Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
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Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

2003
3 seasons
40 episodes

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.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Friday Launch Show Paul Eliminated

    07-03-200360m

    The latest in a long line of celeb reality shows began, Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, but it was clear this one would break the mould set by the likes of Big Brother and Survivor...

  • Ep 2

    2.Saturday Fearne Eliminated

    08-03-200360m

    The second live performance show and highlights from the previous day inside the academy. The seven remaining celebrities discuss thier first evening, all of them say they found it...

  • Ep 3

    3.Sunday Jo Eliminated

    09-03-200360m

    Day three of celebrity Fame Academy and comedian Jo Brand became the third celeb ousted from the academy. In a night of performances, her's was branded ""Dull and unenthused"" by...

  • Ep 4

    4.Monday John Eliminated

    10-03-200360m

    In another night of peformances in the fame academy, the five remaining celebrities battled it out to remain in the game. The academy teachers had announced to the students the pr...

  • Ep 5

    5.Tuesday Ulrika Eliminated

    11-03-200360m

    In the fith night of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, it was swedish beauty Ulrika Jonsson was booted out of the celebrity music show, when she could not beat off strong competition...

  • Ep 6

    6.Wednesday Doon Eliminated

    12-03-200360m

    Smack The Pony star Doon Mackickan became the sixth celeb ousted from the reality music challenge in tonights episode of ""Comic Relief Does Fame Academy. The scottish-born comedi...

  • Ep 7

    7.Thursday Kwame Eliminated

    13-03-200360m

    In the semi-final of the celebrity reality show, it was Kwame who fell at the final hurdle and missed out on a place in the grand final. The casualty star Kwame Kwei-Armah was eli...

  • Ep 8

    8.Red Nose Day - The Final

    14-03-200360m

    As part of BBC One's live Comic Relief telethon, ex-Casualty and Hollyoaks star Will Mellor was crowned the winner of Celebrity Fame Academy, pipping American comedian Ruby Wax to...

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