I never asked to be compared to Richard Pryor. I just realised he was one of the greatest humorists we'd ever had… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
When you're working class and you feel like you're a bit of a toerag, you think Shakespeare's not for you, you know? — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
I do like a well-written sketch with a bunch of jokes in it, and I like stand-up with good jokes in it… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
What a gift it would be if every child in the country could hear a professional orchestra at least once. — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
I lament the passing of 'Play for Today,' 'Armchair Theatre,' 'Screen One and Two' and 'Comedy Playhouse' - because these shows gave a platform… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
With every task you think, 'What did I do wrong there? What could I do better?' That's why I've spent my life gravitating towards… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
I think tax breaks for diversity is a good thing. In film now, what happens is you get huge tax breaks if you can… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
Wouldn't it be great, if there was a one-stop shop where funny people could take their ideas and have them made? — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
Stand-up's a lottery - you think it's funny but the audience can disagree. — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
In the 1970s in black and Asian households up and down the country, there's a familiar story that when we saw a non-white person… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
That's where depression hits you most - your home life. It doesn't affect your work. I can't do this zany, wacky, funny thing any… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
