TV documentary reveals how prankster Simon Brodkin dupes famous personalities

He started his career as a doctor in Manchester, but is now best known for playing pranks on high-profile targets.

Simon Brodkin and his comedy alter-ego Lee Nelson were the focus of an hour-long documentary on Channel 4 last night, entitled Britain’s Greatest Hoaxer.

In 2015 he spent several hours in the custody of Swiss police after muscling into a Fifa press conference and showering its disgraced president, Sepp Blatter, with banknotes.

Two years earlier another of his characters, footballer Jason Bent, joined the Manchester City team as they warmed up on the pitch at Goodison Park.

TV documentary reveals how prankster Simon Brodkin dupes the famous

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