By his own admission, Hugh Dennis’s crafting skills would probably preclude him as a Blue Peter presenter. But the comedian and actor gamely volunteered to help Mitzvah Day lead an online mask-making session on Tuesday.
Given the lockdown, “this is the largest audience I’ve worked with for really quite a long time”, he told the 250 participants. “Although I think if Mask Making with Hugh Dennis makes it to television, television’s going to be in a very bad state.
“The main attraction for me is that this the first gig I’ve ever done where I’ve been told to bring scissors.”
He was making masks for his two adult children, because “small acts of kindness are terribly important”.
