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Simon Benjamin Brodkin (born 29 September 1977) is an English comedian, performing both on the stand-up circuit and in comedy television series. He is best known for playing a cheerful chav character called Lee Nelson, but also performs as other comedy characters, such as a Liverpudlian footballer called Jason Bent.
Apr 1, 2013 · Brodkin, 35, is an interesting character in his own right, a trained medical doctor who worked in inner-city Manchester hospitals before abandoning that career for a life as a funnyman.
Jul 22, 2022 · At last comic Simon Brodkin can be openly Jewish, he tells Nicole Lampert. Simon Brodkin’s first antisemitic social media pile- on came thanks to the former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke...
- Nicole Lampert
Aug 4, 2022 · Simon Brodkin – often in the guise of alter ego Lee Nelson – has showered cash over Sepp Blatter, gatecrashed Kanye’s Glastonbury set and supplied Swastika-emblazoned golf balls to Donald Trump. But the comedian has re-evaluated who he is and why he behaves as he does after receiving an ADHD diagnosis. The Big Issue: When did you suspect ...
- Steven Mackenzie
Simon Brodkin was best known as his comedy character "Lee Nelson", before handing Teresa May a P45, throwing money at Sepp Blatter, and invading Kanye's headline spot at Glastonbury. This former doctor with an impressive gag-rate and work ethic, now embarks on an even more challenging caper: playing himself.
Sep 13, 2023 · It’s telling that Brodkin’s first ever stand-up show 17 years ago, also here at the Fringe, was titled Anything But Myself. But over the last couple of years, something has been changing within him.
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Along with many other much-loved characters, Simon is the creator of “comedy legend” (The Sun) Lee Nelson and preening Premier League footballer Jason Bent, writing and starring in three series of BBC Three’s Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show & Well Funny People.
