Comic Relief· Season 2003
Comic Relief — Season 2003
All 8 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.
- 01
In the build-up to Red Nose Day on 14 March, Nadia Sawalha presents some of the funniest moments from the TV event, including Ali G's encounter with the Beckhams.
- 02
Comic Relief ... the Ultimate Makeover!
Celebrities including Lenny Henry , Davina McCall , Nick Hancock and Gordon Ramsay are in the UK and Africa to carry out dawn-to-dusk challenges in the run-up to Red Nose Day.
- 03
A look at the unlikely pop alliances forged in the name of Comic Relief, including this year's new single which sees Gareth Gates teaming up with BBC2's Kumars.
- 04
The biennial charitable extravaganza, as ever featuring a stellar cast of popular entertainers and aiming to raise millions of pounds to help those in need in the UK and Africa.Jack Dee begins the night alone, outside, on a 60ft pole. Westlife undergo the red-spray treatment, Alistair McGowan performs a sketch and there's part one of Harry Potter and the Chamberpot of Azerbaijan, starring Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders , Jeremy Irons and Basil Brush.7.30* A radical rethink causes chaos in an EastEnders special In the studio, Gareth Gates and the Kumars perform their Comic Relief single live. Then the moment of truth arrives for the victims of Celebrity Driving School - will Paul O'Grady pass his test, and is Jade Goody even alive after hers?8.30* New hosts Ant and Dec take money from the rich and famous, there's part two of the Harry Potter special and Comic Relief reports on a miraculous story from Rwanda.8.45* The week-long celebrity pop saga reaches its climax as Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley announce the winner of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.9.00* Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer present truly terrible magic and more. Then, in Celebrity Streetmate, two surprisingly single celebrities are dragged through the streets of London by Davina McCall in search of instant love.9.45* Lenny Henry presents Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - the Red Nose Special.
- 05
Jonathan Ross unveils Rowan Atkinson and Lenny Henry in the spoof documentary Lying to Michael Jackson. Ricky Gervais reveals his video diary, Marion and Geoff' Rob Brydon is in the studio, plus music from Coldplay.11.30* Graham Norton with late-night wickedness including Comic Relief's Rudest Stunts, the return of Sacha Baron Cohen and a "lost" episode of Blankety Blank from 1981.
- 06
Comic Relief's Classic Comedy Masterclass
Adam and Joe present the finest in stand-up comedy, including Eddie Izzard , Tommy Cooper , Peter Kay and Spike Milligan.
- 07
News of last Friday's fundraising extravaganza.
- 08
Comic Relief 2003 - Highlights
What was your favourite moment of this year's Red Nose extravaganza? Harry Potter a la French and Saunders? Or Lenny Henry and Rowan Atkinson in Lying to Michael Jackson ? All the best bits are here, plus an update on the good causes which have benefited. With Jonathan Ross.
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