The character of Mr Khan has made appearances at Children in Need 2014 (in which he appeared as a guest in the "EastEnders" pub), The Queen Victoria, Comic Relief 2015, (in which he joked he was hoping to be considered for Jeremy Clarkson's job at Top Gear), the FA Cup Final 2015 (supporting local Birmingham team Aston Villa), and in October 2015, took over the train announcements at Birmingham New Street station for an hour. On Friday 18 November 2016, the cast of "Citizen Khan" made an appearance on Children in Need in a live sketch, "Citizen Khan v Citizen Kane", in which they were joined by comedian Russell Kane and his family for a dance off. On 11 March 2017, Adil Ray appeared as Mr Khan on "Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief" as a judge.