- 18th March via The Guardian: Red Nose Day raises £8m less than 2017
- 18th March via BBC: Comic Relief 2019: MP speaks out after donations drop
- 15th March via The Daily Express: Louis Tomlinson cancels Comic Relief appearance
- 5th March: BBC confirms Red Nose Day 2019 plans
- 1st March: Jennifer Saunders stars in new Mamma Mia! spoof for Comic Relief
- Genre
- Variety
- Broadcast
- 1988 - 2019
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 17
- Creators
- Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry
- Starring
- Lenny Henry, Jonathan Ross, Griff Rhys Jones, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Ben Elton, Graham Norton, Harry Enfield and others
- Director
- John L Spencer
Since 1985, Comic Relief - the charity run by people who work in comedy - has raised money for projects in both the UK and abroad. The aim is: "To drive positive change through the power of entertainment."
The organisation has raised over 1 billion pounds since it launched. Since 1988, Comic Relief's activities have primarily been focused around Red Nose Day, an event that occurs every other year. On Red Nose Day itself, BBC One broadcasts a night of studio entertainment, comedy sketches (including short specials from established comedy programmes), and charity appeal videos in a bid to get people to donate. How to donate
- Production company
- Also known as
- Red Nose Day
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 5th February 1988 on BBC One at 7:35pm
- Last new broadcast
- Friday 15th March 2019 on BBC One at 7pm
- Last repeat
- Sunday 17th March 2019 at 5:35pm