Red Nose Day is BACK!
Broadcasting LIVE from Media City UK in Salford on both BBC One and BBC iPlayer, this year’s Red Nose Day night of TV, Comic Relief: Funny for Money, promises to “entertain, enthral and bring smiles to the nation”.
In what will be his last year hosting the show, Sir Lenny Henry will be joined by Joel Dommett, Davina McCall, Paddy McGuiness, Romesh Ranganathan and David Tennant, with Maya Jama and Rosie Ramsey making their Red Nose Day Night of TV debut!
With a star-studded line-up of sketches, live performances and special surprises bringing audiences together to raise both a laugh, and vital funds for important causes, here’s everything you need to know Comic Relief 2024…
Where can you Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day Big Night of TV?
You can catch all the Red Nose Day action on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 7pm on Friday, March 15th.
At 10pm the laughter moves over to BBC Two for more skits and musical guests in Comic Relief: More Funny for Money, before returning to BBC One at 10.40pm for a very special tribute show, Comic Relief: A Whole Lotta Lenny, celebrating Sir Lenny Henry, hosted by Alex Jones.
Sketches from Red Nose Day 2024
Bringing together some of the nation’s best comics and entertainers, the Big Night of TV will feature exciting sketches, including a very special audition process to find Sir Lenny Henry’s replacement host!
Alan Partridge returns with a very special guest on his regional radio show, and Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders reunite with a hilarious Red Nose Day message.
Kate Winslet will take viewers to story corner with a late night CBeebies Bedtime Story especially for parents as she reads “F***, Now There Are Two of You”.
Elliott Stanley, played by Jamie Dornan in BBC One’s The Tourist, finds himself face to face with the steely Clive Myrie in the iconic Mastermind chair.
Plus Julia Roberts, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant and Liam Neeson will appear in a brand-new “multi-celebrity sketch” to argue it out to be named the most famous face.
The Traitors: The Movie
It’s the TV show that caught the nation’s imagination and now a cast of award-winning actors and comedians have signed up to play some of the most iconic characters from series two of The Traitors in a spoof movie version of the hit BBC One show.
In a stunning transformation, Suranne Jones becomes Claudia Winkleman in this exciting new sketch filmed especially for the Red Nose Day Night of TV.
The sketch will bring to life some of the most iconic moments from the series featuring some of the nation’s favourite contestants, such as Diane (Sally Phillips), Harry (Jonathan Bailey), Jaz (Asim Chaudhry), Miles (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), Paul (David Walliams) and Ross (Iain Stirling), as well as a very special cameo from Mollie Pearce, playing herself. Catherine Tate will also take on the role of Evie.
Which celebrities will be appearing on the night?
The cast of Just For One Day, the Live Aid Musical, will perform a special medley and celebrities from across the nation put their comedy bones to the test by telling jokes.
PLUS, live appearances by darts sensation Luke Littler, Money maestro Martin Lewis, and The Gladiators!
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