Iain Lee is a British

British people

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 comedian, and a television and radio presenter. His career began when he performed stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy

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 gigs across venues in London

London

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. He subsequently became co-presenter of the comedy current affairs show The 11 O'Clock Show on Channel 4

Channel 4

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 and RI:SE

RI:SE

RI:SE was a breakfast television show made by Princess Productions in collaboration with BSkyB for Channel 4 in the UK. It was scheduled to replace The Big Breakfast after declining ratings. It launched on 29 April 2002...

. After three years at London talk radio

Talk radio

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 station LBC 97.3

LBC 97.3

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, Lee resigned and, after two years presenting a Sunday night slot, hosted Iain Lee's 2 Hour Long Late Night Radio Show on Absolute Radio (formerly Virgin Radio

Virgin Radio

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) until mutually leaving the company on 17 October 2011.
Lee was born in Slough

Slough

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, Buckinghamshire

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, England

England

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 and attended Herschel Grammar School

Herschel Grammar School

Herschel Grammar School is a selective co-educational grammar foundation school and Technology College in Slough, Berkshire. The current headteacher is Mrs Joanne Rockall...

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Lee was the lead presenter on satirical comedy show The 11 O'Clock Show on Channel 4

Channel 4

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, alongside Mackenzie Crook

Mackenzie Crook

Paul Mackenzie Crook is a British actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Gareth Keenan in The Office and Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.-Life and career:...

 and Daisy Donovan

Daisy Donovan

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