EndedBBC One2003-03-07

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

Name: Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
Released: 2003-03-07
Rating: 8
Cast: John Thomson, Dawn Steele, Will Mellor, Tricia Penrose, Adrian Edmondson

~60 min

Seasons

Episodes

Networks

BBC One

Countries

First aired

2003-03-07

Last aired

2007-03-16

Language

Rating

8.0 / 10

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Synopsis and details

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities sing as students of the Academy. The programme was launched in 2003 to help raise money for the charities supported by Comic Relief, with the final of the show occurring on Red Nose Day. Coverage of the show was widely shown on BBC One, BBC Three, BBC Prime and the CBBC Channel. Many consider the celebrity version of the show to be far more successful than its predecessor. The Comic Relief series returned in 2005 and again in March 2007. It was announced by the BBC that Cat Deeley would not return because she was hosting So You Think You Can Dance. However, Patrick Kielty returned with co-host and host of the former spin-off show Claudia Winkleman.