Comic Relief

:For a description of the origin of the term comic relief see comic relief.

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Comic Relief is a charity organisation which was founded in the United Kingdom in 1985 in response to famine in Ethiopia. It now raises money for Africa and disadvantaged people in the UK. It was launched live on Noel Edmonds' Late, Late Breakfast Show on BBC1, on Christmas Day 1985 from a refugee camp in Sudan. The idea for Comic Relief came from the innovative philanthropist Jane Tewson, then head of a British NGO, Charity Projects. Initially funds were raised from live events, the most notable being a comedy revue at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London which was subsequently broadcast on television on 25 April, 1986.

Related Topics:
United Kingdom - 1985 - Ethiopia - Africa - Noel Edmonds - Late, Late Breakfast Show - BBC1 - Christmas Day - Refugee camp - Sudan - Jane Tewson - NGO - Charity Projects - Shaftesbury Theatre - London - 25 April - 1986

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One of the fundamental principles behind working at Comic Relief is the 'Golden Pound Principle' where every single donated pound is spent on charitable projects. All operating costs, such as staff salaries, fair-trade chocolate and cheese sandwiches, are covered by corporate sponsors or interest which is earned while money raised is waiting to be spent (granted) to charitable projects.

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