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Stars Stand Up For Heroes Nov 8, 2023

Earlier this week, Stand Up for Heroes (SUFH), New York’s highly anticipated night of hope, healing and laughter, returned for its 17th annual celebration to honor our nation’s veterans and their families at David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. More →

17th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Announces All-Star Lineup Sep 11, 2023

Stand Up for Heroes (SUFH), New York’s highly anticipated night of hope, healing and laughter, presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), returns for its 17th annual celebration to honor our nation’s impacted veterans and their families on November 6, at 8:00 p.m. ET at David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. More →

Stars Raise Millions Of Dollars At BGC Partners', Cantor Fitzgerald's Charity Day Sep 25, 2018

Dozens of actors, musicians, sports personalities and other distinguished guests donated their time on September 11th to honor the memories of those who lost their lives on 9/11 by raising more than $12 million for charities around the world. More →

Stars and Royals Trade for Charity on 9/11 Sep 11, 2013

BGC Partners’ 9th annual Charity Day is taking place today, Wednesday, September 11, 2013, and celebrities from around the world are on the trading floor raising money for their chosen charities. More →

Graham Norton To Attempt Guinness Record For Charity Feb 26, 2013

BBC Three has confirmed a star-studded line-up of guests and performers for Comic Relief's Big Chat with Graham Norton. More →

Comic Relief Stars Mark 25 Years Of Red Nose Day Feb 7, 2013

Comic Relief stars, past and present, reunited this week to mark 25 years of Red Nose Day and the 50 million lives that have been changed by the money raised. More →

Russell Brand Launches Give It Up For Comic Relief Feb 4, 2013

Russell Brand has launched "Give It Up for Comic Relief", to raise money for and create awareness of, people in the UK affected by drug and alcohol addiction. More →

Prince Charles Attends Comedy Gala For Charity Nov 30, 2012

US comedian Joan Rivers was among the stars who welcomed The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at the Prince's Trust annual comedy gala this week. More →

Stars Stand Up To Cancer In The UK Oct 22, 2012

Last week stars from television, music and film came together for Stand Up To Cancer in the UK – a unique new fundraising campaign on Channel 4. More →

Rowan Atkinson To Headline Prince's Trust Comedy Gala Sep 18, 2012

Rowan Atkinson, Jimmy Carr, Miranda Hart and E4 comedy trio The Midnight Beast are among the acts taking to the Royal Albert Hall stage for The Prince's Trust comedy gala 2012 – We Are Most Amused, supported by Novae. More →

David Walliams' Charity Swim To Hit TV Screens Feb 21, 2012

It was read by millions in the papers, heard on the radio and watched on the news, becoming a national phenomenon and a moment in British history. In September 2011, comedian David Walliams spent an epic eight days swimming 140.54 miles of the River Thames for Sport Relief. Now, for the first time, the inside story of what he went through will be told. More →

Little Britain Star Awarded For Charity Swim Jan 30, 2012

TV personality and Sport Relief hero David Walliams beamed with pride as he scooped a National Television Award last week. The award was given in recognition of his enormous achievement in swimming the length of the Thames to raise cash for Sport Relief last autumn. More →

Stars Launch Sport Relief 2012 Jan 19, 2012

British stars Jimmy Carr and Fearne Cotton helped launch Sport Relief’s 2012 campaign today. More →

Graham Norton To Host Celebrity Charity Gala For Cancer Support Nov 28, 2011

Stars from the worlds of music, comedy, television and theatre will be celebrating 100 years of Macmillan Cancer Support at The Macmillan Centenary Gala, an all-star evening of entertainment hosted by Graham Norton, at The London Palladium on Monday 28 November. More →

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

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! 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 →

Stephen Fry Clashes With Comics For Charity Feb 7, 2011

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. More →

Film Scores To Be Performed At Celebrity Charity Concert For Care Oct 12, 2010

A huge number of British stars – including Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, the Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson, Little Britain’s Matt Lucas, Jimmy Carr, Paloma Faith and Imogen Heap – will hit the stage in London on October 18 for the Concert For Care. More →

Stars Line Up To Celebrate Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts Feb 5, 2010

The Teenage Cancer Trust is about to celebrate 10 years of music and comedy concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London by unleashing an outstanding lineup of performances at the iconic venue throughout March. More →

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

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

Stars Beat Bullying With New Auction Jul 16, 2008

A hot new charity auction has been launched on eBay, featuring items from Nicole Kidman, Avril Lavigne, and Girls Aloud. More →

Stars Gather For Cystic Fibrosis Benefit Feb 4, 2008

A cold London night was made a little warmer on Thursday, when a host of stars came out to raise money for sufferers of a chronic genetic disease. More →

Celebrities Kept Busy With Charity Initiatives Jan 24, 2008

Philanthropic celebrities have been more than busy lately, helping charities through a series of unique and exciting initiatives and events. More →