DAME Joanna Lumley is brought up to speed on 2025 trends by Amelia Dimoldenberg in a new sketch to launch this year's Red Nose Day campaign. Chicken Shop Date host Amelia, 30, interrupts Absolutely Fabulous star Dame Joanna, 78, to offer her advice on how to rescript her monologue to make it more relevant to a younger audience.
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It comes as the launch of Red Nose Day marks the beginning of Comic Relief's milestone 40th year, as the fundraising show returns to the BBC on March 21. And as Dame Joanna begins to deliver her opening lines in the clip, Amelia cuts the scene, as she has been hired to ensure the campaign "feels relevant for 2025".
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She says the revamp is needed as the charity hits 40 years, which she says is "so old". Dame Joanna replies: "Oh god, I'd hate to be 40," then looks directly into the camera. Dame Joanna remembers classic sketches from past Red Nose Day campaigns, including the 2009 Mamma Mia skit which featured her with comedians Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, and French kissing actor Hugh Grant live on air - but Amelia steps in.
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The exasperated actress says she just wants people to "join in the celebrations", to which Amelia says she just needs to speak in today's language. It then cuts to Dame Joanna redoing the monologue, saying: "Hey bestie, Jo Lums here, and I'm buzzing to tell you Comic Relief is turning 40.
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