Richard Curtis is a film writer and director, responsible for films such as “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” (for which he earned an Oscar nomination), “Notting Hill,” “Bridget Jones’ Diary,” “Mr Bean,” “Love Actually,”  “The Boat That Rocked,” “About Time” and most recently, “Trash” and “Esio Trot.”  

In the other half of Curtis’ life, he is co-founder and vice-chair of Comic Relief, which he started after visiting Ethiopia during the 1985 famine. He has co-produced the 14 live nights for the BBC since 1988 and the charity has now made over £1 billion for projects in Afric...