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Robin Gibb's Charity Legacy   May 21, 2012

  • Bee Gees's charity work and causes
  • Robin Gibb's charity work and causes
  • Barry Gibb's charity work and causes
  • Princess Diana's charity work and causes
  • Robbie Williams's charity work and causes
  • Caudwell Children's celebrity supporters
  • Variety Club's celebrity supporters
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • The Royal British Legion's celebrity supporters

Bee Gees legend Robin Gibb has passed away, leaving a vast legacy in the worlds of music and charity.

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Celebrity Sport Relief Challengers Meet British Prime Minister   Apr 10, 2012

  • Sport Relief's celebrity supporters
  • David Cameron's charity work and causes
  • David Walliams's charity work and causes
  • Helen Skelton's charity work and causes
  • John Bishop's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

A host of celebrity challengers who accomplished extraordinary feats of physical endurance for Sport Relief 2012 were welcomed at No. 10 Downing Street recently by Prime Minister David Cameron.

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Stars Take To The Streets For Sport Relief   Mar 27, 2012

  • Sport Relief's celebrity supporters
  • David Tennant's charity work and causes
  • JLS's charity work and causes
  • Kara Tointon's charity work and causes
  • Steve Redgrave's charity work and causes
  • John Bishop's charity work and causes
  • Prince Harry's charity work and causes
  • David Cameron's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

More than one million men, women and children took part in the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile during the weekend, with a record number of people taking to the streets on Sunday March 25 at hundreds of Mile events across the length and breadth of the UK.

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Olympic Stars Join JLS For Sport Relief Video   Feb 13, 2012

  • JLS's charity work and causes
  • Sport Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Olly Murs's charity work and causes
  • Lorraine Kelly's charity work and causes
  • Kara Tointon's charity work and causes

The music video for JLS’s official Sport Relief single, Proud, sees three British Olympic medal winners join the UK’s hottest pop group to celebrate the UK’s biggest year of sport.

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Celebrities Call On World Leaders For Urgent Horn Of Africa Funds   Jul 26, 2011

  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • Bob Geldof's charity work and causes
  • Simon Cowell's charity work and causes
  • Richard Curtis's charity work and causes
  • Stephen Fry's charity work and causes
  • Eddie Izzard's charity work and causes
  • Oxfam's celebrity supporters
  • ONE Campaign's celebrity supporters
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • CAFOD's celebrity supporters
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters
  • Save the Children's celebrity supporters

A group of global artists, activists and business leaders have signed a joint letter urging world leaders to step up their response to the famine in the Horn of Africa. They call on them to act “without reservation, prevarication or equivocation” when they meet at an emergency summit in Rome.

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Lenny Henry Announces Red Nose Day Total   May 30, 2011

  • Lenny Henry's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • David Tennant's charity work and causes
  • Susan Boyle's charity work and causes

British comedian Lenny Henry has announced the latest Red Nose Day 2011 total in a special message to supporters of Comic Relief.

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Lorraine Kelly Named As Charity Ambassador   May 11, 2011

  • Lorraine Kelly's charity work and causes
  • Sightsavers International's celebrity supporters
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

UK TV personality Lorraine Kelly has become a Sightsavers International Ambassador, after she experienced the charity’s work preventing blindness and restoring sight in the deserts of Northern Kenya.

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Stephen Fry Crowned King Of Comedians For Charity   Mar 22, 2011

  • Stephen Fry's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Jimmy Carr's charity work and causes
  • Al Murray's charity work and causes
  • Denise van Outen's charity work and causes

Stephen Fry reigns the triumphant winner of Walkers Clash of the Comics – a celebrity charity initiative for Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day – leaving Frank Skinner, Jimmy Carr and Al Murray to face Denise van Outen and a lot of hot wax!

