Lenny Henry says racism in UK ‘still at large’ decades after he started standup https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jun/07/lenny-henry-racism-uk-standup #LennyHenry #Race #Culture #Comedy #Comedy #Stage #UkNews #FarRight
Lenny Henry says racism in UK ‘still at large’ decades after he started standup

Comedian is doing first standup tour in more than 15 years and says many issues he talked about in 1980s are still alive today

The Guardian
QUESTION TIME: A second series of #TheAssrmblyUK and a first series of #TheAssemblyIreland have hit TV screens on both sides of the Irish Sea during 2026. So how do the two versions of the show with #autistic, other #neurodivergent & #learningdisabled interviewers grilling celebrities compare?.. https://loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2026/05/question-time-assembly-uk-assembly.html #stephenfry #NicolaSturgeon #MichealMartin #JoanneMcNally #LennyHenry #AnnaMaxwellMartin #RosieODonnell #RyanTubridy #Aitch #RylanClark #London #Dublin

Dawn French stopped in her tracks by question from granddaughter she shares with Lenny Henry

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/dawn-french-stopped-tracks-question-37155290

First look at new BBC series Zog from The Gruffalo's Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/first-look-new-bbc-character-37146051

Been noticing some bad words lately from our fascist wannabe Reform ppl on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and gave this 👇🏻a second read.

Really sets out the moral, political and practical case for UK dealing with its past horrors as an essential step to becoming civilised today.

#LennyHenry #Reparations

BBC Comic Relief host says 'don't do it' as Davina McCall issues stern warning

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-comic-relief-host-says-36902029

I remember the the withering look Lenny Henty gave the then PM Theresa May over that Grenfell and Windrush business.

She shrank to the size of an egg

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sir-lenny-henry-tour-standup-36896415

#LennyHenry #UK #Windrush #Grenfell #BlackBritain

Comic Relief's Lenny Henry asks brutal 7-word Prince Andrew question

Co-founder of Comic Relief, Lenny Henry is going back to his roots for his next venture - a UK stand-up tour called Still At Large, which begins in May - his first in 17 years

Daily Mirror

British TV Journalists Of Color Bemoan DEI “Backlash” & Describe “Apartheid Newsrooms”
#News #BBC #ITVNews #LennyHenry #SkyNews

https://deadline.com/2026/03/british-tv-journalists-of-color-bemoan-dei-backlash-1236743396/

British TV Journalists Of Color Bemoan DEI “Backlash” & Describe “Apartheid Newsrooms”

British television journalists of color have revealed that they are experiencing "resentment" and "backlash" from white colleagues over DEI.

Deadline

Latitude Festival 2026 just got huge! 📣

Sir Lenny Henry joins the lineup for a UK Festival Exclusive stand-up set. 🎭 Plus, new music from David Gray, Jalen Ngonda, The Undertones, and more!

They join headliners David Byrne, Lewis Capaldi, and Teddy Swims at Henham Park this July. 🌳☀️

Full details: https://thefestivals.uk/sir-lenny-henry-joins-latitude-festival-2026/

#LatitudeFestival #Latitude2026 #UKFestivals #LiveMusic #Comedy #DavidGray #LennyHenry