Who will audition to be the next Lenny Henry? | Comic Relief: Red Nose Day - BBC

As Lenny Henry bows out after nearly 40 years of doing something funny for money, it's time for the W1A team to find a suitable replacement...
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Red Nose Day is back! It’s that time of year when incredible cake-bakers, joke-makers, telly-watchers, t shirt-wearers, Red Nose-buyers and laugh-til-you-cryers, do something to fight poverty through humour and fun. For communities here in the UK and around the world.
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[@ThistleBlue]

If someone really needs to take over the role of Sir Lenny, David Tennant is right there. An absolute gem

[@lizziex7117]

So true omg

[@DilshadKhan-wm9qr]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊​@@lizziex7117

[@carlosrae9775]

I mean Twenty Twelve then W1A will forever be one of my fav BBC shows. Please do another series

[@user-hh8tf4tb9q]

We loved to see W1A return.

[@mailjimmygalaxy]

Bring this TV show back!!!

[@DeadpoolNegative]

THEY HAVE RETURNED IN OUR HOUR OF NEED

[@thenorthernsoul3059]

Very good, very strong.

[@SallyMangos]

Legend!

[@jacquelinearcher1158]

This is brilliant what a great way to exit….a great farewell…

[@hotelmario510]

It's amazing how much Madeley just is Alan Partridge.

[@davidhansell3410]

Rishi could and chip in 10 million to get the ball rolling 😂

[@Ernesto_Gonzalez]

The Dutch Canary Trade Bargain 😂

[@polyglotuk]

I know it is not the point of this video but the transition from the old to the new BBC logo must be one of the slowest brand refreshes ever. Perfect Curve must be behind it.

[@Zach90888]

Really I do think that the Go Compare man would be the perfect replacement.

[@bnsandp05]

5:00

[@SteveClarkeSongs]

Will they need to do a Frank Spencer impression?

[@bennimac7834]

Rustie Lee needs to be on TV. Daily. 😂😂😂

[@sgambo7904]

Its been done before with the national tresure sketch a few years ago

[@coldcrushforce]

🤣🤣🤣

[@amosb1452]

😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣

[@kirsty001]

Where ever the BBC is now 😂😂😂

[@paulforryan4253]

Mo was brilliant

[@timrob12]

I see Doctor Who subtly snuck its way into this sketch.

[@Laura-rp9rt]

David has always narrated this lot.

[@retnavybrat]

​@@Laura-rp9rtIt wasn't just Tennant's narration. There were also two pictures of Ncuti Gatwa in the background and a small TARDIS.

[@retnavybrat]

About as subtle as the sledge hammer the 15th Doctor used to duplicate the TARDIS. 🙃

[@Tao_Tology]

​@@retnavybrat What, you wanted a subtle and subdued "You get a prize, honey" ? 😊

[@retnavybrat]

@@Tao_TologyI loved that line. 🥰

[@Meta_was_my_idea]

Since this is 2024 and everyone's about weird social nonsense, I think I should play the next role.

[@therealxunil2]

Should have had dawn french try out.

[@lifegood1712]

Has their divorce been amicable enough to include her in this farewell sketch?

[@MartySulls]

I'm currently 49 years old. I grew up with the notion of Red Nose Day. And It really used to be an event. Those were in the days when we had 4 and latterly, 5 TV channels. I'm not being unnecessarily cruel here. But I believe that since our viewing choices have become more fragmented and personalised, the notion of the BBC "event " has become outdated. We all used to come together around the TV in the spirit of national comradery. That is broadly because we didn't have any alternative choice back then. Today. We HAVE that choice. And we chose multichannel TV, streaming and unlimited content on demand. The likes of Blockbuster and Kodak failed to evolve and progress. And ultimately died. I truly believe that Red Nose day and the BBC are currently in the same boat. But rater than recognising that. They stick their head in the sand and hope the modern world is just a phase. It would be interesting to get a response to this post in ten years time and see how history played out. ps... I have donated a tenner to this years appeal because I have faith.

[@jeanrobinson705]

And yet it raised more money than ever before.

[@tonyjenkins7156]

Frankie Boyle.

[@MarkStevens8899]

Love Jessica and Hugh but sorry my migraines are funnier than Lenny Henry.

[@peterowen9183]

Yes. No. I mean, very good. Absolutely. Totally not. Yes. It's all good.

[@mott2945]

Urghhhhh 🤮 who wants to be the next lenny Henry

[@voodoochile333]

There are plenty of race baiters out there.

[@quantum8457]

Hi first comment

[@MattConnolly-wi8oh]

Does anyone actually find LH in any way funny?

[@FulhamboyH]

Baffles me , least funny comedian ever 🤷‍♂️

[@SirDigbyMinge-or8md]

He ruined TISWAS.

[@user-qc7sg2ru2h]

Anyone will be better than him.

[@FulhamboyH]

Last time he was funny was on tiswas

[@JamieZ6996]

Why do they call him Sir?

[@lizziex7117]

Because he has a knighthood

[@PR7-82]

What a stupid question 🙄 😂

[@JamieZ6996]

​@@PR7-82 What a stupid response

[@lupinpooter7718]

Is he a Sir?😁@@lizziex7117

[@Tao_Tology]

​@@JamieZ6996Why did you think he would be called Sir?

[@RickyRyan718]

Can’t stand the cheese.

[@pervazkhaliq4598]

Oh look, Leeny calls all these people “white saviours” how woke of them.

[@tonyb9185]

Don't watch it and I don't give to it

[@andsowot]

A straight white man?

[@gangsom]

This isn't funny at all

[@FulhamboyH]

I have never seen Lenny Henry be funny

[@michaelleyland9836]

Do we need another Lenny Henry? One is too many. FFS!

[@appiusclaudias3500]

Anyone, please just not him

[@FulhamboyH]

Is there anyone who actually thinks Lenny Henry is funny 🤷‍♂️

[@daniellemarshall-apsey8368]

I used to - then he hosted an event for a company I used to work for and he did the same material he did from a stand up show I had on VHS from 1996! I was gobsmacked!! Plus he was very rude to our staff before he went on stage.

[@FulhamboyH]

@@daniellemarshall-apsey8368 I find him about as funny as mrs browns boys 🤷‍♂️

[@atalanta9353]

CR hasn’t been funny for four decades.

[@s1lents1lver]

Well, I guess this indicates that the BBC doesn't deserve a penny of public money any more. This was slightly less funny than a suppurating headwound.

[@edwardpayne5818]

It’s far too entrenched to be worth anything….

[@jetblack.7186]

Who cares. Can’t stand him

[@jonathanbirchall2913]

Lenny Henry is totally unfunny. Full stop

[@FulhamboyH]

Couldn’t agree more , he would probably say we are racist for not finding him funny

[@jonathanbirchall2913]

@FulhamboyH not racist at all. He just makes silly noises and we are supposed to laugh....pathetic

[@FulhamboyH]

@@jonathanbirchall2913 he’s about as funny as mrs Browns boys , even Miranda was funnier than him 🤷‍♂️

[@nick-hq7yj]

Some far left blk trans lesbian should host it

[@thedivinemrm5832]

Sorry, they're too busy living in your head rent-free. :(

[@JamieZ6996]

Munroe Bergdorf ??

[@MissKikiDee4Me]

James Cordon

[@Jchathe]

Everything woke turns to sh1t

[@Andrew.-.-]

About it had a new host . Was so stupid and boring

[@debussy69]

Is he dead?