Comic Relief

Sir Lenny Henry takes a look back at the night of Comic Relief 2019 featuring celebrity packed entertainment highlights, musical performances and comedy sketches.

Comic Relief and Children in Need join forces for the first time to deliver a very special night of television during these unprecedented times.

The worlds of theatre, film, comedy and music collide as Comic Relief presents a brand new ‘stay-at-home’ adaptation of the pantomime Cinderella. The timeless classic, rewritten by the award-winning Dawson Brothers and produced by Richard Curtis, sees a host of A-list stars take on some of the most iconic roles in panto. The stellar cast includes Olivia Colman as the Fairy Godmother, Guz Khan as Buttons, Helena Bonham Carter as Devilia, Tom Hollander as Baron Hardup and real-life sister and brother Daisy May and Charlie Cooper as the Evil Stepsisters. This virtual script-read guarantees big laughs whilst also raising money to fight loneliness, hunger and cold at home and abroad, both during Christmas and beyond.