Comic Relief
- TV variety
- BBC One
- 1988 - 2024
- 21 episodes
Every two years the biggest British comedy stars and shows come together to raise money for charity. Stars Lenny Henry, Jonathan Ross, Griff Rhys Jones, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and more.
- Due to return on 21st March 2025
Press clippings Page 16
Comic Relief money invested in arms and tobacco shares
Millions of pounds donated to Comic Relief have been invested in shares in tobacco, alcohol and arms firms, BBC Panorama has learned.
Declan Lawn, BBC News, 10th December 2013Are Comic Relief's investments all in a good cause?
Critics of charity's investment strategies must remember trustees are obliged to invest for the best possible financial returns.
Peter Bennett-Jones, The Guardian, 10th December 2013Comic Relief to do 'full review' of investment policy
Comic Relief will carry out a "full review" after claims millions of pounds were invested in funds with shares in tobacco, alcohol and arms firms.
BBC News, 10th December 2013BBC 'would broadcast' Comic Relief claims
BBC Director General Tony Hall has said the BBC will broadcast a Panorama programme featuring allegations about Comic Relief, if they are true.
BBC News, 22nd October 2013BBC 'shelves' Panorama exposé of Comic Relief
The planned broadcast of a Panorama investigation into Comic Relief has reportedly been cancelled after a string of BBC executives ruled themselves out of making decisions about it. By the end of last year, Comic Relief was allegedly sitting on £261million in a mixture of shares, bonds and cash.
Tom Bryant and Nick Sommerlad, The Mirror, 21st October 2013Red Nose Day 2013 tops £100 million
The final total for Red Nose Day 2013 is an incredible £100,331,808.
Comic Relief, 10th September 2013Rowan Atkinson's Comic Relief sketch cleared by Ofcom
The Rowan Atkinson skit, in which he played a fictional clergyman who said praying doesn't work, did not breach broadcasting code.
Mark Sweney, The Guardian, 1st July 2013Lenny Henry wins award for 25 years of Red Nose Day
Lenny Henry has received a prestigious lifetime achievement award recognising his 25 years as co-founder and co-host of Red Nose Day, which has raised more than £900m as part of Comic Relief, the charity which began in 1985.
Shahesta Shaitly, The Observer, 16th June 2013BBC to face inquiry over Atkinson's Comic Relief sketch
Sketch featuring fictional Archbishop of Canterbury saying 'praying doesn't work' prompted more than 2,200 complaints.
John Plunkett, The Guardian, 22nd April 2013RND needs less celebrities & more mercenary task forces
Forget the celebs, spend the money on removing corrupt dictators from power in poverty-stricken countries.
Simon Hoggard, The Guardian, 22nd March 2013