Press clippings Page 26
Lenny Henry: from figure of fun to serious contender
Is Lenny Henry a greater actor than he was a comedian? As Henry takes Fences, his latest acclaimed performance, to the West End, Dominic Cavendish assesses his career.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 19th June 2013Lenny Henry wins award for 25 years of Red Nose Day
Lenny Henry has received a prestigious lifetime achievement award recognising his 25 years as co-founder and co-host of Red Nose Day, which has raised more than £900m as part of Comic Relief, the charity which began in 1985.
Shahesta Shaitly, The Observer, 16th June 2013Jo Brand: Stage acting doesn't appeal to me
Jo Brand is hosting a new quiz show about television but the BAFTA-winning star of Getting On has no desire to tread the boards like Lenny Henry.
Martin Chilton, The Telegraph, 15th June 2013Lenny 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 2013Lenny 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 2013Lenny 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 2013When 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 2013Lenny 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 2013Lenny 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 2013Dawn 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