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.
People like us
Since so many jokes play on belonging and not belonging, do they provide different communities with a way to Mind The Gap?
Are you having a laugh?
Watch and unpick the layers in Lenny's joke booth jokes.
Greetings...
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
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
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
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