gawd. Iain scratches his head. I do know this one. Oh yea, taking a piss next to Davy Jones of the Monkees. I've seen his winkie.

c4 chat ed : that is ...cool

Iain Lee : Also, Peter Tork told my friend to Piss Off. How Cool is *that*.

Daisy is fit : Are the fake documentories really made with members of the public, or are they just actors?

Iain Lee : All the films we do, whether it be my topical street things, the focus group films, and PaulGarner's faks docs, are ALL filmed with trained monkeys playing the parts. Only kidding boffins, of course, they're all real people.

Masque : Iain - what did you do to make Daisy crack up whilst she was introducing something tonight?

Iain grins. I was just dribbling. As any man would do sitting that close to Daisy Donovan.

Ali G no 1 fan : do you eat cereal for breakfast or wot?

Iain Lee : This morning, actually, I had a Sainsbury's own brand beanburger in a pitta bread. I don't eat cereal, it's too old-fashioned. And, er, the beanburger wasn't that nice. That's another thing.

Begbie : Didn't you feel the urge to punch Max Clifford in the face?

Iain Lee : Ahhhhhowwwww erm... No-o-o. No. Surprisingly, Max is a lovely man. Although I must admit... he was funnier than me. But he's the sort of man you need on your side. You know.

Toby : Does Ali G have a nice sensible British accent (like the queen) when he's not saying 'check dis!'

Iain Lee : Oh blimey. No... in fact he's mute in real life, and he communicates via British Standard sign language. Even then he still has the same accent.

Brad : I heard that you used to do a bit of stand-up, but stopped 'cos of the poor pay, are you rich now?!?!

Iain Lee : You must have read about my money in the hilarious My Money page in the Express. It's written by the same guys who write Last of the Summer Wine so I'd take everything in that interview with a big pinch of bullshit. I am not a self-confessed nerdy type. Oh yeah, I am rich now. Iain giggles.

Gibster : How do you think emu's solo career wil go without the burden of rod hull!?

Iain Lee : Gibster,.... get a grip man. I know you're upset but if you remember the act that was Rod Hull And Emu. You should remember that Emu was a *puppet* so I think..he'll be sold off to a Rod Hull lookalike. Called Not Hull. Or, he'll be bought by Bernie Clifton and BURNT.

miss warrenpeace : Mackenzie - will you please come round to my house and drop all your clothes?? please??

Iain tells MacKenzie.
Iain Lee : He says: 'Sure why not'. I wanna know, are you fit, Miss W?

Alex Lewis : Don't you think that you're being a bit tasteless with the Kosovo crisis?

Iain Lee : Well... no.

graham_clark : what happened to the poor bastards that used to present the program

Iain Lee : Erm...well... They've gone off to Do Other Things. Bless them.

Gypsy : How many people come up to you in the street, talk like Ali and think they are funny??

Iain Lee : That's a GREAT question. Far too many :) FAR TOO many.

goonstarfreeservec : do intend to take up a singing career when you leave the show like many other celebs????? p.s. please tell me.

Iain Lee : Well for further information, erm, follow the career of Magnilda. They have all your answers.

Zombie : Do you get letters of complaint ? Or should i say how many?

Iain Lee : Yes. Loads. :)

Tequila : was dancing with Daisy as much fun as it looked?

Iain Lee : Oh dear, dancing with Daisy was an exhausting, and frightening experience. It was done at her insistence.

Princeplex : Will Tommy Vance continue to wear that silly war-hat thing?

Iain Lee : Yes-s-s-s-s-s-s!!!!!!!!!!! It's not silly, it's to protect his head from shrapnel! Tommy Vance is one of the nicest people I've *ever* met by the way.

Marilyn Manson : why don't your guests get a swivvley chair like you do?

Iain Lee : Because I'm the coolest and we've only got one.

Arthur : Have you ever thought about Bill Clinton in a sexual way?

Iain Lee : Erm... Arthur... No. But I'd give Monica Lewinsky one.

Legion : Do you have to run your ideas by the Channel4 legal department?? If do, have any been turned-down?

Iain Lee : Occasionally we do... and yes, we've had plenty turned down. Iain tries to remember one. Sorry, can't remember it. Iain bangs his head.

Heatley20 : have u eva thought of daisy in a sexual way?

Iain Lee : Um... only once, but she caught me :) I won't be doing that again!

Matt : When do you write most of the material for the show?

Iain Lee : My films are written at about half nine in the morning and the studio stuff is being written as we speak.

CaBBagE : Was Ali Gee really 'cacking his truzers' the other night when he was doin the 'Ali in de NHS' section when the Chinese dude stuck him with the acupuncture needle? :)

Iain chuckles. Yes, that *genuinely* shit him up.

c4 chat ed : That's it! thanks Iain for coming in. There'll be another live chat soon...

Iain Lee : Pleasure :) I send my love to all you boffins, thank you for talking and being so nice now go and find a spectrum emulator or some porn. Goodnight.