March 12th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Comic Relief, French-and-Saunders, Red Nose Day
This clip is like a challenge to see how many celebrities you can spot in two minutes! Everyone seems to have helped out with this French and Saunders sketch for Comic Relief, not surprising really considering its being touted as their last joint performance EVER!
The cast consists of:
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March 4th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Comic Relief, French & Saunders

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will perform one last sketch this month in aid of Comic Relief.
The Sun reports that French and Saunders will perform a spoof version of the smash hit film Mamma Mia!, which sees Sienna Miller in a comic turn at the bride-to-be.
Alan Carr, Matt Lucas and Jennifer’s Absolutely Fabulous pal Joanna Lumley will also appear in the sketch.
March 3rd, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Comic Relief, Dangerous Love, Danielle Lloyd, Red Nose Day
Model Danielle Lloyd embarks on a journey to uncover the true extent of violence in teen relationships in the UK today and to understand the impact “dangerous love” is having on Britain’s young women.
Visiting organisations funded by Comic Relief, Danielle hears the real stories of teenagers who have violent boyfriends. She meets 21-year-old Sam, an inspirational young woman who, having survived violence in her teenage years, is now supporting others. Danielle also meets 19-year-old Gareth, who has beaten his partner in the past but has attempted to deal with these violent tendencies through a programme designed for perpetrators.
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March 1st, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Alesha Dixon, Ben Shephard, Comic Relief, Red Nose Day
GMTV’s Ben Shephard and singer Alesha Dixon are in Africa and preparing for their climb up Mount Kilimanjaro. The stars start their climb today, though Boyzone’s Ronan Keating almost missed the flight and just met the group in the nick of time!
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March 1st, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Comic Relief, Fearne Cotton, Red Nose Day
Fearne Cotton is in Africa and preparing for her climb up Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Comic Relief.
Watch her finish her packing and insist on carrying a full packet of baby wipes for all those sweaty moments!
To sponsor The BT Red Nose Climb go to www.rednoseday.com/sponsortheteam
February 27th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Comic Relief, Red Nose Day, Ronan Keating

As all the BT Red Nose Climbers get ready to board their flight to Africa, there’s a chance fellow climber Ronan Keating might not make it as planned.
He’s currently sitting on a plane, waiting to depart Dublin airport, desperately hoping to make it to Heathrow in time to join his fellow team mates. As things stand, his flight has been delayed by one and a half hours and he’s stuck on the tarmac waiting for takeoff.
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February 11th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Comic Relief, The Saturdays

Girlband The Saturday’s have admitted that they are nervous about their upcoming release of the Comic relief single, ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’.
Singer Rochelle Wiseman told the Daily Record: “There is a lot of pressure on us because Comic Relief singles have gone to No.1 in the past and we want to sell enough.”
Fellow band member Frankie Sandford revealed that she has asked for advice from her boyfriend Dougie Poynter, whose band McFly released ‘All About You’ as the official Red Nose Day single in 2005.
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