'You say, 'if you did that now you'd get cancelled', but it seems to me that people only get cancelled if they want to.' Lenny Henry talks racism and the reality of cancel culture on the modern comedy scene.
, a children's book, and a second iteration of his memoirs,His new autobiographical book will take readers through the"rollercoaster" of being catapulted into showbiz at an early age and the racism he experienced on the way."You know what it's like, you're trying to survive and to learn at the same time", he told"I thought it was like being chucked into a river with anvils attached to your ankles.
"Technically, I thought there were things that he did when he started off that were very clever and he was obviously influenced by American comedians.""It seems to me that people only get cancelled if they want to."