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Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry

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

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Lenny Henry urges black Britons to get Covid vaccine

Sir Lenny Henry has written an open letter urging black Britons to take the Covid-19 vaccine.

BBC, 30th March 2021

Sir Lenny Henry: 'We don't want anybody else to die'

Speaking to BBC Breakfast, the comedian and actor said: "There's a disproportionate amount of black people dying... the vaccine is our way out".

BBC, 30th March 2021

Lenny Henry given Legend Of Comedy award

Lenny Henry has been named a Legend Of Comedy in the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2021. Other prize winners include Patrick Monahan, Esther Manito, Ahir Shah and Jonny Awsum.

British Comedy Guide, 29th March 2021

Red Nose Day for Comic Relief 2021, review

James Bond and Catherine Tate's Nan shine on hit-and-miss night.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 19th March 2021

Red Nose Day 2021 highlights revealed

Sir Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Jack Whitehall, Mel Giedroyc, Tim Vine and Phoebe Waller-Bridge are amongst those who have created sketches for Comic Relief 2021, on BBC One on Friday 19th March from 7pm.

British Comedy Guide, 9th March 2021

Comics campaign to add subtitles to kids shows

Children should watch television with the subtitles on, because it "dramatically improves" their reading, according to a new campaign. Celebrities including Sir Lenny Henry, Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig and Phillip Schofield are supporting the drive, which wants subtitles to be the default setting on all children's TV programmes.

Shingi Mararike, The Sunday Times, 28th February 2021

BBC to broadcast The Festival Of Funny

The BBC has announced The Festival Of Funny. Running across its TV, radio and online channels from late February to mid-March, the festival will see fourteen hours of new content broadcast.

British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2021

Red Nose Day 2021 is on Friday 19th March

Red Nose Day 2021 has been confirmed for Friday 19th March. Highlights of the Comic Relief fundraising day will include Dawn French as the Vicar of Dibley and a new instalment of the sitcom Staged.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd February 2021

Lenny Henry is The Blob on The Masked Singer

As had been widely suggested on social media, Lenny Henry has been revealed as the star who was The Blob on ITV1's The Masked Singer.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2021

Lenny Henry: Television is too white.

The actor says streaming services such as Netflix are better than terrestrial channels at representing Britain's ethnic diversity.

Dipesh Gadher, The Sunday Times, 3rd January 2021

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