Simon Brodkin

Interview: meet Simon Brodkin

Tossing $600 at the Fifa president has brought Simon Brodkin's pranks to world attention. He tells Benji Wilson how and why he does it.

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.

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.

Simon Brodkin charged after Blatter stunt

The comedian who threw fake money over Sepp Blatter at a FIFA press conference on Monday will be charged with trespassing by Swiss authorities.

Comedian Simon Brodkin throws money at Fifa's Blatter

Fifa chief Sepp Blatter was forced to halt a news conference when UK comedian Simon Brodkin threw a pile of banknotes at him.

Fifa has been in crisis since seven of its officials were arrested in a corruption investigation.

Did Simon Brodkin try to gatecrash Sepp Blatter?

Comedian Simon Brodkin has reportedly tried (and failed) to enter Fifa president Sepp Blatter's press conference dressed as his Premier League footballer character Jason Bent.

Lee Nelson review

Simon Brodkin's cheeky-chappy cliches about class, immigrants and women are arduous and screamingly predictable.

Lee Nelson: I've got what it takes to be prime minister

Comedian Simon Brodkin was born in Camden, but his most famous character, the unruly, football-obsessed Lee Nelson, is a South Londoner through and through. As a new Lee Nelson tour kicks off, he caught up with Alex Bellotti to talk football, politics and life in London.

Comedians urge Essex smokers to swap fags for gags

Public Health England is encouraging smokers in Essex to swap their fags for gags to help them quit for good this October. Top British comedians including Paddy McGuinness, Al Murray, Simon Brodkin (aka Lee Nelson) and Andi Osho will this year bring a touch of the British sense of humour to help quitters through this difficult and daunting challenge.

Simon Brodkin on nearly boarding that World Cup plane

"There wasn't really a plan, to be honest. I just thought it would be a giggle", Brodkin says.