Richard Curtis worked with a British comedian.
Comic Relief is an operating British charity , founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry in response to famine in Ethiopia . Sir Lenworth George Henry , CBE ( born 29 August 1958 ) , known as Lenny Henry , is a British stand-up comedian , actor , singer , writer , and television presenter , known for co-founding charity Comic Relief , and presenting various television programmes , including the comedy Chef ! Richard Curtis . He is also the co-founder of the British charity Comic Relief along with Sir Lenny Henry . He received the BAFTA Humanitarian Award at the 2008 Britannia Awards , for co-creating Comic Relief and contributions to other charitable causes . The Black Adder is the first series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder , written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson , directed by Martin Shardlow and produced by John Lloyd .