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Sir Lenny Henry to make BBC documentary
Sir Lenny Henry is to make a documentary for the BBC entitled Lenny Henry: The Commonwealth Kid.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th October 2017Radio Times TV 100
Who are the hottest talents on television now? RadioTimes.com asked some of the most powerful TV executives and broadcasting bigwigs in Britain to name the stars they believe have had an exceptional 12 months.
Radio Times, 18th September 2017Dawn French says racists tried to burn down her house
Dawn French says racists tried to burn down house while she was married to Lenny Henry.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 17th September 2017Exclusive interview: Dawn French
Attacked by racists, stitched up by a biographer, exasperated by body-shaming, inequality and lasses on the lash -- Dawn French, queen of comedy, is in no mood for a laugh.
Eleanor Mills, The Times, 17th September 2017Lenny Henry on Ofcom and diversity
The BBC is failing to meet its own targets on diversity. To change things we need to look beyond our TV screens at who commissions and makes the programmes.
Lenny Henry, The Guardian, 1st August 2017Lenny Henry: onscreen TV diversity is 'fake'
Lenny Henry has said the BBC will continue to demonstrate "fake diversity" unless it is forced to improve off as well as onscreen representation. The actor and comedian argued that broadcast watchdog Ofcom must set minimum standards for black, Asian, and minority ethnic diversity behind the camera.
Giverny Masso, The Stage, 18th July 2017Lenny Henry interview
Henry thinks of himself as an actor now rather than a comedian.
Robert Dex, Evening Standard, 3rd May 2017The stage of the O2 in Greenwich is the new home for the Comic Relief charity fundraising extravaganza. Here the hosts include Lenny Henry, Jonathan Ross and Sally Phillips, while those doing a turn include Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer and Ed Sheeran. We can also look forward to James Corden's Car Pool Karaoke with Take That, Greg Davies over on BBC2 and the cast of Love Actually in Red Nose Day Actually. Dig deep.
Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 24th March 2017Red Nose Day 2017 plans revealed
Comic Relief's plans for Red Nose Day 2017 include a TV show involving stars including French & Saunders and Vic & Bob, plus a series of online comedy sketches, and much more.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2017Preview - Lenny Henry: A Life on Screen
Sir Lenny Henry has been part of British TV since the 1970s when he won talent show New Faces in 1975 at the age of 16. Since then he's done sitcoms, sketch shows, stand-up, the stage, children's TV and charity work.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 19th December 2016