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BBC 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 recalls working on Bernard & the Genie
Lenny Henry looks back at working on the brilliant festive feature, Bernard & The Genie...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 20th 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 2017BBC Radio's Christmas 2017 highlights
BBC Radio has announced its festive comedy offerings for 2017. Radio 4 will celebrate 50 years of Just A Minute, whilst other specials include comedy drama Anansi Boys, 15 Minute Musical, Dead Ringers and Count Arthur Strong.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2017Lenny Henry: I was the unhippest comic in the universe
The comic turned actor explains why radio gives him more creative freedom than TV - and why comedy's ready for a revolution.
Sarah Carson, Radio Times, 15th November 2017Lenny Henry compares contemporary comedy to punk
Sir Lenny Henry has said the comedy world's reaction to the current political climate reminds him of punk in the late 1970s.
Jason Chester, Daily Mail, 7th November 2017