We all know that Red Nose Day is the chance to act silly to raise money for charity, but how many of us know what actually goes into making it so special? You may wonder, 'how did the idea come about?

Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day telethon event this year raised £34m on the night, a fall of more than £4m on last year’s total. The £38.6m raised last year on the night by the BBC staged telethon had ...

This year's BBC Red Nose Day lost a million TV viewers compared to 2024 - despite raising more than £34million. Comic Relief, which was founded back in 1985, is a UK charity that uses comedy to ...

Red Nose Day helped raise more than £34 million for Comic Relief during its 40th anniversary, the BBC has revealed. The charity fundraiser, hosted at Salford’s MediaCity, saw sketches from some ...

Charity fundraiser event Red Nose Day returned for the 2025 Comic Relief appeal on Friday, March 21. Hosted at Salford’s MediaCity the TV event saw sketches from some of the biggest shows on the BBC, ...

Comic Relief's Red Nose Day is synonymous with its unique and humorous sketches, and this year proved to be no different. Friday night's event featured an array of entertaining crossovers ...

The overwhelming generosity and kind-heartedness of the British public has shone through once again this evening, with Red Nose Day 2025 drawing to an incredible end having raised £34,022,590 so ...

Charity fundraiser event Red Nose Day returned for the 2025 Comic Relief appeal on Friday, March 21. Hosted at Salford’s MediaCity the TV event saw sketches from some of the biggest shows on the ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Charity fundraiser event Red Nose Day returned for the 2025 Comic Relief appeal on Friday, March 21. Hosted at Salford’s MediaCity the TV ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Charity fundraiser event Red Nose Day returned for the 2025 Comic Relief appeal on Friday, March 21. Hosted at Salford’s MediaCity the TV event ...

The 2023 show had a peak of 3.4 million. This year’s Red Nose Day aired from 7pm until 10pm on BBC One, before moving to BBC Two for 40 minutes, and coming back from 10.40pm until 11.40pm.