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.
Press clippings Page 26
Inbetweeners car in demand in Comic Relief auction
The "mobile pulling machine" from E4's The Inbetweeners has sparked an eBay auction frenzy.
Colin Robertson, The Sun, 12th March 2011Blonde ambition: The unstoppable Sheridan Smith
Sheridan Smith triumphed in the stage version of Legally Blonde. Now she's starring in a Rattigan revival, likely to play Bridget Jones on stage - and favourite for an Olivier Award this weekend.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 12th March 2011Alan Partridge set for Comic Relief appearance
Steve Coogan's comic creation Alan Partridge is coming back to BBC television, in a one-off special for Comic Relief.
Metro, 12th March 2011Downton Abbey gets Red Nose treatment
You know you've arrived when the likes of Comic Relief and the brilliant minds behind Red Nose Day target you for a parody sketch. Word is that such is the case for the ITV hit, Downton Abbey, this year. The creative minds behind the overall Comic Relief effort, which began in 1985, are Richard Curtis (Mr. Bean, Blackadder, Vicar of Dibley, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually) and Alexander Mendis. Need I say more?
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 11th March 2011Red Nose Day is good thing, but that won't stop moaning
Telethons are like line-dancing - boring and embarrassing unless you join in, writes Robert Webb.
Robert Webb, The Telegraph, 11th March 2011Leslie Phillips gets cake in the face for Comic Relief
Screen smoothie Leslie Phillips gets his face dunked in cream - as he is hit by a cake from fellow Carry On legend Barbara Windsor.
The Sun, 10th March 2011Smith teases 'Who' Comic Relief special
Matt Smith has teased the upcoming Doctor Who Comic Relief special.
Ryan Love, Digital Spy, 10th March 2011Expletive all for Comic Relief
An expletive-packed phone call from The Thick Of It stars and a walk-on part in the next Richard Curtis film are among lots being offered in a Twitter auction for Comic Relief.
Wales Online, 10th March 2011Comic Relief sets world record for joke-telling
David Walliams wasn't the only person breaking ground for Comic Relief over the weekend; hundreds of British folk flocked to Maidstone on Saturday to set the Guinness World Record for telling cheesy jokes.
Spoonfed, 8th March 2011Comic Relief 2011: Doctor Who, Take That, Smithy & more
It comes but once every two years - the chance for comics to join the usual line-up of presenters, musicians and celebrities to hijack BBC's primetime schedule in the name of charity.
Tim Glanfield, Radio Times, 8th March 2011