Comic Relief - Rednose Day 2009

Rednose Day 2009 falls on Friday 13th this year and is another chance for us all to raise money for charity through Comic Relief. So what are you waiting for, get over to the Rednose Day 2009 -- Do Something Funny For Money website and see how you can help out!

I grew up watching Comic Relief each year and remember our greatest comedians reporting on some of the saddest and most moving news ever seen on British Television. Perhaps the footage that always stands out for me is when the Big Yin, Billy Connelly, gave a report from Mozambique, in 1986.

As well as the serious issues reported on both at home and in Africa, there is also a lot of silliness, such as Dawn French’s infamous Hugh Grant kiss and Connelly dancing around Piccadilly Circus naked.

And of course there is comedy, lots of comedy! There have been some superb sketches over the years, and none better, in my opinion, than this superb piece of film by Ricky Gervais, from Comic Relief 2007.

So, don’t forget to watch Gervais, Tennant, French, Henry, Ross and co. on Friday 13th March, from 7pm on BBC1 and BBC2 and give some money to charity!

The Unit, currently halfway through its 4th season in the States, starts up again on Virgin 1 on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 10pm. If you haven’t checked it out yet, I highly recommend giving it a go and who better to tell you more about the show that the main man himself, Dennis Haysbert: