Comic Relief

Comic Relief is an operating British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry in response to the famine in Ethiopia. The concept... Wikipedia

  • Genre:  Charity telethon
  • Created by:  BBC, Richard Curtis, Lenny Henry
  • Presented by:  Lenny Henry, Emma Willis, Paddy McGuinness, Zoe Ball, David Tennant, Alesha Dixon, Romesh Ranganathan, Clara Amfo, Rob Beckett, Joe Sugg, (See full list)
  • Country of origin:  United Kingdom
  • Original language(s):  English
  • Location(s):  BBC Television Centre (1988–2013), The London Palladium (2015), The O2 (2017), BBC Elstree Centre (2019–21), Dock10 (2022–)
  • Camera setup:  Multi-camera
  • Running time:  Various
  • Production company(s):  BBC Studios Entertainment Productions
  • Original network:  BBC One, BBC Two
  • Related shows:  Children in Need (1980–), Sport Relief (2002–2020)
  • Data Source:  DuckDuckGo