Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

Series 1

4 episodes · Nov 16, 2024

Sir Lenny Henry brings us this insightfully amusing take on the art of creating comedy gold, as he takes a trip down memory lane with comedy legends to see how they, and their heroes, made their mark.

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  • S1E1

    Paul Whitehouse

    Nov 16, 202446m

    Lenny meets Paul Whitehouse in the West End, where he's starring as Grandad in a stage version of Only Fools and Horses. Together, they explore a career that spans over four decades, from The Fast Show to Gone Fishing. Lenny finds out how Paul created his characters, who he was inspired by and how his most creative collaborations came about with his chief partner in crime, Harry Enfield.

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  • S1E2

    Sally Philips

    Nov 23, 202446m

    Lenny joins Sally Phillips for a cup of herbal tea and a lot of laughs as they look back over Sally's career and some of the best sketch comedy of the last 30 years, including the award-winning Smack the Pony, Veep, Miranda, I'm Alan Partridge and the Bridget Jones movies. Lenny and Sally also dive into how comedy improv really works and how to manufacture the perfect on-screen laugh.

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  • S1E3

    Romesh Ranganathan

    Nov 30, 202446m
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  • S1E4

    Alexei Sayle

    Dec 7, 202446m
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