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Stars Line Up For The Return Of The Secret Policeman's Ball   Jan 25, 2012

  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters
  • Coldplay's charity work and causes
  • Russell Brand's charity work and causes
  • Stephen Colbert's charity work and causes
  • Jon Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Chris Martin's charity work and causes
  • John Cleese's charity work and causes
  • The Who's charity work and causes
  • Pete Townshend's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Rowan Atkinson's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Bob Geldof's charity work and causes
  • Phil Collins's charity work and causes
  • Pamela Stephenson's charity work and causes
  • Mark Knopfler's charity work and causes
  • David Gilmour's charity work and causes
  • Stephen Fry's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Laurie's charity work and causes
  • Joan Armatrading's charity work and causes
  • Duran Duran's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • Graham Norton's charity work and causes
  • Alan Carr's charity work and causes
  • Fearne Cotton's charity work and causes

The Secret Policeman’s Ball is back – and it’s heading for America!

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Gerard Butler To Play Celebrity Charity Football For Celtic   Aug 9, 2011

  • Gerard Butler's charity work and causes
  • Manchester United's charity work and causes
  • Gordon Strachan's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Wayne Rooney's charity work and causes
  • Rod Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Sharleen Spiteri's charity work and causes
  • Dougray Scott's charity work and causes
  • Oxfam's celebrity supporters

Gerard Butler will be taking part in tonight’s “The Legends” Celtic vs Manchester United charity match in Glasgow.

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Celebrities Support Celtic Vs Manchester United For Charity   Jul 27, 2011

  • Oxfam's celebrity supporters
  • Manchester United's charity work and causes
  • Gordon Strachan's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Wayne Rooney's charity work and causes
  • Rod Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Sharleen Spiteri's charity work and causes
  • Dougray Scott's charity work and causes

Oxfam’s East Africa famine appeal has been announced as the main beneficiary of The Legends Celtic vs Manchester United charity match on August 9.

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Annie Lennox To Attend Celebrity Charity Gala Tonight   May 5, 2011

  • Women for Women International's celebrity supporters
  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • Sophie Ellis-Bextor's charity work and causes
  • Pamela Stephenson's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes

A number of stars will be present to help Women for Women International celebrate five years in the UK at a special gala event in London tonight, May 5.

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Celebrities Reveal What Is Under Their Kilts For Charity   Apr 7, 2011

  • Sean Connery's charity work and causes
  • Paralyzed Veterans of America's celebrity supporters
  • Kiefer Sutherland's charity work and causes
  • Chris Noth's charity work and causes
  • Brian Cox's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Amy Grant's charity work and causes
  • Matthew Modine's charity work and causes
  • Kellie Pickler's charity work and causes
  • Donald Trump's charity work and causes

A host of celebrities took to the catwalk for charity and Scotland in New York on Tuesday for the annual Dressed To Kilt celebrity charity fashion event.

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Sean Connery To Host Celebrity Charity Fashion Show   Apr 5, 2011

  • Sean Connery's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Amy Grant's charity work and causes
  • Matthew Modine's charity work and causes
  • Kellie Pickler's charity work and causes
  • Paralyzed Veterans of America's celebrity supporters

Sean Connery and Friends of Scotland will once again host the Dressed To Kilt charity fashion event in New York tonight, as some famous faces hit the catwalk for several good causes.

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Pamela Stephenson Runs For Congo Women   Apr 4, 2011

  • Pamela Stephenson's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Women for Women International's celebrity supporters

On Mother’s Day in the UK on Sunday, a hundred runners, including psychologist and TV personality Dr Pamela Stephenson-Connolly, wife of Billy Connolly and who has recently returned from the Congo, took part in Women for Women International’s Run for Congo, to support mothers in the eastern provinces of the Congo who have been brutalised by war.

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Billy Connolly To Perform Charity Show For Australian Flood Victims   Jan 31, 2011

  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes

Scottish comedian Billy Connolly has announced that he will perform a special charity show in Brisbane in February to raise money for victims of Queensland’s devastating floods.

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Stars Sign Letter Against Iranian Death Sentence   Dec 14, 2010

  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Colin Firth's charity work and causes
  • Robert Redford's charity work and causes
  • Robert De Niro's charity work and causes
  • Damien Hirst's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Matt Lucas's charity work and causes
  • Mia Farrow's charity work and causes
  • The Who's charity work and causes
  • Pete Townshend's charity work and causes

Stars such as Sting, Colin Firth, Robert Redford and Robert De Niro are among the famous names who have signed a letter calling for the release of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery.

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Aid Agencies Seek Donations For Samoan Tsunami Vistims   Oct 5, 2009

  • Pamela Stephenson's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Red Cross's celebrity supporters
  • Oxfam's celebrity supporters
  • World Vision's celebrity supporters
  • The Salvation Army's celebrity supporters
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters

New Zealand-born comedy actress Pamela Stephenson has given a harrowing first-hand account of the devastating Tsunami that hit Samoa last week.

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Billy Connolly To Donate To Celtic Fund   Aug 28, 2009

  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes

Scottish comedian Billy Connolly is to donate cash from one of his sellout shows to the Celtic football club’s charity fund.

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Gillian Anderson Auctions X Files Memorabilia For Charity   Jul 14, 2008

  • Gillian Anderson's charity work and causes
  • David Duchovny's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Neurofibromatosis, Inc.'s celebrity supporters
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters

Actress Gillian Anderson is auctioning off tickets to the premiere of the new X Files movie and some other very special items from the popular TV series, with all proceeds to go to great causes.

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UK Comic Relief Raises £40.2m   Mar 17, 2007

  • Tony Blair's charity work and causes
  • Kate Moss's charity work and causes
  • Daniel Craig's charity work and causes
  • Elle Macpherson's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Sacha Baron Cohen's charity work and causes
  • The Killers's charity work and causes
  • Sugababes's charity work and causes
  • Girls Aloud's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

An eight-hour TV comedy marathon featuring cameos by Tony Blair and Kate Moss has brought this year’s Comic Relief appeal to a close, and the total funds raised to over £40m (78m USD).

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Return of the Secret Policeman's Ball   Sep 26, 2006

  • John Cleese's charity work and causes
  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Rowan Atkinson's charity work and causes
  • Kate Bush's charity work and causes
  • Bob Geldof's charity work and causes
  • Duran Duran's charity work and causes
  • Eddie Izzard's charity work and causes
  • Chevy Chase's charity work and causes
  • Jennifer Saunders's charity work and causes
  • Gorillaz's charity work and causes
  • Seth Green's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes

In 1979, John Cleese headlined the first of a series of performances entitled ‘The Secret Policeman’s Ball’. The show was to raise awareness of Amnesty International UK, which it certainly achieved. Amnesty International UK stated that after the first 3 shows, public awareness of AIUK increased by 700%.

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