301 - Simon Brodkin
The Comedian's Comedian Podcast
Stuart Goldsmith
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2019
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
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. A new stand-up show sees him flex his joke-writing muscles in the pursuit of exploring his real life... but does he want to be himself?
Extras include Simon's blagger's guide to getting backstage at the world's biggest festival, reflections on the targets of his mockery and the challenges involved in gradually moving away from Lee step by step... Sign up for the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders to get access to ad-free new episodes, bonus content from interviews and much more.
Simon Brodkin brings his show 100% Simon Brodkin to The Pleasance Baby Grand as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 1st – 24th August at 9.30pm. More info and tickets available at edfringe.com
Tickets for my show Primer at this year's Edinburgh Fringe
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And many thanks to The Comedy Store for the recording space.
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| 1:05.0 | interviewed by Sarah Milliken, Sindhu V, Tom Allen, Ricky Jervais, Nishkumar, James |
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| 1:14.2 | podcast feed now thanks to the comedy store who gave us a space to record with |
| 1:19.5 | today's guest mr Simon Brodkin's better known as Lee Nelson, a very funny character comic |
| 1:25.5 | who's had his own sketch show and stand-up shows and huge tours all over the country. |
| 1:30.8 | At least he was best known as Lee Nelson before he started embarking on these |
| 1:34.1 | pranks and blags in which he, for example, gave Theresa Mayor P45 through money at |
| 1:40.0 | Set Blatter and did a stage invasion during Canyay West |
| 1:43.2 | headlining Glastonbury. |
| 1:44.8 | So that's how he's probably best known now, |
| 1:47.8 | but we join Simon at a fascinating point in his career. |
| 1:50.6 | Some 15 plus years into performing his characters he is taking a show to the Edinburgh |
| 1:55.3 | festival this year in which he plays himself. So we are talking to someone who has got bundles of experience can absolutely take the roof |
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