Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry (2024)
Synopsis
The award-winning comedian, actor and writer meets four of the country’s most iconic comedians to explore just how to make comedy gold. Each episode sees Lenny carve up the career and work of his funny guest, taking a deep dive to discover how they – and other comedy icons – made their mark.
First Air Date: 2024-11-16
Last Air Date: 2024-12-07
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 4
Networks: Channel 4
Top Cast
- Lenny Henry as Self - Host
- Paul Whitehouse as Self - Guest
- Sally Phillips as Self - Guest
- Alexei Sayle as Self - Guest
- Romesh Ranganathan as Self - Guest
Seasons
Series 1 (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.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Paul Whitehouse
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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Ep. 2: Sally Philips
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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Ep. 3: Romesh Ranganathan
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Ep. 4: Alexei Sayle
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