Comic Relief (charity)
Comic Relief is the name of a charity founded in the UK by Lenny Henry and Richard Curtis in 1985 in response to the famine in Ethiopia .
The organization raises funds for Africa and disadvantaged people in the UK , originally the organization received its funds through live events. The idea for Comic Relief came from philanthropist Jane Tewson. Since its inception, the foundation has collected around £ 1.047 billion (around 1.45 billion euros) for aid projects.
One of the basic principles behind the work at Comic Relief is the "Golden Pound Principle", whereby every pound donated must go to a charity. All operating costs are borne by company sponsors or from the interest on income that has not yet been donated.
Charity campaigns
Comic relief single
Since 1986, singles have been recorded regularly by well-known performers, whose sales proceeds benefit the organization. So far have been published:
- 1986: Living Doll by Cliff Richard & The Young Ones (stars in the British television series of the same name)
- 1987: Rockin Around the Christmas Tree by Mel & Kim
- 1989: Help! by Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo
- 1991: The Stonk by Hale and Pace and the Stonkers ( Brian May & David Gilmour )
- 1992: (I Want to Be) Elected by Smear Campaign ( Bruce Dickinson , Rowan Atkinson , Angus Deayton )
- 1993: Stick It Out by Right Said Fred
- 1994: Absolutely Fabulous by Absolutely Fabulous ( Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley from the TV series of the same name with the Pet Shop Boys )
- 1995: Love Can Build a Bridge by Cher , Chrissie Hynde , Neneh Cherry & Eric Clapton
- 1997: Mama / Who Do You Think You Are by the Spice Girls
- 1999: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going by Boyzone
- 2001: Uptown Girl by Westlife
- 2003: Spirit in the Sky by Gareth Gates and the Kumars (from the TV series The Kumars at No. 42 )
- 2005: All About You / You've Got a Friend by McFly
- 2005: Is This the Way to Amarillo? by Tony Christie & Peter Kay
- 2007: Walk This Way by the Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud
- 2007: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by the Proclaimers & Brian Potter & Andy Pipkin
- 2009: Just Can't Get Enough from Saturdays
- 2009: Barry Islands in the Stream by Ruth Jones & Rob Brydon (from the TV series Gavin & Stacey ) featuring Tom Jones & Robin Gibb
- 2011: Gold Forever by The Wanted
- 2011: I Know Him so Well by Susan Boyle & Geraldine McQueen
- 2013: One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) by One Direction
Of these singles, twelve reached number one in the British charts, all others made it into the top ten except for I Know Him So Well (number 11).
Further actions
- The Red Nose Day fundraising campaign has existed since 1988 .
- The Harry Potter -author Joanne K. Rowling is donating the proceeds from their books Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the organization.
- In 2009, Gary Barlow organized a sponsored run for Comic Relief, during which he and eight other British celebrities climbed Kilimanjaro .
supporting documents
- ↑ Comic Relief raises £ 1bn over 30-year existence , bbc.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.comicrelief.com/who-we-are/history/timeline
- ↑ http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2009/03/09/kilimanjaro-peak/