British comic Sir Lenny Henry has questioned the lack of diversity in audiences at British festivals including Glastonbury, remarking that he is ‘interested’ and ‘always surprised’ by the apparent absence of black and Asian faces in the crowds.
The Comic Relief co-founder, who shot to fame as the first black performer on the controversial Black And White Minstrel Show, made the comments ahead of the release of his two-part documentary about Caribbean culture in Britain later this month.
Discussing diversity and places where different ethnic groups do not mix, Sir Lenny told the BBC’s Clive Myrie in a Radio Times interview: ‘It’s interesting to watch Glastonbury and look at the audience and not see any black people there.
‘I’m always surprised by the lack of black and brown faces at festivals. I think, “Wow, that’s still very much a dominant culture thing”.’
Born in Dudley in 1958 to Jamaican parents, Sir Lenny, 63, also addressed Myrie recently becoming the first black host of…
