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Fringe 2015 ones to watch: Lee Nelson

Today, Lee Nelson ponders his own racist thoughts and how he can challenge them.

Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 3rd August 2015

Lee Nelson: how I gatecrashed Kanye West's Glastonbury

In June, Glastonbury hosted its most controversial headliner for several years. But the man who upstaged even Kanye West was a 38-year-old comedian known as Lee Nelson.

In an interview with The Telegraph, Simon Brodkin, the man behind the persona, explains how he got past Glastonbury's security to invade the Pyramid Stage during West's set, proving that persistence is key if you are trying to get into high security areas.

Alice Vincent, The Telegraph, 24th July 2015

Fringe preview: Lee Nelson

Chav comic Nelson admits plans to enter No 10.

Brian Donaldson, The List, 23rd July 2015

Edinburgh preview: Lee Nelson

Balls of steel. Testicles of Titanium. Nutsacks of pure granite. I can't really come up with a better explanation of how Simon Brodkin has managed to pull off his recent stunts, joining Kanye West onstage at Glastonbury and showering Sepp Blatter with fake bank notes.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd July 2015

Stewart Lee's Fringe recommendations

Not sure which comedy shows to see at the Edinburgh Festival? Stewart Lee has some suggestions...

British Comedy Guide, 19th July 2015

Stewart Lee: Save the BBC

The government's witch-hunters are ready to reform the BBC to death.

Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 19th July 2015

Stewart Lee's Fringe recommendations

Here are Stewart Lee's picks for the festival.

British Comedy Guide, 19th July 2015

Lee Nelson tweets about Glastonbury invasion

The comedian who interrupted Kanye West's hotly anticipated headline slot at Glastonbury festival has dedicated his stage invasion to Taylor Swift.

Josh Halliday, The Guardian, 28th June 2015

Lee Mack interview

Comedian Lee Mack talks class, late fatherhood - and what happened the first time he kissed a girl.

Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 17th June 2015

Stewart Lee blogs about Britain's Got Talent

It's easy to blame Twitter, where ignorance is no barrier to an opinion, for these sudden flash-floods of uninformed judgement, but I also blame Simon Cowell and, by association, David Walliams, who knows better, for corroding the culture.

Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 14th June 2015

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