Comic Relief
- TV variety
- BBC One
- 1988 - 2025
- 22 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.
- Catch-up on Episode 23
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Comic Relief complaints won't be investigated by Ofcom
Ofcom has announced it will not investigate complaints from viewers about this year's Comic Relief.
BBC, 24th April 2017Richard Curtis defends Comic Relief over lewd humour
Asked about viewers being "upset at the mix of frivolous comedy with disasters", Curtis, 60, told Radio 4 show Midweek: "I don't see any contradiction. I'm aware that people are sensitive but when I first started Red Nose Day it was because I went to Ethiopia during the famine, in 1985, and was startled to find, even in places where people were right near death, that their sense of humour was still there."
BT, 29th March 2017Red Nose Day telethon sparks 151 Ofcom complaints
More than 150 viewers complained to Ofcom after Friday's (24 March) Red Nose Day telethon, it has been revealed.
Rachel McGarth, The Huffington Post, 28th March 2017Red Nose Day: Ofcom considering investigation into show
Language used before the watershed by Steve Coogan, a game of Innuendo Bingo and a sketch by Reeves and Mortimer have come in for particular criticism.
BBC, 27th March 2017Red Nose Day reprise was no laughing matter
The much-hyped Comic Relief sequel to Richard Curtis's film was a real let-down.
Barbara Ellen, The Guardian, 26th March 2017Centre politics stuck in the mud? See Comic Relief
Both seem jaded and intent on avoiding the hard questions. No surprise, then, that both are struggling and require reinvention.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 26th March 2017Red Nose Day Actually review
Despite all the celeb cameos the charity update of Richard Curtis's romcom was bafflingly weak. But ultimately its job wasn't to get laughs - it was to help people.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 25th March 2017Red Nose Day Actually review
It's the ones who don't care about age who stay youngest. Forget the Botox, and just have a good laugh.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 25th March 2017Red Nose Day Actually talking points
The showpiece featurette of Friday night's Comic Relief telethon was Red Nose Day Actually, a 12-minute mini-sequel to Richard Curtis's Marmite-effect 2003 romcom Love Actually. Here are all the talking points from the charidee reunion sketch...
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 25th March 2017Red Nose Day 2017 raises over £71 million
Red Nose Day has raised over £71 million pounds for good causes in the UK and abroad. Some of the highlights from the TV show can be watched here.
British Comedy Guide, 25th March 2017