28 October 2026
OoooooKaaaaaay
Rich is back at the Podcast Room talking to someone who first rang his comedy bell, it's Sir Lenny Henry. They chat about the early years of Lenny's long and varied career, why Lenny feels comfortable talking about some of the more personal and difficult parts of his childhood in his latest stand up tour 'Still At Large', why Tiswas was so important to Richard (and arguably more important to Lenny), working with Cannon and Ball at the height of their fame, the transition from working men's club to the alternative comedy circuit (and how Lenny is one of the last links to the comedians of the 70s) and the madness of the Black and White Minstrel Show and Lenny's reluctant part in it. Incredible stories from a comedian who has really seen it all over the last 50+years.
See Lenny at the Hackney Empire on the 3rd November https://www.fane.co.uk/lenny-henry
Audio mix by Ben Evans (NTO)
Thanks to Chris Evans (NTO) and Ben Walker
