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Press release of when celebrities such as Kate Moss made an appearance in Little Britain for charity event Comic Relief in 2007.

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It's the Big One! Red Nose Day 2007 is set to be the biggest ever with the cream of comedy and entertainment jumping on board to show their support and bring to you the hottest entertainment extravaganza ever!

The show just gets bigger and bigger with comedy heavyweights including Ricky Gervais, Catherine Tate, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Little Britain, Mitchell and Webb, Mighty Boosh and Sacha Baron Cohen.

What else will you see? Well, deep breath...

This year will see the biggest roll call of top presenters ever! Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, Lenny Henry, Davina McCall, Graham Norton, Chris Evans, Paul O'Grady, Fearne Cotton and Kate Thornton will be beaming live into your living room on a night guaranteed to keep you glued to your couch.

You can see Kate Moss make an appearance as Vicky Pollard's sister in Comic Relief Does Little Britain Live and Dennis Waterman finally meets his mini version and gets to sing the theme tune!

You'll be wiping away the tears of laughter and sadness when Dawn French dons the collar one final time, and it really is the last one, in a special Vicar Of Dibley written by Richard Curtis and featuring an A-list visitor to the village - the one and only Sting.

Richard Curtis also got behind the camera to film a brand new Mr Bean sketch especially for the Big One. This time the loveable yet clumsy Bean finds himself at the wedding of an unsuspecting couple played by Michelle Ryan and Matthew MacFadyen. Expect mishaps and mayhem as well as a very angry father of the bride played by David Haig.

Catherine Tate has teamed up with Lenny Henry and Doctor Who star David Tennant as well as some other surprise guests for some un-missable new sketches.

Of course it wouldn't be Red Nose Day without some of your favourite TV shows getting the Comic Relief treatment.

Tune in to see the conclusion of Comic Relief Does The Apprentice - two teams will be battling it out in a Sir Alan Sugar style girls v boys showdown.

Doing their very best not to be fired or even get torn off a strip in the boardroom will be Cheryl Cole, Rupert Everett, Maureen Lipman, Jo Brand, Ross Kemp, Trinny Woodall, Alastair Campbell, Karren Brady, Piers Morgan and Danny Baker.

The two hottest girl bands on the planet have teamed up for this year's official Red Nose Day single. Sugababes and Girls Aloud will be releasing their version of the Run DMC/ Aerosmith classic Walk This Way. Expect an electrifying performance from the girls on the night!

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is back by popular demand and only two celebrities will be left standing and rasping to battle it out and follow in Edith Bowman's footsteps to win the viewers' votes, raise some cash and be crowned champion.

Presenters Patrick Kielty and Claudia Winkleman will be on hand to protect them from the judges' comments. Sparks and microphones will fly...

Harry Hill will provide us with a special Comic Relief themed TV Burp, Armando Ianucci presents his worst moments from Comic Relief while Simon Pegg and Nick Frost present their favourite Red Nose Day clips.

The Mighty Boosh bring their own brand of anarchic humour live to the Comic Relief studio, and Mitchell and Webb will also treat us to two live versions of popular sketches from their hit BBC Two show.

Tune in for a very special surprise from Peter Kay, plus see Ricky Gervais as you've never seen him before.

There will be some new Creature Comforts from Aardman Animations who have also teamed up with cutting-edge comic Marc Wooton to create an exclusive new character.

Tim Westwood and the crew of MTV's hit show Pimp My Ride UK, made a special pit stop to surprise the elderly ladies of Leek, Staffordshire, with news that their shabby, rust-encrusted mini-bus was to be pimped. Tune into the show to see the result of all their hard work.

The Big One will also feature the biggest names in music.

Two of the greatest bands in the world today - Take That and The Killers - will perform live.

There will also be special reports from Billy Connolly and Ant & Dec.

During the night viewers will also see how their money has helped Comic Relief make a real difference to vulnerable people in the UK and Africa.

It will be the culmination of a campaign that has encouraged the whole of the UK to do something - whether by ordering a fund-raising DVD and raising some cash, by buying the official Red Nose Day merchandise, or by donating via the phone line 08457 910910 (calls charged at local rate) or on the website www.rednoseday.com.
Comic Relief Press Office

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It's the Big One! Red Nose Day 2007 is set to be the biggest ever with the cream of comedy and entertainment jumping on board to show their support and bring to you the hottest entertainment extravaganza ever!

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YouGov shows internet research and data analytics that show Little Britain as most popular with people born between 1946- 1964.

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Little Britain popularity & fame | YouGov

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Little Britain is the 70th most popular all-time TV programme and the 36th most famous. Explore fans of Little Britain and the popularity of other all-time TV programmes with YouGov Ratings.

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Article explains how the Prime minister of the time and his family were great fans of the show and it's characters.

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By Brian Wheeler
BBC News politics reporter

Its camp humour and grotesque characters have won it a hatful of awards.

Unrequited love: The prime minister and Sebastian

But now it seems Little Britain has a new fan club - inside Number 10.

Cherie Blair has revealed the cult BBC One comedy is a firm favourite with her family.

Touring fringe stalls at Labour's annual conference on Monday, the prime minister's wife said the show was required viewing in the Blair household.

Appeal

Sadly, she did not reveal her favourite characters - although the fact that the prime minister is played in one long-running sketch by Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor Anthony Head, may add to its appeal.

