A GENUINE STAR TURN; Comic Lennie Bennett dies at 70.Byline: MARK JEFFERIES Mark Jefferies was a bushranger, serial killer and cannibal in the early 19th century in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia). Crimes Jefferies was known to have murdered and eaten at least four adults during his escape from Macquarie Harbour by land. TV COMIC and game show host Lennie Bennett has died, aged 70. Lennie, real name Mike Berry, first appeared on TV in stand-up show The Comedians in 1971. He later became the presenter of shows including Punchlines Punchlines was a comedy game show series that was produced by LWT and aired on the ITV network from 1981 until 1984. The programme was hosted by Lennie Bennett. Series Guide
Comedian Frank Carson, who appeared on The Comedians alongside Lennie, described him as: "A very good performer." Frank added: "Lennie was an absolutely wonderful fellow and we had lots of laughs together." Lennie, who lived in Blackpool, starred alongside Jerry Stevens on their own comedy show Lennie and Jerry in 1978. Guests on the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. series, which ran for three years, included Joan Collins. He also performed in 12 Royal Variety Shows and had a brief stint as a chat show host on London Weekend Television “LWT” redirects here. For the food and scientific journal, see Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft & Technologie. London Weekend Television (LWT) was from 1968 the British ITV television network franchise holder for London and the South East at weekends, broadcasting from in 1982. Bennett moved out of the limelight in the 1980s and later suffered two heart attacks. He was last seen on a game show hosts' edition of The Weakest Link in 2003. He died in the Royal Lancaster Infirmary on Wednesday, following a fall at his home. Lennie was a newspaper reporter before breaking into showbusiness. The later years of his career were spent on the after-dinner speaking circuit and hosting entertainment at corporate events. CAPTION(S): LAUGH LINES TV comic Lennie on the set of game show TELLY LAUGHS Host Lennie with Michaela Strachan, the Three Degrees and, right, him in later years |
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