Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
GenreReality television
Presented byBBC One main show:
Patrick Kielty
Cat Deeley (2003–2005)
Claudia Winkleman (2007)
BBC Three coverage:
Claudia Winkleman (2003–2005)
Dominic Wood (2007)
Sarah Cawood (2007)
CBBC coverage:
Jake Humphrey
Holly Willoughby (2003)
Sophie McDonnell (2005)
Caroline Flack (2007)
JudgesRichard Park
Carrie Grant (2003)
David Grant (2003)
Lesley Garrett (2005–2007)
Craig Revel Horwood (2005–2007)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes30
Production
Running time60–120 mins
Production companyInitial
Original release
Network
Release7 March 2003 (2003-03-07) –
16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)
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Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities students 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. The 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.