From the BBC:
Lenny Henry has been honoured by top TV critics for his small screen role in Premier Inn's classic British commercial 'A Great Night's Sleep Guaranteed'.
The comedian, a relative newcomer to voiceovers/cameo appearances, picked up the best 'reader of doggerel' prize at the Critics' Circle TV Awards for his "titanic performance" as anti-hero Bald Bloke With A Beard.
Henry told the BBC the filming had been "a massive emotional journey".
He said: "The day was like a therapy session, but with lots of laughter. And a nice check from my agent."
The slot won a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 and is considered one of the great budget hotel advertisements of the 21st Century.
The character of Bald Guy With A Beard, who sits on a bed in a T-shirt, has been played by actors as diverse as John Travolta, Sean Connery and Ben Kinglsey.
"If I'd thought about that going in I wouldn't have left the house," joked Henry.
Like most of his jokes, nobody found it in the slightest bit funny, but his inane mugging clearly indicated that he thought it was.
Debate Magazine
