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Comedians Philip Simon and Rachel Creeger attempt a selfie with everyone at the Theatre Royal Haymarket (credit Blake Ezra Photography)
January 13, 2026, 11:42 pm
Jewish comedy’s big fight back!
Something funny happened at the Haymarket - and most of us were there
By Brigit Grant
Simon Brodkin
May 21, 2025, 9:50 pm
Simon Brodkin and Ashley Blaker perform at The Chosen Comedy Festival in London
Seven Jewish comedians took to the stage in London for an evening of comedy and music
By Louisa Walters
April 23, 2025, 4:10 pm
Simon Brodkin and Zach Margs to appear in one-night-only comedy festival in London
Wicked's Emma Kingston joins the line-up to provide musical entertainment at The Chosen Comedy Festival on 19 May
By Louisa Walters
Simon Brodkin Jokes for Jake at Elstree Studios. (Credit: Blake Ezra Photography Ltd)
April 2, 2019, 12:21 pm
Matt Lucas and Simon Brodkin help raise £10,500 for five-year-old’s cancer fight
‘Jokes for Jake’ event features top comedians in aid of young Yavneh pupil who has a rare and aggressive form of the disease called neuroblastoma
By Jewish News Reporter
Comedian Simon Brodkin, also known as Lee Nelson is led out of the Conservative Party Conference after he confronted Prime Minister Theresa May during her keynote speech. Photo credit: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
October 4, 2017, 12:34 pm
Prankster Simon Brodkin interrupts Theresa May’s conference speech
Comedian who also goes by the name Lee Nelson hands the PM a P45 form before being led out of the hall by security
By Jewish News Reporter
Simon Brodkin in costume
February 25, 2017, 6:33 pm
Britain’s Got Talent judges fooled by Jewish prankster’s rapping rabbi act
Simon Brodkin secretly filmed himself nearly making it as a contestant on “Britain’s Got Talent” by pretending to be a rapping Orthodox Jew
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA)
Picture taken from the Twitter feed of Lee Nelson showing the TV comedian and his team renaming Sir Philip Green's prize £100million super yacht the 'BHS Destroyer'.
September 7, 2016, 11:08 am
Jewish prankster re-names Sir Philip Green’s yacht ‘BHS Destroyer’
Simon Brodkin, whose stage name is Lee Nelson, sailed out to the retail billionaire's super-yacht before hanging up the sign on its side
By Jewish News Reporter
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