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Celebrity Red Noses Raise Record Amount For Charity   Mar 21, 2011

  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Richard Curtis's charity work and causes
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • David Tennant's charity work and causes
  • Susan Boyle's charity work and causes
  • Craig David's charity work and causes
  • Lorraine Kelly's charity work and causes
  • Olly Murs's charity work and causes
  • Dermot O'Leary's charity work and causes
  • Kara Tointon's charity work and causes
  • Bill Gates's charity work and causes
  • Fearne Cotton's charity work and causes
  • Lenny Henry's charity work and causes
  • Davina McCall's charity work and causes
  • Graham Norton's charity work and causes
  • Jonathan Ross's charity work and causes
  • Jimmy Carr's charity work and causes
  • Alan Carr's charity work and causes
  • Peter Kay's charity work and causes
  • George Michael's charity work and causes
  • Keira Knightley's charity work and causes
  • Tom Felton's charity work and causes
  • Rupert Grint's charity work and causes
  • Gordon Brown's charity work and causes
  • Catherine Tate's charity work and causes
  • David Walliams's charity work and causes
  • James Corden's charity work and causes
  • John Bishop's charity work and causes
  • Take That's charity work and causes
  • Kim Cattrall's charity work and causes
  • Jennifer Saunders's charity work and causes
  • Joanna Lumley's charity work and causes
  • Victoria Wood's charity work and causes
  • Andy Murray's charity work and causes
  • JLS's charity work and causes
  • Ruby Wax's charity work and causes
  • Bill Oddie's charity work and causes
  • Armstrong & Miller's charity work and causes

Comic Relief delivered another spectacular evening of top TV treats in the UK on Friday, as Red Nose Day 2011 entertained the nation while raising an incredible sum of money to help poor and vulnerable people in the UK and Africa. The TV event raised £74,360,207 (US$118 million) – the highest total reached on the night in Red Nose Day’s 23 year history.

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George Michael To Give Some Comic Relief To Charity   Mar 3, 2011

  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • George Michael's charity work and causes
  • Richard Curtis's charity work and causes
  • Mary J. Blige's charity work and causes

Long-term Comic Relief supporter and pop legend George Michael is set to release a new single ‘True Faith’ in support of this year’s Red Nose Day.

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David Walliams' 24 Hour Celebrity Charity Challenge   Feb 18, 2011

  • David Walliams's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

Little Britain’s David Walliams has announced a 24 hour comedy challenge as part of Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day next month.

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Girls Aloud Singer Visits South Africa For Red Nose Day   Feb 17, 2011

  • Girls Aloud's charity work and causes
  • Sarah Harding's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • mothers2mothers's celebrity supporters

Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding has travelled to Africa to promote Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day.

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Katie Price Joins Celebrity Charity Dance Show   Feb 9, 2011

  • Katie Price's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Joe Swash's charity work and causes
  • Penny Smith's charity work and causes

Katie Price will pull on her dancing shoes for Comic Relief’s Let’s Dance spectacular.

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Olly Murs To Take Part In Celebrity Charity Desert Trek   Feb 8, 2011

  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Olly Murs's charity work and causes
  • Craig David's charity work and causes
  • Lorraine Kelly's charity work and causes
  • Kara Tointon's charity work and causes
  • Dermot O'Leary's charity work and causes

A bunch of British stars are about to embark on a hot and sweaty trek across a desert as part of a celebrity charity initiative for Comic Relief’s annual Red Nose Day.

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Stephen Fry Clashes With Comics For Charity   Feb 7, 2011

  • Stephen Fry's charity work and causes
  • Jimmy Carr's charity work and causes
  • Al Murray's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

A new tongue-in-cheek Walkers advert burst on to UK screens on 4th February, previewing a forthcoming “clash of the comics” for this year’s Comic Relief.

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Cheryl Cole To Be Comic Relief Malaria Ambassador   Aug 17, 2010

  • Girls Aloud's charity work and causes
  • Cheryl Cole's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole – who contracted malaria after a trip to Tanzania last month – is set to become an ambassador to raise awareness of the disease in Africa.

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Gary Barlow Plans Second Charity Adventure   Jul 26, 2010

  • Gary Barlow's charity work and causes
  • Take That's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Sport Relief's celebrity supporters
  • David Walliams's charity work and causes
  • Eddie Izzard's charity work and causes

At the ripe age of 39, Gary Barlow is up for anything – even if it’s hiking to the North Pole. For charity, of course.

