Sir Lenny's last laugh as host of Red Nose Day spectacular

SIR Lenny Henry revealed his immense pride as he hosted his final Red Nose Day spectacular last night after almost four decades at the helm.

- Liz Perkins

The comedian and actor, 65, cofounded Comic Relief in 1985 alongside Love Actually screenwriter Richard Curtis, and will continue to serve as life president.

But last night Sir Lenny fronted the BBC night of comedy, entertainment and fundraising for the final time.

He said: "I think I'll be incredibly proud because it's been a large part of my life and to see a new generation of people taking it forwards we've got Maya Jama, David Tennant, Romesh Ranganathan there's such a huge amount of people coming up.

"It'll be fantastic to leave knowing that there's I'm getting emotional now - a new group of people taking over and treating it the way we did.