Comic Relief! Meeting Prince! Seasoned food! Sir Lenny Henry is a hugely celebrated comedian, actor, writer and broadcaster. He first appeared on our screens in 1975 when, at the age of 16, he made his debut on the talent show New Faces. Over fifty years later, he joins us to talk through some of the choice moments of his career, providing a fantastic taster of his current show, Still At Large. We have some cookery crossover, too, with Lenny famously playing Michelin starred Gareth Blackstock in the ‘90s sitcom, Chef! The part came with hours of training and prep work, cutting parsley and gutting rabbits which, as he explains, helped sharpen his skills as a stand-up. There’s lots of love for Lenny’s mum, a fantastic cook with a natural flair for great home-cooked meals, but less fondness for any food with antennae. From his very first outing as a comic and impressionist to taking on Othello at the age of 50, Lenny relives a number of pivotal milestones in his career over a delicious bowl of seared scallop & tomato tagliatelle. This is accompanied by a glass of Paolo Leo Fiano del Salento, and a couple of great stories about encountering Prince... and then working with him. Still At Large is on tour across the UK until November 3 and you can buy tickets at fane.co.uk/lenny-henry. Find all Dish episodes here: https://pod.link/1626354833 All recipes from this podcast can be found at https://www.waitrose.com/dishrecipes A transcript for this episode can be found at https://www.waitrose.com/dish Follow Dish: https://www.instagram.com/dish_podcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@dishpodcast Follow Waitrose: https://www.instagram.com/waitrose/ https://www.tiktok.com/@waitrose Follow Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nicholasgrimshaw/ https://www.tiktok.com/@nickgrimshaw Follow Angela: https://www.instagram.com/angelacooking/ Follow Cold Glass Productions: https://www.instagram.com/coldglassproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cold-glass-productions We can’t all have a Michelin star chef in the kitchen, but you can ask Angela for help. Send your dilemmas to dish@waitrose.co.uk and she’ll try to answer in a future episode. Dish is a Cold Glass Production for Waitrose ------------------------------------ Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up on Dish... 00:35 - Welcome! 01:26 - Scallop season! 02:55 - Sir Lenny Henry is here 03:22 - Lenny’s return to stage 06:40 - First time performing 10:00 - Food likes 10:45 - KFC lunatic 12:14 - Butter Chicken 12:53 - Nothing with antennas 13:59 - Dash it in! 16:01 - Lenny’s cooking credentials 17:10 - Food is served! 20:25 - Wine pairing 24:03 - Still to come... 24:17 - From comedy to Shakespeare 29:19 - Comic Relief 33:24 - Meeting Prince! 39:14 - Quickfire quiz 41:07 - End of the show question