Simon Brodkin
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and producer
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Simon Brodkin: why I threw swastika golfballs at Trump
He stage-invaded Kanye, gave Blatter a cash shower, and got cuffed for riling Trump. As Simon Brodkin gets his own TV show, he reveals why Scottish police are the best - and Swiss officers the worst.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 1st February 2017Channel 4 reveals Fake News Week
Channel 4 will broadcast a documentary about satirist-prankster Simon Brodkin, and a new panel show looking at 'fake news', early in February.
British Comedy Guide, 19th January 2017Lee Nelson 'renames' Philip Green yacht 'BHS Destroyer'
Simon Brodkin, most known as his comic alter ego Lee Nelson, has apparently rebranded Sir Philip Green's yacht in Monaco the "BHS Destroyer".
ITV News, 7th September 2016Anti-semites target Simon Brodkin
Simon Brodkin's stunt against Donald Trump on Friday has put him on the radar of the Ku Klux Klan, who have highlighted his Jewish heritage.
Chortle, 27th June 2016Lee Nelson comic pranks Trump with swastika golf balls
Simon Brodkin - aka Lee Nelson - has pulled his latest high-profile prank, interrupting a Donald Trump press conference with swastika-emblazoned golf balls.
British Comedy Guide, 24th June 2016Lee Nelson tried to sneak into BGT in a burka
Lee Nelson sparked a security scare at the third Britain's Got Talent semi-final, after trying to sneak into the studio wearing a burka.
The Sun, 26th May 2016Just the Tonic takes over Jongleurs in Birmingham
The Broad Street venue is renamed The Comedy Loft, with Lee Nelson and Reginald D. Hunter on their way.
Roz Laws, The Birmingham Mail, 10th April 2016Simon Brodkin to star in online prank series for All 4
It has been revealed that Simon Brodkin, the comedian who invaded the stage at Volkswagen's car launch with a 'cheat box', is working on an online prank series for Channel 4.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd March 2016Comedy in 2015: laughing in the face of adversity
A review of comedy over the course of the year, including Russell Brand interviewing Ed Miliband, Simon Brodkin pranking Sepp Blatter, and the return of Harry and Paul to the stage.
Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph, 18th December 2015Fifa stunt: Simon Brodkin on Sepp Blatter prank
British comedian Simon Brodkin says he is waiting to hear whether he will face charges over his headline-grabbing prank with Fifa president Sepp Blatter.
Frank Keogh, BBC News, 25th September 2015