Official Comic Relief page <rednoseday2009>
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 | An astounding £80 million Red Nose Day total | 145 days ago | ||
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| The British public truly raised the fundraising roof for Red Nose Day 2009 - bringing the total to a spectacular £80 million so far. We honestly can't thank you enough for your amazing support. You all ROCK!!! The BT Red Nose Climb up Kilimanjaro alone raised over £3.4 million including £1.8 million from Radio 1 and £1 million in £5 text donations following the documentary! 410 celebrities played their part in the Red Nose Day campaign this year. Already, Comic Relief has invested £6.3m of the money raised from Red Nose Day to help protect over one million people in Africa from malaria. Comic Relief will spend all the money raised through Red Nose Day 09 to help extremely poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the UK and Africa turn their lives around. | ||||
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| Some quotes from Celebs from tonight's show! | 255 days ago | ||
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| Jennifer Saunders: It was such good fun to do the Mama Mia spoof. I don't want it to be our last sketch. If Comic Relief asked us to do it again, we'd be idots not too! Catherine Tate: It was fantastic to work with Matt and David on the Little Britain sketch. I've wanted to work with them for such a long time it was so great to do it especially for Comic Relief. David Tennant: It was a privilage andJennifer Saunders: It was such good fun to do the Mama Mia spoof. I don't want it to be our last sketch. If Comic Relief asked us to do it again, we'd be idots not too! Catherine Tate: It was fantastic to work with Matt and David on the Little Britain sketch. I've wanted to work with them for such a long time it was so great to do it especially for Comic Relief. | ||||
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| Comic Relief: Helping Women in Africa | 255 days ago | ||
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| A lack of decent health care, poverty and deprivation cause women to die during pregnancy and childbirth every day across Africa. In fact, 57% of births in Sub-Saharan Africa take place without any help from a skilled nurse, midwife or doctor. £40 could buy a bicycle ambulance for a village. These bicycles, fitted with a stretcher trailer, can be a quick and easy way of getting a pregnant women to a health clinic in time to save her life. For more info on this or any of issues you see on the programme tonight visit http://www.rednoseday.com | ||||
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| Malaria in Africa - How You Can Help | 255 days ago | ||
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| 90% of deaths caused by malaria happen in Africa. £5 could buy a malaria bed net, distribute it to someone in need and make sure they're educated on the importance of using it. For more info on this or any of issues you see on the programme tonight visit http://www.rednoseday.com | ||||
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| Red Nose Day is HERE!! Woohoo!! | 255 days ago | ||
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| When you tune in to the big night of top Comic Relief telly tonight, you can expect to see hilarious star-studded comedy sketches from Little Britain and Ricky Gervais, as well as watching Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse pitch their wares to the Dragon’s Den judges. You’ll be wiping away tears of laughter and sadness as French & Saunders perform their last EVER sketch. Old friends and new flames will join our favourite comedy Queens in a toe-tapping, show-stopping unforgettable farewell. Plus, you’ll see Gavin & Stacey’s Smithy (James Corden) impart his wisdom to the England Football squad and watch as the Outnumbered family embrace all that Red Nose Day has to offer. Also in the studio, performing live for the nation, will be Britain’s biggest boy band - Take That! And if that wasn’t exciting enough for you, we also have hot new girl band The Saturdays in to perform this year’s Red Nose Day single, ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’! Of course, to remind us what it’s all about, during the night Davina McCall, Lenny Henry, Paul O’Grady and Ant & Dec will report back on how the money you raise is hard at work changing lives here in the UK and across Africa. James Corden and Matt Horne will be taking you through to the early hours of the morning. Make sure you tune into BBC One tonight from 7pm! | ||||
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| TOP TELE TONIGHT!! | 256 days ago | ||
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| Tune into BBC1 tonight from 8pm to catch not one, but TWO tele treats!! 8pm BBC1 - watch the intrepid celebrities conquering Mount Kilimanjaro in the Red Nose Climb for Comic Relief 9pm BBC1 - Celebrity Apprentice! See the likes of Ruby Wax, Johnathan Ross and Gok Wan in a super special celeb packed Apprentice Come back tomorrow and tell us what you liked in the shows, and also - we want to know what Funny Things you are doing for Money this Red Nose Day!! | ||||
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| Mamma Mia! It’s a final farewell to the nation’s comedy sweethearts!! | 257 days ago | ||
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| You’ll be wiping away tears of laughter and sadness as French & Saunders perform their last EVER sketch on Comic Relief – Funny for Money this Friday on BBC One from 7pm. Old friends and new flames will join our favourite comedy Queens in a toe-tapping, show-stopping unforgettable farewell. Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will be joined by some very special guest stars in this special musical must-see sketch – including Sienna Miller, Joanna Lumley, Philip Glenister , Alan Carr, Matt Lucas, Miranda Hart, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins - in a parody of the hit film Mamma Mia! Make sure you tune into BBC One on Friday night from 7pm to enjoy the show!  | ||||
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| Robbie Williams and Catherine Tate Provide Comic Relief! | 258 days ago | ||
