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Sir Lenworth George Henry (born 29 August 1958) [1] is an English comedian, actor and writer. He gained success as a stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in The Lenny Henry Show in 1984.
The 2024 event was held on 15 March 2024. This was the last telethon for Lenny Henry, the fundraiser's founder after 39 years of being the presenter of the telethon. As part of the tributes to Henry, co-host David Tennant, who also hosted the previous year's telethon, thanked Henry for "an amazing tour of duty".
Sir Lenny Henry tearfully took his final bow as the host of Comic Relief on Friday night (15 March), after fronting the annual fundraising event for the past 39 years.. As one of his last hosting ...
Sir Lenny Henry has revealed he will host Comic Relief for the final time this year, before stepping down to “hand over the reins to the new generation”. The comedian, who co-founded the ...
COMMENT: For almost 40 years, Sir Lenny Henry has been the face, and beating heart, of Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day appeals. As he signs off for the final time, Kevin E G Perry pays tribute to a ...
Red Nose Day 2011 was a fundraising event organised by Comic Relief.There was a live telethon broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of 18 March 2011 to early the following morning as well as a number of run-up events.
Other directing credits include the London revival of Assassins, Daniel Goldfarb's Cradle and All Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club, which opened in May 2011, [8] Lenny Henry's Cradle to Grave (UK tour), Take Flight at the Menier Chocolate Factory (2007) and McCarter Theater, Marcus Brigstocke's God Collar (Edinburgh, UK Tour and West End ...
Sir Lenny Henry is stepping down as host of the BBC’s fundraising telethon Comic Relief after nearly 40 years.. The 65-year-old comedian co-founded the charity with director Richard Curtis in ...