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The actual Iain lee??

Yes I believe it's the actual Iain Lee himself - British Comedian/Radio Presenter etc......

I don't know who he is either way but clearly it's the same guy who runs this Twitter. https://twitter.com/iainlee

He has 42,000 followers and it's a verified account so he must be famous (not trying to be mean, he's just not well-known in the US at all).

Iain Lee invented Ricky Gervais and Ali G.

Famous people don't get special treatment on this forum  ;D

He was also one of about 20 people at the first London screening of L&M.

By the way, I wouldn't say he invented Ricky Gervais or Ali G but I loved The 11 O'clock Show and it definitely launched them

It's a personal thing of course, but I find both Gervais and Cohen to be about as funny as a dose of dysentery.

I don't really like Gervais as a standup but The Office was a fantastic show (both in its UK and US incarnations though the latter ran a few years too long).

This should really be in the sandbox.

it seems as tho it already is

Not a comedian, I'd say broadcaster and certainly not famous. Way way down, barely touching the Z list. and I don't expect special treatment.

I was reluctant to use my real name but I did it for 2 reasons.

1 - I initially joined (after watching from a distance) to ask a specific question for an article I'm writing
2 - this kinda ties in with 1, I am slightly unsure of this culture of posting stuff and hiding behind a fake name. As someone who has read offensive, angry, ill thought out stuff about me on forums from people with fake names, I find it a little...lets be polite and say unfair.

Anyway, it's odd seeing a forum about me on here and it is making me think that maybe I should reconsider my login name and use something different. I don't want to be the story here.

Welcome aboard Iain, and hey no need to have a fake name (even though I do, thanks to my parents)  :lol

Iain, using your own name wins you far more respect in my book. Stick with it! :)

Welcome aboard Iain! It's definitely best to use your own name on here.  :hat

My birth name is "shady"

Welcome, Iain

I'm all for folks using real names ... My name is Donny Lang ... I think at least having a real first name shows that we're real people, and hopefully encourages us to treat one another respectfully.

I'm very much with you on the real-name thing -- particularly after my wife and I got a fair chunk of anonymous net-abuse years ago.  There's a few of us about, you won't stand out all that much.  :-)

Cheers,
Jon Blum

I agree that people should post under their own name, which is why I had my name legally changed to Mike's Beard when I joined this msg board.

I think Iain is the anti-Gervais because he's never used his media presence to push his ego.

my fake name is Josh Ferrell (that DOES seem fake doesn't it?)....my real name is Zrkyletzablie, from the planet gerzehsyble...(now THAT seems more realistic)..

A great username for IanLee would be either 'alan strang' or 'Emergancy Lalla Ward Ten'

Iain, when I first got on this message board using my complete real name (not being a veteran of MB's) I was immediately accused of "proudly posting" under my real name in a less than pleasant way.  The person later calmed down and I'm quite impressed with his posts that show vast knowledge, history and insights (under his own name, oddly).  I'm afraid it's a culture I haven't mastered and don't understand, in that I didn't realize one is expected to have some sort of ulterior motive if one uses his/her own name.  So now I just use my first name and last initials.  I'm still think using my own name makes me less inclined to be reckless in posts.  I guess other people have their own reasons for posting.

I've always used ny real name 'til here.  My wife googled me and there were all these posts from all over the place.  Whoops!!!  So I adopted a 'name' here with my real name down in the bottom thingy/signature...as I quoted me.  It happens SO infrequently.  So Rock on Iain.  Thank gawd!!!  Another 'Lee' ;)

ya'll use your real names when you want. I know mine, as I'm sure lots of others do also.
I'm going to stay Bgas, here.
 I'm certain many others will be keeping their nom de plumes,also, no matter how much goading some people  think is warranted

I use my first name and my initial. When I was out of work, though, I used screen names as employers these days check online history during a background check.

Ha, some interesting and some very funny posts. Thanks for making me feel welcome.

Now...Love You...come on guys...that sucks.....

It's all about opinions Ian!  I love Love You because it it has a bit of a don't give a f*** attitude about it.  It's not of it's time, wasn't commercial but Brian worked hard on it and it's a very Brian album in so many ways.  A lot going on in those tracks.  The first time I heard it was a bit jarring although I had heard the piano demos first so was aware of the voice beforehand.

Welcome to the board, I used to enjoying watching you and Kate on RI:SE and the 11 O'Clock show with Daisy.

Are you still thinking about getting some of Mike's solo stuff released?

Cheers.

How many times have you tried love you? It took me and probably quite a few others here a number of listens before getting it. Now it's in my top 10 favorite albums ever.

As awkward, off-putting, and uncomfortable as those lyrics and sentiments can be to some, those songs from a melodic and harmonic standpoint are as interesting as Brian's 62-66 output. I have jammed with fellow BB fans and we discovered that anytime we tried to do a LOVE YOU song, the structure and changes were completely unpredictable. When the Pet Sounds mailing list did their tribute CDs in the late 90's/early 2000's, the album whose songs were covered the most was LOVE YOU.

Once you look past the goofy, bat-sh*t crazy lyrics and the rough vocals, you will find rich melodicism.

I'm slightly exaggerating. I've listen to Love You 100's of times. Not my least favourite by any stretch. I quite enjoy bits of it. It's just...I am surprised by the passion it brings out in people. I don't know. I know some people dig the fact it's virtually a Brian solo album, they live the quirkiness, the synths, all of that. It just sits uncomfortably with me. Hey. Horses for courses. And I'd never have a go at someone for loving it or for hating a song or album. It's all music. Just keen to understand why and how some people are passionate about something that leaves me a little cold.

This calls for a confusingly titled thread called 'Why Do You Hate Love You' Iain.   ;)

Iain sings Darlin' and Do It Again in this podcast:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02z0djy

Iain, I'm assuming you're not gonna be putting out that Mike Love solo album after all?

Iain interview with Brian in 2011 on the topic of the Gershwin album:

http://theiainlee.podbean.com/e/iain-lee-vs-brian-wilson-episode-15/

And Glenn Campbell:

http://theiainlee.podbean.com/e/iain-lee-vs-radio-episode-13-vs-glen-campbell/

What's the full story of Brian calling Iain at home?

Lovely interviews there by Iain, I have heard the BW one before but not the one with Glenn.
The Glenn interview is lovely (and equally sad) and you can only feel for the chap, just amazing considering his condition that not only can he remember 'Guess I'm Dumb' but can actually recall and sing the lyrics to that fine song.

I'd done a previous interview with Brian which I've since lost. My first one and I was dead nervous. He asked what my fave BB song was and was really surprised when I said Marcella. He then started singing it to me and I just welled up. Incredible stuff.

I just  listened  to your 2011 interview  Iain , and it was great...thanks for  sharing it!