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Alexander Armstrong has performed a rendition of the festive favourite 'Walking In a Winter Wonderland' for Pointless Celebrities: Christmas Special.

The presenter is joined by a host of stars posing as the most memorable characters from pantomime.

Christopher Biggins will play Mrs Smee, Joe Pasquale will play Mr Smee, while Lorraine Chase stars as a Wicked Queen.

Ann Widdecombe reprises her role as Strictly's pantomime act, Mark Little plays the Giant's Henchman in Jack and The Beanstalk and Liz McClarnon plays Cinderella.

Britain's Got Talent's Ashleigh and Pudsey and Bob Carolgees also feature.

The Pointless Celebrities: Christmas Special can be viewed on BBC iPlayer.

Comic Relief is back with a bang this year, celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Comic Relief partner Jackpotjoy has teamed up with Queen of Bingo Babs Windsor for a brand new ad that’s going to knock your block off. She may be 75, but Babs has gone all-out to be funny for money this year, learning kung fu and performing all of her own stunts in the ad for Jackpotjoy’s new Red Nose Day bingo game.

The ad sees pint-sized Babs showing a gang of thugs a thing or two, in a sketch that’s a homage to classic kung fu movies, as well as Peggy Mitchell’s rough and tumble Eastend past. The Red Nose Day bingo game has been launched to help raise funds for Comic Relief, who in its 15 year history has already raised an amazing £660 million to help fight poverty.

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