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Lenny Henry on New years eve BBC2 Hootenany

tomharry2tomharry2 Posts: 4,666
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Every year his silly mug appears in every frame. can someone just withdraw his invitation next year. he is silly and like most other comedians appears stupid when not reading from a script.

And by the way, please BBC shouting Hootennany every few seconds does not amount to good presentation of an otherwise good music programme.

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    gerry dgerry d Posts: 12,518
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    But to be fair it is the only tv work he can get :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 11,482
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    Did he plug crappy roadside hotels too?
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    gerry dgerry d Posts: 12,518
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    Yeah,i think it was for Premier Inn
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    Some people claim Lenny Henry is the funniest man in Britain. He is not even the funniest in his house. As he is married to Dawn French that shows just how unfunny he is!
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    Imogen MImogen M Posts: 4,337
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    I've never found Lenny Henry funny and Dawn French is nowhere near as amusing as she thinks she is. They both bore me.
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    EPYEPY Posts: 6,396
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    I thought Al Murray was much worse.
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    billybottobillybotto Posts: 77
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    :p

    Apart from bookings via the PC brigade for charitable causes Lenny's TV career is all but washed up - hasn't been funny in a long time and knows it.

    PS> Note for all the guys who would like to 'give' their loved ones a little more time (if you get my drift). Just envisage Lenny and the missus going at it. Works for me every time!
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    billybotto wrote: »
    :p

    Apart from bookings via the PC brigade for charitable causes Lenny's TV career is all but washed up - hasn't been funny in a long time and knows it.

    PS> Note for all the guys who would like to 'give' their loved ones a little more time (if you get my drift). Just envisage Lenny and the missus going at it. Works for me every time!


    Errrooouuugghhhhh!!! I think I will now become celibate with that horrific thought in my mind:D
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    StrakerStraker Posts: 79,661
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    Grateful to him for trying to stop Duffy’s caterwauling but he did look like some befuddled old man wandering on-stage at some pub gig when he accosted her mid-song. Thought he was gonna go for a grope!

    He found Al Murray’s repetition of "Hootenany" hilarious though didn’t he? Speaks volumes about both these so-called comedians.
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    StrakerStraker Posts: 79,661
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    billybotto wrote: »
    PS> Note for all the guys who would like to 'give' their loved ones a little more time (if you get my drift). Just envisage Lenny and the missus going at it. Works for me every time!

    As Bruce Willis so memorably said in the classic "Last Boy Scout", you’d have to roll her in flour just to find the wet spot and then slap her thigh and ride the wave in!
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    RichmondBlueRichmondBlue Posts: 21,279
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    Imogen M wrote: »
    I've never found Lenny Henry funny and Dawn French is nowhere near as amusing as she thinks she is. They both bore me.

    Well, they both used to be funny.
    Lenny passed his "sell by date" long before Dawn though..the last time I laughed at Lenny Henry is now a dim and distant memory.
    Hopefully, they have made enough money between them to retire gracefully from our screens ?...please.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 24,724
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    Well, they both used to be funny.
    Lenny passed his "sell by date" long before Dawn though..the last time I laughed at Lenny Henry is now a dim and distant memory.
    Hopefully, they have made enough money between them to retire gracefully from our screens ?...please.

    I agree, they are past their peak and have become Champagne socialists.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 359
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    shame really.Lenny was quite cutting edge in his day now the well seems to have run dry but he deserves some respect
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    degsyhufcdegsyhufc Posts: 59,251
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    He also managed to be annoying on the Shooting Stars documentary which was impressive because he only had a minute of two of airtime.
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    RorschachRorschach Posts: 10,818
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    Some people claim Lenny Henry is the funniest man in Britain. He is not even the funniest in his house. As he is married to Dawn French that shows just how unfunny he is!
    Particularly what with her being a woman and all :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,860
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    Henry is an arrogant, egotistical unfunny sod. I try and avoid anything he's on.
    I remember he was on a morning TV show a few years ago plugging something or other & during the "interview" he was being his hilarious self, making silly noises, drifting into impersonations of people only he knew, just generally being an unfunny arse, after a few mins the presenter had run out of polite complementary laughs & was not massaging the considerably large Henry ego, Henry then turned on him, being rude & making personal jibes at him, the presenter then turned away from him to face the camera as if to say, "your a knob, I'm not listening to you".
    How dare you not laugh at the hilarious Mr Henry,...it was morning TV & he made a complete @rse of himself
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    Simon JacksonSimon Jackson Posts: 8,687
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    You wouldn't think he is getting paid for just being a specator on Hootenanny?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 26
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    Totally agree. And as for Al Murray...words fail me.
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    myssmyss Posts: 16,528
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    billybotto wrote: »
    :p
    PS> Note for all the guys who would like to 'give' their loved ones a little more time (if you get my drift). Just envisage Lenny and the missus going at it. Works for me every time!

    I don't why you would want to resist from 'giving your loved one one' but the image had me spitting my ice cream lol. :D
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    Flashy VicFlashy Vic Posts: 782
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    Some people claim Lenny Henry is the funniest man in Britain. He is not even the funniest in his house. As he is married to Dawn French that shows just how unfunny he is!

    I think the correct joke is :
    "Lenny Henry has NEVER been in anything funny.......& that includes Dawn French."
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 60
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    Lenny Henry will be performing his comedy show at my local 50 seat theatre this week and the theatre are offering a 25% discount on the price of a ticket, but after what he said I will not be paying 75 pence for a ticket to see his show because his remarks were uncalled for and wrong.
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    Doghouse RileyDoghouse Riley Posts: 32,491
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    I can only think that his most recent rantings were because he's been dropped from his "frequently shown programme," The endless TV commercials for Premier Inn.
    If he never appeared on TV again, I think few would miss him.
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    myssmyss Posts: 16,528
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    Bevrinton wrote: »
    Lenny Henry will be performing his comedy show at my local 50 seat theatre this week and the theatre are offering a 25% discount on the price of a ticket, but after what he said I will not be paying 75 pence for a ticket to see his show because his remarks were uncalled for and wrong.
    Are you referring to what he said about black actors??
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    Doghouse RileyDoghouse Riley Posts: 32,491
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    myss wrote: »
    Are you referring to what he said about black actors??

    Hmm..

    I got the impression that he had one particular one in mind. himself.
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    Yorkshire.KingYorkshire.King Posts: 1,467
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    With his experience of budget hotels, they should bring back Crossroads

    and he can play Benny Henry
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