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| Get ready for the best Comic Relief night of TV you’ve ever seen this Friday night! The fantastic line-up has just got even better now that David Walliams and Matt Lucas are coming back to our shores with two exclusive Little Britain sketches for the big TV show. The Little Britain duo will be joined by the sensational pop star, Robbie Williams and comedy genius, Catherine Tate for a perfect comedy collaboration! In the Uber Carol sketch, the credit crunch comes to Little Britain - and Carol (David Walliams) is summoned to her boss Dawn’s (Catherine Tate) office. Will Carol keep her job or will Dawn’s computer evaluation of her skills lead to the immortal line “Computer says no”? And the second sketch will see Ellie Grace (Matt Lucas) get her friend Candy Marie-Candy (Robbie Williams) to sleepover. Whilst Mom (David Walliams) is cooking breakfast they begin to play a game of ‘I love you more…’ with some interesting results! On filming the sketch, Robbie said, ‘It’s hard to say no when asked to take part in a Little Britain sketch for Comic Relief. But I have to admit that dressing up as a small American child in a pretty dress made it all the more appealing!’ These two brilliant sketches will form just part of a whole night of comedy gold in a one-off extravaganza of top telly treats on Comic Relief – Funny for Money, this Friday on BBC One from 7pm. Make sure you tune in! | ||||
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| Kili Climbers Back in the UK!! | 259 days ago | ||
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| Comic Relief’s BT Red Nose Climb celebrities triumphantly jetted back to the UK yesterday as heroes, after all nine participants conquered the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. So far the team’s efforts have raised over one and a half million pounds. The BT Red Nose Climbers will now enjoy a few days at home to recuperate before receiving the honour of meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Number Ten Downing Street on Thursday. The Kilimanjaro celebrities will then reunite on Comic Relief – Funny For Money on BBC One from 7pm, where they will find out the updated total amount of money that their efforts have raised. You can still sponsor the team and add to the mountain of cash, sponsor them now at www.rednoseday.com/sponsortheteam A documentary crew captured every punishing moment of the celebrities time on the mountain, capturing every bump, slip and trip from the base camp to the summit. Kilimanjaro - The Big Red Nose Climb will be broadcast on Thursday 12th March, the evening before Red Nose Day. The celebrity team’s incredible efforts will raise money to help change lives across Africa and the UK. In particular The BT Red Nose Climb explored how to help tackle malaria, a disease which kills a child every 30 seconds across Africa. In Tanzania, where Kilimanjaro is situated, malaria is the leading killer of children. With money raised through this extraordinary event, Comic Relief will be able to provide mosquito nets in Africa that can help prevent potentially fatal bites that cause malaria, as well as helping extremely vulnerable, poor and disadvantaged people here in the UK. Well done Team Kili!!  | ||||
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| The Climbers Talk About Their Mountainous Trek!! | 259 days ago | ||
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| Asked about their momentous achievement a few hours after reaching the summit, the nine brave climbers each had the following to say: Cheryl: It has been - without question - the single most mentally and physically challenging experience of my life. Nothing could have prepared me for what I was up for. I'm so proud of all of us for making it to the top. But it is the end result that was the sole purpose of this trip. Having experienced life here first-hand, in hindsight it has been one of my most rewarding experiences too. Hindsight being the operative word! Ronan: I hope I can convey in words the magnitude of the last 10 days. It has been both incredible and really frustrating! We trekked over 70km through valleys hills and cliffs. The last night - up to the summit - was so tough and physically and mentally draining it almost destroyed us. But we all dug deep and persevered in the most grueling conditions - like gusts of up to 40 to 50 mph on the ridge. It was at times soul destroying. But in the end we all succeeded. I am so proud to be part of this team and most importantly of the money we raised for Comic Relief. Gary:This has been an amazing trip for a number of reasons. First and foremost, the climbers - each successful in their own right, not trying to revive a fading career and totally up for coming out of their comfort zone for a monumental charity event. Second, to hear the totals everyday has kept our spirits up so thank you so much to the beautiful British public for being so generous. Lastly, the challenge, totally underestimated by every one of us, this climb was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life - I never want to see a tent or a sleeping bag ever again! The summit was a massive high but the previous eight days have been down-right miserable, cold and lonely. Thank goodness we're gonna change, and hopefully save, lives with our efforts. Fearne: This has been the toughest eight days of my life. I have experienced some of the lowest and highest moments of my life on this mountain. The emotions were running high at all times and this is a trip I will never forget. Though being ill, sleeping in the freezing cold, and walking for what seems like forever - we all did it and are so happy with the amount of money raised and people's generosity! Thanks x Alesha: Feeling very numb and alone on the mountain I had a lot of time to think. The money raised so far is a testament to the British public's ability to dig deep in times of need. The people of Africa are beautiful; I have learnt so much from them and will always strive to raise awareness of the crisis that is malaria. Chris: Minus ten, lying in a tent with the world’s worst wind, knowing that I had to be awake at six to walk for eight hours and that was just one night out of eight. Ben: Nine of us came out to Tanzania excited confident and clean. Eight days later we are shattered broken and filthy. We have all made it to the summit, we are all delighted its over and we all seriously need a wash. I could never convey how hard and at the same time how special this experience has been. We have shared so much together, been through so much together, and to know that so many people will benefit means that all of us together have achieved more than we could possibly imagine. Denise: I flew out to Uganda for Comic Relief in December and witnessed first-hand the amazing work the Charity is doing to help the fight against Malaria. The local people I met on that trip amazed me with their kindness and generosity. There is one woman I will never forget. A young mother who had just lost her five-year-old baby to Malaria the morning we met. She showed such inner strength, so she was my drive through the toughest times on Mount Kili. Its been the hardest, but best week of my life. Kimberley: I went to hell and back but got to the top. To keep on adding to the teams mountain of cash, sponsor them here: http://www.rednoseday.com/climb/sponsor/ | ||||
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