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Bill Nighy Makes A Flying Start For Charity   Jul 1, 2010

  • Bill Nighy's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

Following his charity trips to Nairobi and Canada last week, British actor Bill Nighy is now throwing his support behind a new charity partnership between Comic Relief and British Airways which aims to raise up to £8 million by 2013 for vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the UK and around the world.

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Bill Nighy Blogs About G8 Meeting In Canada   Jun 29, 2010

  • Bill Nighy's charity work and causes
  • Oxfam's celebrity supporters
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Bill Gates's charity work and causes

British actor Bill Nighy was in Canada this week for the G8 meeting, and took the opportunity to blog about his experience.

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British Stars To Walk Inca Trail For Charity, And So Can You   May 25, 2010

  • Denise van Outen's charity work and causes
  • Fearne Cotton's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Breast Cancer Care's celebrity supporters
  • Alexandra Burke's charity work and causes
  • Pixie Lott's charity work and causes

British celebrities Denise van Outen and Fearne Cotton are to hit the rough paths for charity again – this time for a trek through the Inca Trail.

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Robbie Williams Named As Charity Ambassador   Apr 9, 2010

  • Robbie Williams's charity work and causes
  • Caudwell Children's celebrity supporters
  • Rod Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Elizabeth Hurley's charity work and causes
  • Joan Collins's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters

British singer Robbie Williams is helping a UK charity celebrate its 10th Anniversary by becoming an official ambassador.

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Robbie Williams Donates Song To Charity   Jan 27, 2010

  • Robbie Williams's charity work and causes
  • Sport Relief's celebrity supporters
  • David Beckham's charity work and causes
  • Victoria Beckham's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

British singer Robbie Williams is to donate his next single to Sport Relief.

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David Beckham To Get Oiled Up For Charity   Jan 15, 2010

  • James Corden's charity work and causes
  • David Beckham's charity work and causes
  • Sport Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Jenson Button's charity work and causes
  • Andy Murray's charity work and causes

Comedian James Corden is about to get up close and personal with David Beckham.

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Little Britain Star To Get On His Bike For Charity   Jan 14, 2010

  • David Walliams's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Sport Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Jimmy Carr's charity work and causes
  • Fearne Cotton's charity work and causes
  • Davina McCall's charity work and causes

British comedian David Walliams is planning to cycle the length of the UK for charity.

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Kilimanjaro Celebrities Return To Africa   Jan 5, 2010

  • Take That's charity work and causes
  • Gary Barlow's charity work and causes
  • Girls Aloud's charity work and causes
  • Fearne Cotton's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

A group of celebrities who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for charity last year returned to Africa in December to see how the money they raised was being spent.

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Eddie Izzard Encourages Good Health And Fitness   Dec 15, 2009

  • Eddie Izzard's charity work and causes
  • Sport Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

British actor/comedian Eddie Izzard is using his recent award for the 43 marathons he ran for charity earlier this year to encourage people in the UK get fitter.

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British Celebrity Show Benefits Malaria No More   Nov 16, 2009

  • Malaria No More's celebrity supporters
  • Samantha Fox's charity work and causes
  • Richard Curtis's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

Malaria No More has revealed that it will be the sole benefactor of the current season of “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here” screening on the UK’s ITV.

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Gordon Ramsay Gets Saucy For Charity   Sep 21, 2009

  • Gordon Ramsay's charity work and causes
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

British chef Gordon Ramsay has created a new range of sources to provide a sauce of funds for Comic Relief … sorry, let’s try that again. British chef Gordon Ramsay has created a new range of sauces to provide a source of funds for Comic Relief.

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Eddie Izzard Completes 43 Marathons For Charity   Sep 16, 2009

  • Eddie Izzard's charity work and causes
  • Sport Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Richard Curtis's charity work and causes

British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard has completed his massive charity marathon challenge.

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Double Donations For Eddie Izzard's Epic Charity Run   Sep 10, 2009

  • Eddie Izzard's charity work and causes
  • Sport Relief's celebrity supporters
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters

Comedian Eddie Izzard is running over 1000 miles around the UK for charity, and an anonymous donor is helping every last mile count double.

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