This is probably my favourite sketch show ever. Lenny Henry acts and shows up telling well written jokes and plays hilarious characters. In the old series Lenny didn't talk to us, but he did in the next. He told really good jokes about getting old, the radio, obesity and many more. The characters he played were just as good as Lenny himself, they really showed his talent. The characters that stick out for me are: "It's cos' I'm a black man innit", Donovan Bogard, Gloria the Services Shop Window Woman, Weekend Dad, Inappropriate Fights, the Farting Guys (that die), Grandpa, the Polar Bears, Undercover Cop, Hotel Porters, Homeless Guy, Stuntman, and many other wonderful creations. Also starring Tony Gardner (My Parents are Aliens), Omid Djalili, Roger Griffiths (has appeared in EastEnders and Holby City), Tracy-Ann Oberman (played Chrissie Watts in EastEnders), Gresby Nash, Ellen Thomas, Martin Trenaman and Fiona Welburn. Guest stars have included Uri Gellar and Richard E. Grant. Lenny Henry was number 9 on Britain's Favourite Comedian, and he was number 51 on 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Outstanding!
3 Reviews
Very Funny
spacemonkeyz24 August 2002
Comedy in Pieces
Prismark108 January 2012
It may had won the Golden Rose of Montreux and marked Lenny's return to stand up comedy on television. Unfortunately neither the stand up or sketches were as funny as Lenny's shows in the 1980s.
Lenny Henry in Pieces introduced some new characters, notable examples being Donovan Bogarde, a randy man who is attracted to and pursues Mrs Johnson and speaks in sexual innuendos. He might had been the only highlight in the new characters.
Weekend Dad is a man called Clive, who only gets to see his son on the weekend and is still bitter towards his estranged wife.
Big Tramp is a homeless man who tries to get money out of people.
Gloria is a petrol station cashier who spends her time reading books and gets annoyed when customers show up.
There sketches were bookended with stand up from Lenny with a newer approach in his comedy which really did not work out.
Maybe the move into serious acting affected his comedy or just the writing was poor but viewers quickly lost interest.
Lenny Henry in Pieces introduced some new characters, notable examples being Donovan Bogarde, a randy man who is attracted to and pursues Mrs Johnson and speaks in sexual innuendos. He might had been the only highlight in the new characters.
Weekend Dad is a man called Clive, who only gets to see his son on the weekend and is still bitter towards his estranged wife.
Big Tramp is a homeless man who tries to get money out of people.
Gloria is a petrol station cashier who spends her time reading books and gets annoyed when customers show up.
There sketches were bookended with stand up from Lenny with a newer approach in his comedy which really did not work out.
Maybe the move into serious acting affected his comedy or just the writing was poor but viewers quickly lost interest.
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