French and Saunders

Red Nose Day 2009 smashes record

Red Nose Day raised an incredible £59,187,065 this year, surging past 2007's £40m. The total after all donations have been counted will be announced later in the year.

Watch highlights from French and Saunders' version of Mamma Mia here and here. Then check out the making of Mamma Mia.

Posted on Monday, 16 March 2009 • Comments (3)

French and Saunders do funny for money

Here they go again! But Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will perform as a double act for the last time on Red Nose Day.

It's wigs and dungarees all round for their final performance - a parody of the movie musical Mamma Mia. It's all in aid of Comic Relief which helps disadvantaged people in Africa and the UK.

Also featuring in the sketch are Philip Glenister, Sienna Miller, Alan Carr and Matt Lucas. Watch French and Saunders sashay into Red Nose Day on Friday 13 March from 7pm, BBC One.

Photos: Giles Park

Posted on Saturday, 7 March 2009 • Comments (19)