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by | March 11, 2015 · 12:32 pm

Lenny Henry quits: “It’s time for someone else to benefit from Comic Relief”

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Lenny celebrates with stereotypical yellow duck

As Comic Relief celebrates 30 years of raising funds for deserving causes by threatening the nation’s television viewers with mild humour, two of its stalwarts have announced their retirement from the cause saying it’s time for others to step forward and benefit from the profile raising free publicity.

Former comedian, Lenny Henry, says he has a lot to thank Comic Relief for, having seen his status rise from token black guy on Tiswas to token twenty stone black guy advertising Premier Inn’s all- you-can-eat-breakfasts. Continue reading →

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by | December 10, 2013 · 9:46 pm

Comic Relief ‘still targeting poor and needy’

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I say I say I say: two missiles walk into a kazbah. Boom boom!

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by | · 11:00 am

Comic Relief scandal: warlord leaps to charity’s defence

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Apparently only one of these people wilfully refuses to listen to any opposing views for comedic effect.

Ahead of a Panorama documentary to be broadcast tonight which will show that the charity Comic Relief has invested tens of millions of pounds in arms, alcohol and tobacco companies one prominent recipient of Comic Relief’s largesse has leapt to its defence.

The warlord known as Tony B has says that he got a lot out of his association with the red nose. Continue reading →

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