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ohwhatanight
Founding member
Maybe the BBC should think about getting Frank Skinner on..............?
GS
Gavin Scott
Founding member
*Stupid TV. Be more funny!*
Why oh why oh why are they giving Lenny ANY programmes? He is truly dreadful, and always has been.
Why oh why oh why are they giving Lenny ANY programmes? He is truly dreadful, and always has been.
BF
You throw enough lumps of s**t at the wall, Eventully ones bound to stick
Gavin Scott posted:
*Stupid TV. Be more funny!*
Why oh why oh why are they giving Lenny ANY programmes? He is truly dreadful, and always has been.
Why oh why oh why are they giving Lenny ANY programmes? He is truly dreadful, and always has been.
You throw enough lumps of s**t at the wall, Eventully ones bound to stick
CY
The story from Media Guardian is laughable it says he received critical acclaim for Lenny Henry In Pieces!! Excuse me!?! I think you'll find they panned it. And that wasn't his most recent series, The Lenny Henry Show was...and that was panned as well!
Lenny Henry in BBC1 chatshow
Ben Dowell
Friday March 10, 2006
BBC1 is lining up comedian Lenny Henry as the host of a new prime time chatshow - as the ratings for Davina continue to plummet.
Tiger Aspect has just finished filming a "chat and entertainment show" pilot fronted by the comedian who began his career in 1975 when he won the talent show New Faces aged just 18. The new show, which does not yet have a title, will feature interviews with a handful of celebrities and include music.
The pilot, which was this week submitted to the BBC1 controller, Peter Fincham, contains interviews with the singer Sharleen Spiteri, who also performs, as well as conversations with the comedians Catherine Tate, Gina Yashere and the voice coach David Grant.
The news comes as BBC1's latest prime time chatshow, Davina, is proving to be a ratings disaster.
Hosted by Big Brother presenter Davina McCall, the last instalment had an audience share of just 11%, according to unofficial overnight figures, BBC1's worst-ever prime time performance.
It also comes as Henry enjoys a revival in his professional fortunes, receiving critical acclaim for his sketch show Lenny Henry in Pieces.
This week the comedian told the Radio 4 interview programme Chain Reaction that he had found a renewed confidence in his abilities since he began studying for an English degree at the Open University.
During his 31-year-career as an entertainer, Henry anchored the Saturday morning children's show, Tiswas, from 1978 to 1980, using the show to develop his comic persona.
He appeared on The Black and White Minstrel Show for five years and then joined the cast of the sketch show, Three of a Kind, alongside Tracey Ullman, before teaming up with the Comic Strip in 1980, when he met comedienne Dawn French, who would later become his wife.
Henry took the lead in the Hollywood film, True Identity, with mixed results but scored a bigger hit playing headmaster Ian George in the BBC comprehensive school drama, Hope and Glory in 1999.
Lenny Henry in BBC1 chatshow
Ben Dowell
Friday March 10, 2006
BBC1 is lining up comedian Lenny Henry as the host of a new prime time chatshow - as the ratings for Davina continue to plummet.
Tiger Aspect has just finished filming a "chat and entertainment show" pilot fronted by the comedian who began his career in 1975 when he won the talent show New Faces aged just 18. The new show, which does not yet have a title, will feature interviews with a handful of celebrities and include music.
The pilot, which was this week submitted to the BBC1 controller, Peter Fincham, contains interviews with the singer Sharleen Spiteri, who also performs, as well as conversations with the comedians Catherine Tate, Gina Yashere and the voice coach David Grant.
The news comes as BBC1's latest prime time chatshow, Davina, is proving to be a ratings disaster.
Hosted by Big Brother presenter Davina McCall, the last instalment had an audience share of just 11%, according to unofficial overnight figures, BBC1's worst-ever prime time performance.
It also comes as Henry enjoys a revival in his professional fortunes, receiving critical acclaim for his sketch show Lenny Henry in Pieces.
This week the comedian told the Radio 4 interview programme Chain Reaction that he had found a renewed confidence in his abilities since he began studying for an English degree at the Open University.
During his 31-year-career as an entertainer, Henry anchored the Saturday morning children's show, Tiswas, from 1978 to 1980, using the show to develop his comic persona.
He appeared on The Black and White Minstrel Show for five years and then joined the cast of the sketch show, Three of a Kind, alongside Tracey Ullman, before teaming up with the Comic Strip in 1980, when he met comedienne Dawn French, who would later become his wife.
Henry took the lead in the Hollywood film, True Identity, with mixed results but scored a bigger hit playing headmaster Ian George in the BBC comprehensive school drama, Hope and Glory in 1999.
CY
But he used to be funny until he started hanging out with the university set, maybe it left him feeling insecure about his talent.
Netizen posted:
Lenny Henry is many times better as an actor and stand-up than he is at sketch comedy, it's very unfortunate that most commisioning editors over the years have seen otherwise.
But he used to be funny until he started hanging out with the university set, maybe it left him feeling insecure about his talent.
PT
I always think that he's doing something for Comic Relief everytime he appears on TV. Not that there is a problem with that, its just his persona has changed. 
GE
thegeek
Founding member
I was at a recording of Chain Reaction last week - Lenny Henry interviewing Bill Bailey. (It's on next Wednesday at 6.30pm).
Outside the confines of a safe BBC 1 sitcom, he's actually quite funny - particularly when he's got someone good to bounce off.
Have a listen to this week's on listen again (where he's interviewed by Alexei Sayle), or next week's if you want some proof of that...
Outside the confines of a safe BBC 1 sitcom, he's actually quite funny - particularly when he's got someone good to bounce off.
Have a listen to this week's on listen again (where he's interviewed by Alexei Sayle), or next week's if you want some proof of that...
PA
True- Lenny Henry should have stayed with Hope and Glory.
As for commissioning editors- they're a large part of the problem with today's TV.
Netizen posted:
Lenny Henry is many times better as an actor and stand-up than he is at sketch comedy, it's very unfortunate that most commisioning editors over the years have seen otherwise.
True- Lenny Henry should have stayed with Hope and Glory.
As for commissioning editors- they're a large part of the problem with today's TV.