Sir Lenny Henry says 'I wish I hadn't' as he shares career 'regret' on ITV This Morning

Sir Lenny Henry has opened up about one of his career regrets. The comedy legend, who hails from the Black Country, appeared on ITV's This Morning on Thursday, November 14.

He joined hosts Cat Deeley and Dermot O'Leary as he promoted his new TV series Legends of Comedy With Lenny Henry. The four-part Channel 4 show will see him delve into the careers and inspirations of his comedy heroes.

Sir Lenny spoke about how comedy has changed since he started out in the profession. He shot to fame after an appearance on the television programme New Faces when he was a teenager in the 1970s.

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Sir Lenny said: "I started off as a 16-year-old copying people I'd seen on the television so I told racist jokes about myself and when I watch it now I go I wish I hadn't done that. But actually if wishes were horses beggars would rise, so now you've got to learn from the mistakes you've made and move on into the future and try and get better role models."

In his latest TV venture, Sir Lenny interviews the likes of Paul Whitehouse, Sally Phillips, Romesh Ranganathan and Alexei Sayle. The series starts on starts on Saturday, November 16, Mirror reports.

It also looks at some of his favourite comedies including The Royle Family, Alan Partridge, Catherine Tate and Victoria Wood.

This Morning is on ITV1 weekdays at 10am and on ITVX