Simon Brodkin
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and producer
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Comedians record NHS charity single
Thirty comedians have recorded a charity single for the NHS. Can't Wait! - created by doctor-turned-comic Simon Brodkin - features Miranda Hart, Harry Hill, David Baddiel, Jo Brand, Lee Mack, Jack Dee and Adam Kay among others.
British Comedy Guide, 6th July 2021Top comics gig to save historic London building
Dara O Briain, Tom Allen and Joel Dommett are among the comics announced to play a new festival raising funds to save the historic Chiswick House And Gardens in West London.
Chortle, 13th August 2020Jewish comedians boycott social media for 48 hours
A number of writers and comedians are boycotting social media for 48 hours in a drive to get Twitter and Instagram to change their rules around how they deal with anti-Semitism. The move follows music star Wiley's widely-condemned posts.
British Comedy Guide, 27th July 2020Ten comics who donned blackface
Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis last week apologised for mimicking black celebrities including Michael Jackson and Craig David on Bo' Selecta! 'I've been talking to some people,' he said in a tearful statement in the wake of the intensifying Black Lives Matter campaign. 'I didn't realise how offensive it was back then.' But he's far from the only comedian to flirt with blackface, long after its racism became apparent.
Chortle, 8th June 2020Simon Brodkin, The Stables, Milton Keynes review
When he talks about being Jewish his emotional engagement noticeably kicks in.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 27th February 2020Simon Brodkin: How I pranked FIFA and Sepp Blatter
"I thought, 'Sepp Blatter is really old, can I really prank this guy?' Then I remembered he was the epicentre of FIFA corruption"
Wil Jones, JOE, 30th October 2019Fringe 2019: The best comedy shows to see at this year
Would you look at that? It's August and that means one big thing: Edinburgh Fringe.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 1st August 2019Simon Brodkin recalls his most memorable gigs
'The Grand Wizard of the KKK didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped...'
Simon Brodkin, Chortle, 30th July 2019I talk to Simon Brodkin
"It feels like the right time to be doing stuff as myself."
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 7th July 2019Fringe 2019: The best comedy shows to see
If you've seen the Edinburgh Fringe line-up or held the hefty programme in your hand, it's easy to be overwhelmed, but fear not.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 24th June 2019