The BAFTA Britannia Awards show was the scene of a new prank by comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen, known for his past roles as "Borat" and "Bruno."

Baron Cohen was accepting the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy when he "accidentally" pushed an elderly woman in a wheelchair, into the audience.

The actress, who was purported to have appeared in the 1931 Chaplin film "City Lights," had just presented Baron Cohen with a cane that she said belonged to the silent film star.

After she was carried away, seemingly unconscious, Baron Cohen addressed the crowd: "Grace Collington is the oldest... Was the oldest surviving actor to have worked with Chaplin. I dedicate this award to her, this is obviously a tragedy."