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Legionnaires of Laughter Inaugural Awards Ceremony 2018 Legacy Awards Nov 26, 2018

Legionnaires of Laughter (LOL) will hold it’s first-ever Legacy Awards on December 10th, 2018 at Cipriani Wall Street in Downtown New York City. The evening will be hosted by comedian Ken Jeong and will include several special performances and special guest appearances. More →

Miranda Hart Unveils Comic Relief Statues Feb 11, 2015

Miranda Hart has officially unveiled the first ever collection of Comic Relief Donation Statues, exhibited in London’s Goldsmiths’ Hall. More →

Stars Line Up For The Return Of The Secret Policeman's Ball Jan 25, 2012

The Secret Policeman’s Ball is back – and it’s heading for America! More →

Gerard Butler To Play Celebrity Charity Football For Celtic Aug 9, 2011

Gerard Butler will be taking part in tonight’s “The Legends” Celtic vs Manchester United charity match in Glasgow. More →

Celebrities Support Celtic Vs Manchester United For Charity Jul 27, 2011

Oxfam's East Africa famine appeal has been announced as the main beneficiary of The Legends Celtic vs Manchester United charity match on August 9. More →

Annie Lennox To Attend Celebrity Charity Gala Tonight May 5, 2011

A number of stars will be present to help Women for Women International celebrate five years in the UK at a special gala event in London tonight, May 5. More →

Celebrities Reveal What Is Under Their Kilts For Charity Apr 7, 2011

A host of celebrities took to the catwalk for charity and Scotland in New York on Tuesday for the annual Dressed To Kilt celebrity charity fashion event. More →

Sean Connery To Host Celebrity Charity Fashion Show Apr 5, 2011

Sean Connery and Friends of Scotland will once again host the Dressed To Kilt charity fashion event in New York tonight, as some famous faces hit the catwalk for several good causes. More →

Pamela Stephenson Runs For Congo Women Apr 4, 2011

On Mother’s Day in the UK on Sunday, a hundred runners, including psychologist and TV personality Dr Pamela Stephenson-Connolly, wife of Billy Connolly and who has recently returned from the Congo, took part in Women for Women International's Run for Congo, to support mothers in the eastern provinces of the Congo who have been brutalised by war. More →

Billy Connolly To Perform Charity Show For Australian Flood Victims Jan 31, 2011

Scottish comedian Billy Connolly has announced that he will perform a special charity show in Brisbane in February to raise money for victims of Queensland’s devastating floods. More →

Stars Sign Letter Against Iranian Death Sentence Dec 14, 2010

Stars such as Sting, Colin Firth, Robert Redford and Robert De Niro are among the famous names who have signed a letter calling for the release of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery. More →

Aid Agencies Seek Donations For Samoan Tsunami Vistims Oct 5, 2009

New Zealand-born comedy actress Pamela Stephenson has given a harrowing first-hand account of the devastating Tsunami that hit Samoa last week. More →

Billy Connolly To Donate To Celtic Fund Aug 28, 2009

Scottish comedian Billy Connolly is to donate cash from one of his sellout shows to the Celtic football club’s charity fund. More →

Gillian Anderson Auctions X Files Memorabilia For Charity Jul 14, 2008

Actress Gillian Anderson is auctioning off tickets to the premiere of the new X Files movie and some other very special items from the popular TV series, with all proceeds to go to great causes. More →

UK Comic Relief Raises £40.2m Mar 17, 2007

An eight-hour TV comedy marathon featuring cameos by Tony Blair and Kate Moss has brought this year’s Comic Relief appeal to a close, and the total funds raised to over £40m (78m USD). More →

Return of the Secret Policeman's Ball Sep 26, 2006

In 1979, John Cleese headlined the first of a series of performances entitled ‘The Secret Policeman’s Ball’. The show was to raise awareness of Amnesty International UK, which it certainly achieved. Amnesty International UK stated that after the first 3 shows, public awareness of AIUK increased by 700%. More →