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Five of prankster Lee Nelson's most famous stunts

Declan Cashin
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The undoubted scene-stealer during Theresa May's party conference speech yesterday wasn't her cough or the falling sign letters, but trickster Lee Nelson.

Breaching security to present the prime minister with a mock P45 - "on behalf of" Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson - Nelson now has another name to add to his growing list of prank victims.

The 40-year-old comedian - real name Simon Brodkin - made a name for himself by starring in several TV shows, including BBC Three's Lee Nelson's Well Funny People.

But over the last few years he has made it his mission to crash high-profile events. Here are five more of his most recent targets:

Sepp Blatter

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The former FIFA president was trolled by Nelson at an extraordinary Executive Committee meeting in Zurich in 2015. At a press conference afterwards, Nelson approached Blatter to offer him a wad of cash - he later said it was to bribe him to stage the 2026 World Cup in North Korea. When Blatter ignored him, Nelson tossed the money in the air, raining dollar bills on the embattled football exec's head.

Donald Trump

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In June 2016, Nelson gatecrashed a press conference that Trump was giving after re-opening his refurbished golf resort in Ayrshire, Scotland. The comedian brandished golf balls marked with Nazi swastikas as he was hauled off by security.

The X Factor

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During a live show in 2014, Nelson stormed the stage as eight-member boyband Stereo Kicks performed a Michael Jackson track. The boys managed to keep their wits about them, though - one baffled band member, Charlie Jones, even seemed to give him a wave - as studio security ran on stage to drag Nelson off.

Kanye West

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Kanye knows a thing or two about storming stages, so perhaps he was cool about Nelson coming out on the Pyramid Stage as Yeezy performed at Glastonbury in 2015?

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Still, Kanye had to re-start the interrupted song once Nelson - who was wearing a T-shirt reading 'Lee-zus' - was pulled off stage.

Geneva International Motor Show

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In March 2016, Nelson made his way into the Geneva International Motor Show to pull this stunt on Volkswagen. He got on stage wearing company overalls and carrying a spanner during a presentation by sales chief, Jürgen Stackmann, in order to fit a 'cheat box' under a model electric car. Nelson later said his move was to protest against the company's emissions scandal.

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