Sir Lenny Henry loves our seared scallop & tomato tagliatelle

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.   You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and on Spotify.  All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes The recipe for seared scallop & tomato tagliatelle was created for Waitrose by Silvana Franco. A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact [email protected]  Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions 00:00 Coming up on Dish...00:13 Welcome!01:03 It’s scallop season02:34 Sir Lenny Henry is here03:51 Lenny’s return to stage06:23 First time performing09:43 Food likes10:28 KFC lunatic11:52 Butter Chicken12:36 Nothing with antennas13:42 Dash it in!15:44 Lenny’s cooking credentials16:54 Food is served!20:10 Wine pairing23:48 From comedy to Shakespeare28:50 Comic Relief32:55 Meeting Prince!38:31 Fast food quiz40:42 End of the show question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices