Comic Relief

Summary

Comic Relief is a charitable organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of charitable_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (360 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Comic Relief is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Comic Relief's instance of is recorded as charitable organization^[4].
• Comic Relief's instance of is recorded as television program^[5].
• Comic Relief's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[6].
• Comic Relief's founder is recorded as Lenny Henry^[7].
• Comic Relief's founder is recorded as Richard Curtis^[8].
• Comic Relief's founder is recorded as Jane Tewson^[9].
• comic relief is named after Comic Relief^[10].
• Comic Relief followed Things Aren't Simple Any More^[11].
• Comic Relief's presenter is recorded as Jonathan Ross^[12].
• Comic Relief's Commons category is recorded as Comic Relief^[13].
• Comic Relief's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One^[14].
• Comic Relief's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[15].
• 2000 marks the founding of Comic Relief^[16].
• Comic Relief began on February 5, 1988^[17].
• Comic Relief's official website is recorded as http://www.comicrelief.com/^[18].
• Comic Relief's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Comic Relief^[19].
• Comic Relief's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+240'}^[20].
• Comic Relief's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+295'}^[21].
• Comic Relief's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+243'}^[22].
• Comic Relief's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+223'}^[23].
• Comic Relief's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+203'}^[24].
• Comic Relief's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+153'}^[25].
• Comic Relief's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Charity Projects'}^[26].
• Comic Relief's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Lenny Henry^[7], Richard Curtis^[8], and Jane Tewson^[9]. 2000 marks the founding of Comic Relief^[16].

Identity

Comic Relief's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Charity Projects'}^[26]. It followed Things Aren't Simple Any More^[11].

Why It Matters

Comic Relief ranks in the top 2% of charitable_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (360 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]