2000s Lenny Henry

lenny henry on red nose day 2005

in 2003, henry listed in observer 1 of fifty funniest acts in british comedy. in 2004, listed in sunday times fifteenth funniest black performer of time. henry associated british comic relief charity organisation, along former wife, comedian dawn french, , griff rhys jones, , has hosted show , presented filmed reports overseas on work of charity. voice of british speaking clock 2 weeks in march 2003 in aid of comic relief.

henry voiced shrunken head on knight bus in 2004 movie harry potter , prisoner of azkaban, , read audio book version of neil gaiman s anansi boys. voiced character on children s show little robots. henry appeared in advertisements butter products in new zealand, commissioned company known fonterra, portraying saint peter in virgin mobile advertising campaign in south africa. in uk, used character of theophilus p. wildebeeste advertise alpen muesli, , promoted non-alcoholic lager, kaliber.

in june 2001, bbc documentary, sailed trimaran plymouth antigua, jamaica yachtsman tony bullimore. motive put it, have 1 last adventure . in 2005, appeared in birmingham, act jasper carrott s rock laughter . appeared alongside performers such bill bailey, jasper carrott, bonnie tyler, bobby davro , lord of dance troupe. in 2006, henry starred in bbc programme berry s way. did voice of dark nebula in kirby: squeak squad. on 16 march 2007, henry made cameo appearance himself in sketch catherine tate, appeared in guise of character geordie georgie catherine tate show. sketch made bbc red nose day fund raising programme of 2007.

on 16 june 2007 lenny appeared chris tarrant , sally james present 25th anniversary episode of tiswas. show lasted 90 minutes , featured celebrities discussing enjoyment of tiswas children, appearances kids , people had appeared on original show. in summer of 2007, presented lenny s britain, comedy documentary tour made open university on bbc 1 on tuesday nights. in late 2007, hosted stand-up comedy tour of uk.

in 2008, henry s series lennyhenry.tv broadcast on bbc one. programme has accompanying website of same name , broadcasts strange, weird , amusing on-line videos , cctv clips. starred in radio 4 show rudy s rare records. on 31 december 2008 , 1 january 2009, appeared on jools holland s hootenanny on bbc two, singing part of song mercy along singer duffy. in january 2009, appeared on bbc s comedy show, live @ apollo, in played host night, introducing andy parsons , ed byrne, referred wikipedia wrongopedia containing incorrect information life.

in october 2009, henry reprised role of deakus feature in comedy shorts story writing alongside nina wadia, tara palmer tomkinson , stephen k. amos. offers own writing tips , amusing anecdotes in writing tips video clip on bbc raw words – story writing. supplies voices of both big , small in bbc cbeebies children s programs big & small.