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Red Nose Day. Copyright: BBC

Genre

Variety

Broadcast

1988 - 2025

Channel

BBC 1

Episodes

22

Creators

Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry

Stars

Lenny Henry, Jonathan Ross, Griff Rhys Jones, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Ben Elton, Graham Norton, Paddy McGuinness and more

Director

John L Spencer

Producer

Richard Curtis

Company

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

One Red Nose Day And A Wedding invite

Additional details

Also known as

Production

Studio

Camera set-up

Multi-camera

Picture

Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Friday 5th February 1988 at 7:35pm on BBC One

Most recent repeats

View all 21 repeats

Recording details