Sir Lenny Henry has announced the sad reason why he's quitting Comic Relief as he hosts his last-ever show.The actor and comedian, 65, has become the face of the charity after co-founding it with Love Actually director, Richard Curtis back in 1985.The TV star revealed that he would be stepping down from presenting the show after 39 years during an appearance on BBC Breakfast earlier this year.
His last time hosting Comic Relief will be tonight (Friday, 15 March) as he hands it over "to the new generation." Sharing the news he said: "I'm not going to be hosting anymore Comic Reliefs after this but I will make special appearances. "I'll be doing fundraising stuff, I just won't be hosting on the night.
I'll probably still do documentaries and announcements and things. "But this is the last time I will be hosting because I think it is time we hand over to the new generation.There are all these new comedians with podcasts with millions of followers. "Those guys, or women, should be hosting Comic Relief now so that the young people and the new influx of viewers can plug into the next stage of Comic Relief." Lenny has hosted the show since 1988 and has decided it's time to pass the baton to new talent.
While the news came as a shock to fans, one applauded the presenter for "recognising the next generation." They wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "This is sad but I think it shows Lenny's fantastic insight.
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