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Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry

  • 66 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings Page 26

Lenny Henry, comedian & actor - portrait of the artist

'If I hadn't been able to make people laugh, I'd have ended up hitting someone with a brick'

Laura Barnett, The Guardian, 4th June 2013

Lenny Henry: It's all too white on Bafta night

Lenny Henry has complained there was not enough black talent at this year's Bafta television awards.

Alistair Foster, Evening Standard, 15th May 2013

Lenny Henry: Comic Relief is world turned upside down

To begin with, it was intended as a talking point: why were people, conventionally clothed, wearing a bright red plastic proboscis?

Ellie Walker-Arnott, Radio Times, 14th March 2013

When the first Comic Relief single rocked your world

In 1985, Comic Relief was born. The beautiful, bouncing child of Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry, it came into the world kicking and screaming... and in 1988, it started wearing a red nose. And between these two events - the launch of the charity and its first Red Nose Day in February 1988 - came the release of the very first Comic Relief single, in 1986.

Andrea Mann, The Huffington Post, 13th March 2013

Lenny Henry to be given freedom of Dudley

Dudley councillors recognised Lenny Henry's charity work and said he was "undoubtedly deserving of the honour".

Paul Cockerton, The Mirror, 26th February 2013

Lenny Henry remembers the first Red Nose Day in 1988

The comedian recalls presenting the final sketch of the first ever Red Nose Day with Griff Rhys Jones and Jonathan Ross.

Ellie Pithers, The Telegraph, 31st January 2013

Dawn French tells how boyfriend Mark Bignell wooed her

After her shock split from Lenny Henry, Dawn French admitted she struggled in the world of dating. However, it was only when her now-boyfriend, charity executive Mark Bignell played her a Cocteau Twins song, she knew she'd found her man.

Emily Sheridan, Daily Mail, 23rd December 2012

Radio 4 Extra - Comedy controller: Alexei Sayle

One of the great moments when Alexei Sayle interviews Lenny Henry on Radio 4's Chain Reaction is when Lenny tells him how nervous he was about first meeting him in 1981.

Peter McHugh, BBC Blogs, 16th October 2012

Video: Lenny Henry on his Pop Life

Lenny Henry tells us about how his love of music is the inspiration for his new stand-up tour.

Lenny says he has an electic taste in music and tells us about how he is learning the piano and playing it live on stage as part of the tour!

Lenny Henry's UK tour 'Pop Life' is on now.

Charlie Stayt and Susanna Reid, BBC Breakfast, 10th October 2012

Happy Birthday, Chef, a.k.a. Lenny Henry

Here's wishing a coveted third Michelin star to Le Chateau Anglais and Chef Gareth Blackstock for his alter ego, Lenny Henry's 54th birthday today.

Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 29th August 2012

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