Comic Relief

E36285

charitable organization nonprofit organization

Comic Relief is a major UK-based charity best known for its televised fundraising events like Red Nose Day, which use comedy and entertainment to raise money for social causes.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
Comic Relief canonical	25
Red Nose Day	3
Sport Relief	3
Children in Need telethons	1
Comic Relief (as fundraiser and performer)	1
Comic Relief (television specials)	1
Comic Relief 2009 campaign	1
Comic Relief 2015	1
Comic Relief Red Nose Day	1
Comic Relief Red Nose Day campaign	1
Comic Relief sketches	1
Comic Relief specials	1
Comic Relief telethon	1
Comic Relief telethons	1
ComicRelief	1
Red Nose Day telethons	1
Sport Relief telethon	1
https://www.comicrelief.com	1
“Comic Relief”	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T278775 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Comic Relief
Context triple: [Richard Curtis, founderOf, Comic Relief]

A. Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a major international comedy festival, best known for its stand-up performances, galas, and televised specials that showcase comedians from around the world.
B. Monty Python
Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group best known for their influential sketch show "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" and films like "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Life of Brian."
C. Tony Hancock
Tony Hancock was a celebrated English comedian and actor best known for his influential 1950s–60s radio and television series "Hancock's Half Hour."
D. Day of Goodwill
Day of Goodwill is a South African public holiday observed on December 26 that focuses on charity, generosity, and spending time with family and community.
E. Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom was a beloved English comedian, actor, and singer best known for his slapstick film roles in the mid-20th century, particularly as the character Norman Pitkin.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Comic Relief
Target entity description: Comic Relief is a major UK-based charity best known for its televised fundraising events like Red Nose Day, which use comedy and entertainment to raise money for social causes.

A. Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a major international comedy festival, best known for its stand-up performances, galas, and televised specials that showcase comedians from around the world.
B. Monty Python
Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group best known for their influential sketch show "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" and films like "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Life of Brian."
C. Tony Hancock
Tony Hancock was a celebrated English comedian and actor best known for his influential 1950s–60s radio and television series "Hancock's Half Hour."
D. Day of Goodwill
Day of Goodwill is a South African public holiday observed on December 26 that focuses on charity, generosity, and spending time with family and community.
E. Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom was a beloved English comedian, actor, and singer best known for his slapstick film roles in the mid-20th century, particularly as the character Norman Pitkin.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	charitable organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
broadcast on	BBC ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
focus area	education ⓘ gender justice ⓘ homelessness ⓘ mental health ⓘ
focuses on	domestic projects in the UK ⓘ international development projects ⓘ
founder	Lenny Henry ⓘ Richard Curtis ⓘ
funds	community organizations ⓘ projects tackling injustice ⓘ projects tackling poverty ⓘ
grants to	UK charities ⓘ international NGOs ⓘ
has fundraising campaign	Comic Relief Does Glee Club ⓘ Red Nose Day UK ⓘ linked to: The Big Red Nose Day Night of TV The Big Red Nose Day Night of TV ⓘ
has part	Red Nose Day telethon ⓘ linked to: The Big Red Nose Day Night of TV Sport Relief telethon ⓘ linked to: Comic Relief
headquarters location	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
inception	1985 ⓘ
industry	charity ⓘ
legal form	charity ⓘ
notable work	Red Nose Day ⓘ linked to: Comic Relief Sport Relief ⓘ linked to: Comic Relief
operates in	Africa ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
organizes	celebrity-led sketches and performances ⓘ fundraising challenges ⓘ
partner	BBC One ⓘ BBC Radio 1 ⓘ BBC Radio 2 ⓘ BBC Radio 4 ⓘ BBC Two ⓘ
purpose	fundraising for social causes ⓘ poverty alleviation ⓘ social justice ⓘ support for vulnerable people ⓘ
registration	registered charity in England and Wales ⓘ registered charity in Scotland ⓘ
slogan	A just world free from poverty ⓘ
symbol	red nose ⓘ
type of nonprofit	grant-making charity ⓘ
uses	comedy ⓘ entertainment ⓘ televised fundraising events ⓘ
website	https://www.comicrelief.com ⓘ linked to: Comic Relief

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Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Curtis → founderOf → Comic Relief ⓘ

Richard Curtis → coFounderOf → Comic Relief ⓘ

Richard Curtis → initiatorOf → Red Nose Day ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis → coWriterOf → Comic Relief sketches ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis → founded → Comic Relief ⓘ

Emma Freud → notableWork → Comic Relief ⓘ

Emma Freud → notableWork → Red Nose Day telethons ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Emma Freud → employer → Comic Relief ⓘ

Red Nose Day Actually → partOf → Red Nose Day ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Red Nose Day Actually → productionCompany → Comic Relief ⓘ

Comic Relief → notable work → Red Nose Day ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Comic Relief → notable work → Sport Relief ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Comic Relief → has part → Sport Relief telethon ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Comic Relief → website → https://www.comicrelief.com ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

BBC Television Centre → notableProgramRecorded → Children in Need telethons ⓘ

subject linked to: BBC Television Centre, London

linked to: Comic Relief

David Walliams → memberOf → Comic Relief (as fundraiser and performer) ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Lenny Henry → notableWork → Comic Relief ⓘ

Lenny Henry → coFounderOf → Comic Relief ⓘ

JLS → hasCharityInvolvement → Sport Relief ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

The Big Night In → creator → Comic Relief ⓘ

The Big Night In → beneficiary → Comic Relief ⓘ

The Big Night In → organisedBy → Comic Relief ⓘ

The Big Night In → basedOn → Comic Relief telethons ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Comic Relief Does Glee Club → beneficiary → Comic Relief ⓘ

The Big Red Nose Day Night of TV → organisedBy → Comic Relief ⓘ

The Big Red Nose Day Night of TV → relatedEvent → Comic Relief Red Nose Day campaign ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Elstree Studios → hasProduced → Comic Relief telethon ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Franklin Ajaye → notableWork → Comic Relief ⓘ

Just Can’t Get Enough → charity → Comic Relief ⓘ

Just Can’t Get Enough → partOf → Comic Relief 2009 campaign ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Just Can’t Get Enough → associatedWith → Comic Relief Red Nose Day ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Lay Me Down (Sam Smith and John Legend charity version) → benefits → Comic Relief ⓘ

subject linked to: Lay Me Down (Sam Smith song)

Lay Me Down (Sam Smith song) → charitySingleFor → Comic Relief ⓘ

Lay Me Down (Sam Smith song) → notablePerformance → Comic Relief 2015 ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

George Carlin filmography → includesWork → “Comic Relief” ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Jo Brand → participatedIn → Comic Relief ⓘ

Jo Brand → participatedIn → Sport Relief ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Michelangelo → role → ComicRelief ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Ruby Wax → participatedIn → Comic Relief ⓘ

Little Britain → hasSpecialEpisode → Comic Relief specials ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

Sir Lenworth George Henry → notableWork → Comic Relief ⓘ

Sir Lenworth George Henry → coFounded → Comic Relief ⓘ

Lenworth George Henry → notableWork → Comic Relief ⓘ

Lenworth George Henry → coFounderOf → Comic Relief ⓘ

Quidditch Through the Ages → charityBeneficiary → Comic Relief ⓘ

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them → charityBeneficiary → Comic Relief ⓘ

subject linked to: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (book)

Joel Gallen → notableWork → Comic Relief (television specials) ⓘ

linked to: Comic Relief

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