Funnyman Lee Nelson has revealed what goes through his head when doing public pranks ahead of his Suited & Booted tour.
Bromley and Dartford are two of the 30 places where the comedian will be performing in his sell-out tour from February to April.
Lee Nelson interrupting Sepp Blatter's press conference in Switzerland last year
Despite his stand-up show success, Nelson is famous for his bold pranks – on the X Factor, he invaded the stage pretending to be a member of a band in November 2014.
Also, he once disrupted FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s press conference by throwing a bundle of money at the 79-year-old and shouting “Sepp, this is for North Korea in 2026” in July last year.
Nelson was led away by security and delayed the conference for ten minutes – but what does he think of it all?
The 38-year-old told News Shopper: “What goes through my head when I’m doing these pranks? I hope this will be a laugh and I should probably get a lawyer.
“I got that close to Sepp Blatter through a bit of planning and a bit of luck.
“He has been suspended, it’s rare that you get congratulated by people for helping another person lose their job. But I do get quite a lot of congratulations.
Money thrown by Lee Nelson at Sepp Blatter
“I think he’ll be alright and he’ll have stashed away a few quid, a few Swiss francs in his cheeky bank account. He’ll keep fighting it.
“He’s banned and so am I for ever returning to Switzerland.”
Nelson comes to the Orchard Theatre and Churchill Theatre in Dartford and Bromley on February 24 and April 7.
The London-born star cannot wait to perform in front of his audience.
He said: “Dartford and Bromley are a couple of my favourite places on tour - It’s about making people laugh, they pay their money and I’ll give them the giggles - that’s the deal.
“The people are well up for it and they don’t mince their words, do you know what I mean?
Lee Nelson
“If they say they love you, they’ll say it to your face. If they say ‘give me all your money’ you’ll also come right out with it. That’s what I love about these people.
“I’m London through and through. I rarely speak to another person who speaks English.
“It’s great and it’s the best. It’s the capital and has got everything going on. Even the terrorists want to have a go in London - they don’t even think about other cities.”
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