Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy

Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy (2019)

EndedDocumentary showComedy

Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy concentrates primarily on British comedy of colour over the last five decades. Each film focuses on a particular area of comedy; sitcom, stand-up and sketch comedy.

Through the series there are contributions from a whole host of comedy greats including Meera Syal, Paul Whitehouse, Gina Yashere, Stephen K Amos, Javone Prince and Richard Curtis.

Network
Scheduleevery Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 21:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Sketch
Season 1Episode 360 min

Sketch

Beginning with Lenny's prominence as a versatile performer and creator of characters, the film features great archive from Tiswas, Three of a Kind and Lenny's own shows. Curtis Walker and Llewella Gideon talk about the legacy of beloved 90s sketch show The Real McCoy, which also provided a platform for the late Felix Dexter. Meera Syal talks to Lenny about Goodness Gracious Me, British television's first Asian sketch show, as well as uncovering the secrets behind the success of The Kumars at Number 42. Lenny also speaks to Jocelyn Jee Esien about pranking the public as a member of Three Non Blondes, as well as talking about her own show Little Miss Jocelyn.

Oct 17, 2019

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E03SketchOct 17, 2019
S01E02Stand UpOct 16, 2019
S01E01SitcomOct 15, 2019
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Cast

Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry

plays himself
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Characters

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Lenny Henry

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