The show is less flattering about the PM's entourage, with Downing Street aide Sebastian, played by the show's co-creator David Walliams, constantly making unsubtle passes at the oblivious Head.

Head's character - which Walliams has admitted is loosely based on Mr Blair - is always portrayed as charming and in control, yet when the chancellor appears, played by co-creator Matt Lucas, he is a dour, unsmiling Scot enviously eyeing the PM's job.

Other clues to the show's appeal for the Blair family may lie in another sketch, in which a pair of Tory ladies vomit copiously over anyone who offends their reactionary sensibilities.

And could Mr Blair's crackdown on anti-social behaviour have been inspired by teenage tearaway Vicky Pollard?

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BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Little Britain a hit with Blairs

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By Brian Wheeler BBC News politics reporter Its camp humour and grotesque characters have won it a hatful of awards. Unrequited love: The prime minister and Sebastian But now it seems Little Britain has a new fan club - inside Number 10. Cherie Blair has revealed the cult BBC One comedy is a firm favourite with her family.

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In 2006, a mugger was deemed as a 'Vicky Pollard look-a-like'

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Last updated at 16:05 24 August 2006

Police were hunting a Vicky Pollard lookalike today who attacked and robbed a woman in a park.

The 28-year-old woman was walking in Alyn Waters Country Park in Wrexham, north Wales, when she was approached by two teenage girls.

One of the pair - whose description matches that of chav queen Vicky Pollard on BBC comedy Little Britain - punched the woman in the face and stomach before stealing her mobile phone.

North Wales Police described the girl as white, aged around 15 or 16, 5ft 4ins tall, and with blonde hair pulled back into a pony tail.

She wore a pink tracksuit top, pink three-quarter length trousers, white trainers and heavy make-up.

The force appealed for witnesses to the attack, which took place at 5.10pm yesterday. The victim suffered bruising.

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Woman mugged by Vicky Pollard look-a-like

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Last updated at 16:05 24 August 2006 Police were hunting a Vicky Pollard lookalike today who attacked and robbed a woman in a park. The 28-year-old woman was walking in Alyn Waters Country Park in Wrexham, north Wales, when she was approached by two teenage girls.

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Little Britain gets axed from all streaming services for 'Racist Depictions' in summer 2020.

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A number of films and TV series have been taken down from streaming services and broadcasters alike due to the portrayal of a number of racial prejudices that are now no longer publicly deemed to be acceptable for exhibition.

Programming accountability

Hollywood mega-hit Gone With The Wind was culled from HBO Max due to the depiction of former slaves - after the American Civil War - seemingly happy and still serving their former owners after the abolition of slavery. Adjusted to inflation Gone With The Wind is the highest-grossing film of all time.

The WarnerMedia company said the film will eventually return to the streaming service with a "discussion of its historical context" and a "denouncement of its racist depictions."

David Walliams and Matt Lucas' past comedy hit Little Britain has also been removed by the BBC, Netflix , and BritBox. Walliams donned blackface to portray overweight black woman Desiree DeVere and Lucas also followed the tradition in embodying Pastor Jesse King who was said to be "from the ghetto" and could spiritually heal people.

Another series, Come Fly With Me, from the duo was also removed by Netflix last week. The show negatively portrayed Matt Lucas, using dark make-up again, as an overweight black Jamaican woman called Precious and a ground crew attendant called Taaj, who is of Pakistani heritage.

A BBC spokesman said on the recent events: "There's a lot of historical programming available on BBC iPlayer which we regularly review. Times have changed since Little Britain first aired, so it is not currently available on BBC iPlayer."

Lucas also made a statement to The Big Issue: "If I could go back and do Little Britain again, I wouldn't make those jokes about transvestites. I wouldn't play black characters.

"Basically, I wouldn't make that show now. It would upset people. We made a more cruel kind of comedy than I'd do now.

"Society has moved on a lot since then and my own views have evolved. There was no bad intent there - the only thing you could accuse us of was greed. We just wanted to show off about what a diverse bunch of people we could play.

"Now I think it's lazy for white people to get a laugh just by playing black characters. My aim is to entertain, I don't have any other agenda."

The news of the programming withdrawals comes after Leigh Francis issued an apology after using blackface for his portrayal of numerous black celebrities - including Craig David, Michael Jackson, and Trisha Goddard - on Bo' Selecta!

Blackface vs whiteface

There was subsequently a disconnect occurring across a minority of society between the concepts of blackface and whiteface, and the perception of hypocrisy in the reaction between the two. Blackface is a tradition marred in racist colonial undertones that perpetuate a caricature to dehumanize black people. It is relevantly offensive to those portrayed and has a direct link to slavery. Whiteface does not have any demeaning historical reference whatsoever and was factually not drawn from a place of racial prejudice.

Many offensive caricatures were made across content where a true representation of diverse ethnicities was extremely lacking on-screen, increasing racist perceptions and ideologies across the U.K., and in other territories, around a number of diverse groups.

The Black Lives Matter movement continues to be a catalyst for introspection and tangible change towards racial equality as numerous public and private entities seek to evolve through legitimate action.

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Racist Depictions Lead To Broadcasters Axing 'Gone With The Wind' And 'Little Britain'

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A number of films and TV series have been taken down from streaming services and broadcasters alike due to the portrayal of a number of racial prejudices that are now no longer publicly deemed to be acceptable for exhibition.

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Vicky Pollard has been cited seven times in parliament from 2003-2021.

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