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.
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Post-Comic Relief criticism of David Lammy is a joke
The objection is not about what Comic Relief do. Since they were founded they have raised over £1 billion for good causes both in the UK and abroad, and that is worthy of praise. The objection is in how Comic Relief and similar organisations portray the work they are doing. Images have an unfortunate history of racialised appropriation. Actively combating this torrid tradition would be a step in the right direction when it comes to overturning centuries of nationalist power play.
James Hanton, The Student Newspaper, 28th March 2019Red Nose Day raises £8m less than 2017
The BBC's Comic Relief broadcast drew 600,000 fewer viewers than the last event.
Jim Waterson, The Guardian, 18th March 2019Comic Relief 2019: MP speaks out after donations drop
MP David Lammy has tweeted a response to a call for him to apologise after an £8m drop in donations to Comic Relief.
BBC, 18th March 2019One Red Nose Day and a Wedding review
Richard Curtis revived his 1994 rom-com classic Four Weddings And A Funeral for Comic Relief but unlike the original it failed to deliver.
Hannah Crofts, The National Student, 16th March 2019Four Weddings sequel: All you need to know
It launched the careers of stars like Hugh Grant, and inspired a slew of romantic comedies.
Now, 25 years after its release, most of the original cast of Four Weddings and a Funeral have reunited for a short sequel to be shown during Friday's Comic Relief telethon on BBC One.
BBC, 15th March 2019Lenny Henry shares amazing work done through charity
The comedian and actor was a co-founder of Comic Relief back in 1985 and they had a simple vision to help create a world free from poverty.
Lenny Henry & Tom Davidson, The Mirror, 15th March 2019After much controversy, it is finally time for this year's edition of the annual fundraiser. The likes of Lenny Henry, Emma Willis and Romesh Ranganathan lead proceedings, with the usual spoofs including a Four Weddings and a Funeral reunion and a return for Bodyguard's DS David Budd. While, as ever, the money goes to worthy causes, the debate around how Comic Relief portrays relations between the UK and developing nations was long overdue - and may well have been taken into account ahead of tonight's telecast.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 15th March 2019Louis Tomlinson cancels Comic Relief appearance
Comic Relief 2019 returns to the BBC tonight, but there will be an alteration to the schedule as Louis Tomlinson has had to pull out due to his sister's sudden death.
Rebecca Miller, The Daily Express, 15th March 2019Romesh Ranganathan: I'm proud to work with Comic Relief
It needs to improve, but it has done an incredible job when it comes to helping people lead better lives.
Romesh Ranganathan, The Guardian, 15th March 2019One Red Nose Day and a Wedding review
Twenty-five years after the release of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Richard Curtis's well-intentioned short sequel for Comic Relief gave rise to no laughs but some genuine pathos.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 15th March 2019