Editing Lenny Henry (section)

===2010s===
[[File:Lenny Henry in The Comedy of Errors 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Henry (right) and [[Lucian Msamati]] in the [[Royal National Theatre]] production of ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' in 2011]]
In 2010, Henry produced and starred in a five-part web series for the BBC Comedy website, ''Conversations with my Wife'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Comedy – Conversations with my Wife |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/show/p007rcxp/lenny_henry |access-date=1 October 2010 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> about a fictional couple conversing over [[Skype]] while the wife is away on business leaving the husband (played by Henry) to hold the fort at home.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Comedy imitating life? : News 2010 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2010/05/17/11010/comedy_imitating_life |access-date=8 December 2020 |website=[[Chortle.co.uk]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 2008, he became the face of budget hotel operator [[Premier Inn]]. One of the 2010 adverts caused controversy and was banned from children's programming hours as it parodied a well-known scene from the film ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'', with Lenny Henry spoofing the scene originally starring [[Jack Nicholson]], smashing a door with an axe and then thrusting his head through the door saying: "Here's Lenny."<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2010 |title=Premier Inn 'horror' ad banned from children's network |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8584109.stm |access-date=18 March 2012 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

In 2011, Henry presented a Saturday night magic series called ''[[The Magicians (UK TV series)|The Magicians]]'' on [[BBC One]]. The show returned in 2012; however, Henry was replaced by [[Darren McMullen]].

In March 2011, he appeared with [[Angela Rippon]], [[Samantha Womack]] and [[Reggie Yates]] in the BBC fundraising documentary for [[Comic Relief]] called ''Famous, Rich and in the Slums'', wherein the four celebrities were sent to [[Kibera]] in Kenya, the African continent's largest [[slum]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mangan, L. |date=4 March 2011 |title=TV Review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/mar/03/love-they-neighbour-review |access-date=4 March 2011 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

Henry was criticised for his opening sketch for the 2011 Comic Relief, during which he spoofed the film ''[[The King's Speech]]'' and grew impatient with [[Colin Firth]]'s portrayal of [[George VI|King George VI]] as he stammered over his speech. ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' reported that the [[British Stammering Association]] had branded the sketch as "a gross and disgusting gleefulness at pointing out someone else's misfortune".<ref name="kibera">{{Cite news |last=Love, Ryan |date=21 March 2011 |title=Lenny Henry criticised for 'Speech' spoof |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a310070/lenny-henry-criticised-for-speech-spoof.html |access-date=28 August 2022 |work=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref>

In 2014, Henry appeared in and produced a play based on his radio show ''Rudy's Rare Records'', which played at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre before moving on to a run in London.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Billington |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Billington (critic) |date=10 September 2014 |title=Rudy's Rare Records review – Lenny Henry's reggae romp has the audience roaring |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/10/rudys-rare-records-review-lenny-henry-birmingham-rep |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Clapp |first=Susannah |author-link=Susannah Clapp |date=14 September 2014 |title=Rudy's Rare Records review – gusts of goodwill greet Lenny Henry on his home patch |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/sep/14/rudys-rare-records-review-birmingham-rep-lenny-henry-lenny-henry |work=The Observer}}</ref>

Henry wrote ''[[Danny and the Human Zoo]]'', a ninety-minute television film shown on [[BBC One]] in 2015. Directed by [[Destiny Ekaragha]], it was a fictionalised account of Henry's life as a teenager in 1970s [[Dudley]]. Henry played Samson Fearon, a character based on Henry's own father Winston.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2014 |title=BBC orders Lenny Henry biographical drama |url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/59060-bbc-orders-lenny-henry-biographical-drama |access-date=8 March 2014 |work=The List}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2014 |title=BBC orders Lenny Henry biographical drama |url=http://www.virginmedia.com/tvradio/news/story/2014/02/28/bbc-orders-lenny-henry |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095336/http://www.virginmedia.com/tvradio/news/story/2014/02/28/bbc-orders-lenny-henry/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=8 March 2014 |work=Virgin Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Young, Gary |date=28 February 2014 |title=Lenny Henry writes TV drama about Dudley childhood |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/lenny-henrys-dudley-childhood-tv-6757371 |access-date=8 March 2014 |work=Birmingham Mail}}</ref>

In 2017, Henry appeared in a recurring role in the third series of ''[[Broadchurch]]''.

In November 2019, it was announced that Henry would guest star in "[[Spyfall (Doctor Who)|Spyfall]]", the two-part opening episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]'''s [[Doctor Who (series 12)|twelfth revived series]], which broadcast on New Year's Day and 4 January 2020. Henry played technology billionaire Daniel Barton.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 November 2019 |title=Stephen Fry and Sir Lenny Henry CBE to appear in the twelfth series of Doctor Who |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/dw-fry-henry |website=BBC Media Centre}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2019 |title=Doctor Who to land on Who Year's Day in Spyfall |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/dw-spyfall |website=BBC Media Centre}}</ref>