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Lenny's Britain
Lenny Henry has been travelling the UK and Ireland for years, making people laugh. This time, though, he's taking a different journey - an exploration to find out what our humour says about our nations? Find out more about the series and watch Lenny's welcome.

Comedy at base

Laughing

What did we discover from our great joke survey? We share some punchlines and conclusions.

Are you having a laugh?

Lenny outside the Joke Booth

Watch and unpick the layers in Lenny's joke booth jokes.

Greetings...

Lenny in a hot dog van

Find out why one of the most familiar faces in British comedy got to grips with the serious business of being funny in Lenny's welcome.

 

After the laughter

Lenny gets absorbed in a football match

If Lenny's Britain has left you keen to dig deeper into the routes and roles of humour, why not sample our suggestions for taking it further?

Funny old world

Lenny gets to grips with cream in a factory

Why did the Irish end up the butt of so many gags? And does free speech affect the nature of British jokes in a global world?

 

Ade and aid

Hilary Benn

Adrian Edmondson meets Hilary Benn and travels to Kenya to see the difference made by Comic Relief.

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