Press clippings Page 13
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show, review
A 60th birthday bash I was delighted to be invited to.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 23rd August 2018Lenny Henry interview
'If Twitter had been around, I'd have been killed'
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 22nd August 2018Next Wednesday, Sir Lenny Henry turns 60; here, Sir Trevor McDonald presents a lighthearted and celebratory look back at a career that started 43 years ago with an appearance on New Faces and shows no sign of stopping any time soon. There is the added lure of some new sketches.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 22nd August 2018Pictures: Lenny Henry transforms into Stevie Wonder
Lenny Henry looks unrecognisable as he takes on the role of Stevie Wonder for a new TV show.
The Express and Star, 6th July 2018BBC special to celebrate Sir Lenny Henry on his 60th birthday
To mark his 60th birthday, Sir Lenny Henry is to be at the centre a BBC One special which will take a light-hearted look back over his career.
British Comedy Guide, 19th June 2018Lenny Henry: 'The industry needs to be more bullish'
Lenny Henry has called on the industry to "step up and be more bullish" in persuading the government about its value and the role of drama in education.
Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 15th March 2018Don't panic! Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is back
It's the biggest thing to happen to the universe since the Vogons blew up Earth. Our writer grabs a babelfish and goes behind the scenes as the space satire returns.
Stephen Moss, The Guardian, 27th February 2018Lenny Henry charms in Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys: review
Around 20 years ago, the comedian-turned-actor complained to Gaiman that there weren't enough horror movies with black leads; Anansi Boys was Gaiman's attempt to write one, though his idea for a film script instead became a novel, and the horror came laced with comedy.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 26th December 2017Lenny Henry to host new TV comedy It's Alive
Lenny Henry is to front It's Alive, a new TV comedy pilot. Filmed in front of an audience, the format "digests the world around us and spits it back out in a feast of sketches, songs, monologues, and chat."
British Comedy Guide, 22nd December 2017Lenny Henry interview
With Anansi Boys coming to BBC Radio 4, we chatted to Sir Lenny Henry about Neil Gaiman, film, comics and a potential Neverwhere revival...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 20th December 2017