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    Simon Brodkin ‘NOT MANY PEOPLE GET ARRESTED SIX TIMES AND CAN CALL IT A CAREER’

    Aug 01, 2022 3 minutes
    Words: Steven MacKenzie

    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 you suffered from ADHD? SIMON BRODKIN: In all honesty only from the moment my doctor diagnosed me six months ago. I always knew I was a bit podcast on my way to the gig and heard a doctor listing the sort of things his patients experience. I just couldn’t believe it. Suddenly my whole personality was explained. It was as if someone had been watching me my whole life then written out my personality and called it a disease.

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