Tony Hendra (born 1941) is an English satirist and writer, who has worked mostly in the United States. He was a member of the Cambridge University Footlights revue in 1962, alongside the likes of John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke-Taylor, and moved to America a few years later, where he became one of the founding editors of National Lampoon magazine in 1970. In the early 1980s Hendra helped create the British television puppet show Spitting Image. Hendra also edited Spy Magazine for a period in the 1990s. His most notable acting role was in This Is Spinal Tap, as the band's manager, Ian Faith. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which exposes the follies of its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) to ridicule, often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... The University of Cambridge (often called Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, run by the students of Cambridge University. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... John Cleese as Q in Die Another Day. ... Graham Chapman Graham Chapman (8 January 1941–4 October 1989) was a British comedian and writer. ... Tim Brooke-Taylor (April 2000) Tim Brooke-Taylor (born July 17, 1940 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England) is a British comic actor most well known in Britain as a member of The Goodies comedy trio and as one of the panel members of the comedy radio show Im Sorry I... National Lampoon is a humor magazine that began in 1970 as an offshoot of the Harvard Lampoon. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Spitting Image was a satirical puppet-show that ran on Britains ITV Network from 1984 to 1996. ... Spy magazine was founded in 1986 by Kurt Andersen and E. Graydon Carter. ... This Is Spinal Tap is a 1984 mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner and starring members of the semi-fictional heavy-metal glam rock band Spinal Tap. ...

Hendra received acclaim for his 2004 memoir Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul, by Tony Hendra Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul is a book written by Tony Hendra, an English humorist and satirist. ...

Hendra's daughter, Jessica Hendra, has written a book (How to Cook Your Daughter) in which she describes being sexually abused by Hendra when she was a young girl. Hendra has denied that he did so.

He has also been accused of taking credit for others' work. He once inserted a Monty Python sketch into the National Lampoon stage show Lemmings.[1] The actor and comedian Michael McKean has also accused him of taking too much credit for This is Spinal Tap.[2] The Monty Python troupe in 1970. ... Michael McKean Michael McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician, best known for his portrayal of Leonard Lenny Kosnowski on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley. ...

Tony Hendra was also a contributor to the Saturday Night Live television program. Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ...

Hendra's novel The Messiah Of Morris Avenue depicts the second coming of Christ in a future United States ruled by the religious right. The Messiah Of Morris Avenue, by Tony Hendra The Messiah Of Morris Avenue [1] is a novel written by English satirist Tony Hendra. ...

External links

• New York Times Book Review by Andrew Sullivan of Tony Hendra's book Father Joe
• Reproduction of Los Angeles Times article describing Jessica Hendra's charges that her father abused her when she was a child (Note: this article contains explicit content).
• 'How to Cook Your Daughter': Father Tony - New York Times article on Jessica Hendra's charges.
• Village Voice on the Jessica Hendra allegations
• Tony Hendra at The Internet Movie Database
• Tony Hendra interview about The Messiah of Morris Avenue