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Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry

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

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Lenny Henry on forgotten black composers

In a new documentary, Sir Lenny Henry celebrates the work of black composers across the centuries, whose work is often marginalised.

Kasia Delgado, i Newspaper, 25th September 2020

The Lenny Henry Show review

Considering the writers and cast of The Lenny Henry Show features a lot of up-and-comers, the style of this new Radio 4 series is remarkably old-school, dated, even.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th August 2020

The Lenny Henry Show returns via Radio 4

Lenny Henry is reprise some of his old characters, and introduce new ones, via Radio 4 sketch series The Lenny Henry Show.

British Comedy Guide, 14th August 2020

Lenny Henry to publish new book Rising To The Surface

Lenny Henry is to publish a memoir about his entertainment career, and will present a revisionist history of classical music for the BBC.

British Comedy Guide, 4th August 2020

Faber acquires Lenny Henry's diversity manifesto

Faber is to publish Access all Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond by comedian and writer Sir Lenny Henry and media diversity specialist Marcus Ryder next year.

Ruth Comerford, The Bookseller, 26th June 2020

Adam Kay to host BBC One special Dear NHS Superstars

Comedian and writer Adam Kay is to host Dear NHS Superstars, a one-off show for BBC One in which celebrities show their appreciation for healthcare workers.

British Comedy Guide, 25th June 2020

Stars urge BBC to protect regional news programmes

Dozens of broadcasters from Stephen Fry to Sir Lenny Henry have signed a letter asking the BBC not to cut its English regional current affairs programmes.

BBC, 17th June 2020

Lenny Henry's daughter given suspended sentence

Sir Lenny Henry's daughter Billie Roman Henry has been given a suspended sentence after pretending to be her famous father to stop her boyfriend from dumping her.

Female First, 7th May 2020

Chortle Awards 2020 winners

Jessica Fostekew has won Best Show and the Breakthrough prize in the Chortle Awards. Other winners include Zoe Lyons, Bob Mortimer, Brodi Snook, The Delightful Sausage, Flo & Joan, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean and Rhod Gilbert.

British Comedy Guide, 18th March 2020

Chortle Awards 2020 nominees

Bob Mortimer, Greg Davies, Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Allen are amongst the nominees for the Chortle Awards 2020. Jonny Pelham, Jessica Fostekew and Catherine Cohen have two nods.

British Comedy Guide, 27th February 2020

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