AFTER getting into trouble for sneaking into places he shouldn’t be, Lee Nelson is back where he most definitely should be: live on stage with his new stand-up show.

In Serious Joker, comedian Simon Brodkin takes on the character of Lee Nelson, a renowned master of the hoax, who once blagged his way through the crowds at Glastonbury Festival to the inner sanctum of the Pyramid Stage, where Kanye West was strutting his stuff.

“I talked the talk and walked the walk carrying a £7.99 kids’ toy microphone, and then ran on stage. Kanye did not see the funny side. If it had been Oasis they would have sung a song with me, but I think he thought I was Eminem so the security guards carried me off,’’ said Lee.

The king of hoaxes is not afraid to take risks and last year, when Donald Trump visited Scotland to open a golf course, Lee blagged his way into the press call. He interrupted the speech and handed out golf balls covered with swastikas saying they were the new Trump range.

“Trump is not known for his sense of humour, so it came to a battle for custody whether I was taken by the CIA or the Scottish police. Luckily for me the Scots won and after a few hours in a police van, handcuffed and drinking Lucozade the officers persuaded the secret service to stand down, it was on the understanding I was put on a flight out of the country. I think they thought Scotland was rather like the Mexican border.’’

Lee says Swindon is always a nice gig to do and he likes the cross section of people who come to have a laugh with him.

“You can expect to have a laugh,” he said. “In the first half I talk about my life, my new two-month old baby George and tips on how to treat a lady. The second half we go round the world talking about Brexit and India. I voted to leave because I thought people were talking about Scotland!”

Lee has appeared on various TV shows including BBC 1’s Absolutely Fabulous, Channel 4’s The Morning After Show, Al Murray’s Multiple Personality and Let’s Dance for Comic Relief. Tickets for his Wyvern show on Wednesday, March 29 are £23.50 from 01793 524481 or visit swindontheatres.co.uk.