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Red Nose Day Returns On Friday, March 24 Mar 23, 2017

Red Nose Day is coming up on Friday 24th March and you know what that means: a night of comedy like no other. More →

Comic Relief Announces Line Up For Star-Studded Let's Sing And Dance Mar 1, 2017

The star-studded line up for Let’s Sing and Dance for Comic Relief has now been revealed. More →

Ed Sheeran Leads A Host Of Huge Names Supporting Red Nose Day Feb 1, 2017

Superstar Ed Sheeran is amongst a whole host of comedians and celebrities getting involved in this year’s Red Nose Day on Friday 24 March, to help transform lives here at home in the UK and across Africa. More →

AARP Announces Movies For Grownups Award Winners Jan 10, 2017

AARP The Magazine has announced the winners of the 16th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards. More →

Holly Willoughby And Phillip Schofield Get Egged For Cancer Research UK Mar 24, 2016

The UK’s favourite celebrities have been turned into egg art to mark the launch of Cancer Research UK's Britain’s Biggest Breakfast campaign. More →

Idris Elba To Join Star-Studded Sport Relief TV Special Jan 15, 2016

Sport Relief can today announce exciting new details about this year’s campaign, including Idris Elba donning his infamous Luther coat to uncover a serious case of hilarity in an unmissable sketch. More →

Stars Call For Equality For Mental Health Nov 2, 2015

A number of stars have signed an open letter calling for the UK Government to help reduce the suffering of those with mental ill health by increasing investment into the provision of mental health services. More →

Comic Relief Raises Record Amount On Red Nose Day Mar 16, 2015

Comic Relief – Face the Funny on BBC One on Friday night has raised a record breaking £78,082,988 so far – taking the total amount raised by Comic Relief to £1,047,083,706. More →

Miranda Hart Unveils Comic Relief Statues Feb 11, 2015

Miranda Hart has officially unveiled the first ever collection of Comic Relief Donation Statues, exhibited in London’s Goldsmiths’ Hall. More →

Stars Announced For Great Comic Relief Bake Off Feb 4, 2015

A new batch of celebrities will put their baking skills to test as they go head to head in The Great Comic Relief Bake Off. More →

Princes Break Trading World Record As Celebs Raise $12M for Charity Sep 16, 2013

The trading floors were packed with stars, from Julianne Moore to Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, supporting BGC’s Charity Day on September 11th. More →

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

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. More →

Jennifer Saunders Ready To Run Charity Race Jul 30, 2010

Recovering from breast cancer, actress Jennifer Saunders is already pumped and ready to participate in Chariots of Fire’s charity race in Cambridge. More →

Guests Announced For UK A Not So Silent Night Concert Oct 21, 2009

Boy George, Dawn French, Guy Garvey, Jennifer Saunders and The Thompsons (Teddy, Kami, Linda) are just a few of the special guests and friends announced for the hotly anticipated Wainwright/McGarrigle Family Christmas concert, ‘A Not So Silent Night’ at the Royal Albert Hall, December 9th. It is the first time the show will take place in the UK. More →

Red Nose Day TV Special Breaks Records Mar 16, 2009

BBC’s Red Nose Day television extravaganza, Funny For Money, raised over £57 million (US$80 million) on Friday night, breaking the previous record of £40 million set in 2007. More →

Red Nose Day TV Special To Tickle BBC Funny Bones Mar 13, 2009

Today, March 13, is Red Nose Day in Britain – the major fundraising event of the year for Comic Relief. And to celebrate, celebrities young and old will appear in a TV extravaganza being screened tonight on BBC One and Two. More →

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

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%. More →