BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC
The Lenny Henry Show
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2020
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Lenny Henry performs some of his old characters, and new ones. Also features Vas Blackwood, Llewella Gideon, Freya Parker, George Fouracres and Cherrelle Skeete
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Character-based sketch comedy from Lenny Henry, featuring old favourites like Deakus (musing about Covid from his care home) and Brixton-based DJ Delbert Wilkins who's with his mate Winston talking about homeschooling. There's also new characters such as Mr Stone the former Special Forces operative-turned-teacher, and paranoid Aaron who sees crime everywhere. Plus there's an outtake from The Repair Shop, an advert for a new website, Compare The Token.com, and a debut from Northern grime artist 'The Yorkshire Moor', rapping all about lockdown.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 25th August 2020
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 1st September 2020 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 1st September 2020 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 1st September 2020 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 2nd September 2020 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Lenny Henry | Various |
| Vas Blackwood | Ensemble Actor |
| Llewella Gideon | Ensemble Actor |
| Freya Parker | Ensemble Actor |
| George Fouracres | Ensemble Actor |
| Cherrelle Skeete | Ensemble Actor |
| Lenny Henry | Writer |
| Max Davis | Writer |
| Nathan Bryon | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tasha Dhanraj (as Natasha Dhanraj) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Kim Fuller | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Athena Kugblenu | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Nathan D'Arcy Roberts (as Nathan Roberts) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Benjamin Partridge | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tom Melia | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Sam Michell | Producer |
| Lawrence Insula | Composer |
Press
The Lenny Henry Show review
Considering the writers and cast of The Lenny Henry Show features a lot of up-and-comers, the style of this new Radio 4 series is remarkably old-school, dated, even.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th August 2020