Sir Lenny Henry

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1,588 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard May 2026 last heard 24 Jun

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And within a very short space of time, I was earning very decent money.

For doing Tommy Cooper.

I walked into a bar.

I said, oh, it was an iron bar, you know.

Here's 20 quid.

Lovely.

So I was earning this money.

I did some gigs and suddenly I was able to contribute to the house.

And you got respect when you contributed to the housekeeping.

And it was really funny because mum moved dad down to the end of the table.

And suddenly I was at the head of the table.

And I got the big piece of meat.

Ah!

Bloody kids.

Bloody new faces.

What's the matter with you?

If we did have toys, it was the crap one from Japan that was like the other thing that you really wanted.

So instead of G.I.

Joe, we had Joe.

Instead of Thunderbird 3, we had a rocket with such sharp edges that when you opened it, it sliced your palm open.

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