Press clippings Page 24
Dawn French: Racists tried to burn down house
Dawn French reveals racists tried to burn down house while she and Lenny Henry slept.
James Desborough, The Mirror, 17th May 2014Lenny Henry to appear on stage in Rudy's Rare Records
Actor and comedian to make his first appearance at Birmingham Rep theatre in adaptation of BBC Radio 4 comedy.
Maev Kennedy, The Guardian, 2nd May 2014UKIP candidate defends Lenny Henry tweet
A UKIP candidate has defended tweets in which he said comedian Lenny Henry should emigrate to a "black country" and compared Islam to the Third Reich.
BBC News, 27th April 2014Stand with Lenny Henry, not just against Ukip's bigots
It is easy to get angry over racism when it is overt, but let's not forget the scandal that gave rise to the Henwood outburst.
Owen Jones, The Guardian, 27th April 2014Lenny Henry calls for law to boost black actors on TV
The actor and comedian Lenny Henry has called for new legislation to reverse the "appalling" percentage of black and Asian people in the creative industries.
Tara Conlan, The Guardian, 18th March 2014Lenny Henry to film TV sitcom pilot
Lenny Henry is set to star in his first TV sitcom since the 1990s hit Chef!. The BBC are working on transferring his radio comedy Rudy's Rare Records to television.
British Comedy Guide, 14th March 2014Lenny Henry creates fictionalised account of his life for BBC One
A fictionalised account of Lenny Henry's rise to stardom is to be turned into a one off comedy drama for BBC One called Danny And The Human Zoo.
British Comedy Guide, 28th February 2014Leicester Comedy Festival: Vote for legend of comedy
Jasper Carrott, Ken Dodd, Lenny Henry, Nicholas Parsons, Victoria Wood and Jennifer Saunders are on our comedy legends shortlist.
Leicester Mercury, 8th February 2014Radio 4's 2014 comedy plans revealed
A list of Radio 4's comedy commissions for 2014. The 40+ series include new shows from the likes of Lenny Henry, John Shuttleworth and Kevin Eldon.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd February 2014It's not just Lenny Henry; most comics turn to tragedy
According to one obituary notice, Charlie Chaplin once said that "Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot".
Allan Massie, The Telegraph, 29th January 2014