Red Nose Day 2015


Red Nose Day 2015 was a fund-raising event organised by Comic Relief, broadcast live on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of 13 March 2015 to early the following morning. It was part of the "Face the Funny" campaign. It was held on Friday 13 March till Saturday 14 March 2015 from 7:00 pm to 2:00 am on BBC One.
Following the closure of BBC Television Centre in 2013, Comic Relief has had to look for new locations to hold the annual telethons as they were previously filmed live from Studio One. Sport Relief 2014 was the first telethon not filmed at Television Centre but at the Copper Box in London's Olympic Park. As a result, Red Nose Day 2015 was broadcast live, for the first time in its history, from the heart of London in its most prestigious theatre, the London Palladium.

Results

After 30 years of Comic Relief, the overall total stands at £1,047,000,000.

Before main event

Documentaries

''Operation Health''

A team of celebrities supporting local residents will transform a run-down clinic in eastern Uganda into a fully functioning healthcare facility. The entire story of Comic Relief's brand-new, ambitious and life-changing project Operation Health is finally coming to TV screens across the country. Celebrities who took part included: Lenny Henry, Richard Hammond, Doon Mackichan, Anita Rani, John Bishop, Steve Backshall and Dermot O'Leary.

Television and Radio

''The Great Comic Relief Bake Off''

The Bake Off returned for a four-part series on Wednesday 11 February at 8pm on BBC One. Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood returned as judges whilst Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Jo Brand and Ed Byrne each hosted one of the four episodes.
The episode line up was as follows:
Episode No.Guest hostSignature ChallengeTechnical ChallengeShowstopper ChallengeContestantsAirdateViewers
1Sue PerkinsGiant Cookie or Biscuit12 Mini Fruit TartsTiered Chocolate CakeDame Edna Everage7.75
1Sue PerkinsGiant Cookie or Biscuit12 Mini Fruit TartsTiered Chocolate CakeJoanna Lumley7.75
1Sue PerkinsGiant Cookie or Biscuit12 Mini Fruit TartsTiered Chocolate CakeJennifer Saunders7.75
1Sue PerkinsGiant Cookie or Biscuit12 Mini Fruit TartsTiered Chocolate CakeLulu7.75
2Mel Giedroyc24 cupcakes20 profiterolesMarble "Building" CakeJonathan Ross8.39
2Mel Giedroyc24 cupcakes20 profiterolesMarble "Building" CakeZoe Sugg8.39
2Mel Giedroyc24 cupcakes20 profiterolesMarble "Building" CakeGok Wan8.39
2Mel Giedroyc24 cupcakes20 profiterolesMarble "Building" CakeAbbey Clancy8.39
3Jo Brand24 Shortbread6 Mini Pork PiesTriple-tiered PavlovaSarah Brown
3Jo Brand24 Shortbread6 Mini Pork PiesTriple-tiered PavlovaDavid Mitchell
3Jo Brand24 Shortbread6 Mini Pork PiesTriple-tiered PavlovaMichael Sheen
3Jo Brand24 Shortbread6 Mini Pork PiesTriple-tiered PavlovaJameela Jamil
4Ed ByrneTray Bake12 CrumpetsVegetable Self Portrait CakeAlexa Chung
4Ed ByrneTray Bake12 CrumpetsVegetable Self Portrait CakeVictoria Wood
4Ed ByrneTray Bake12 CrumpetsVegetable Self Portrait CakeChris Moyles
4Ed ByrneTray Bake12 CrumpetsVegetable Self Portrait CakeKayvan Novak

Jo Brand hosted a special edition of The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice on Friday 13 March at 10pm on BBC Two in which the four star bakers competed for the title of Ultimate Star Baker. Mary Berry crowned Victoria Wood as the winner.

''Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief''

Starting on Sunday 1 March 2015, Gabby Logan hosted a week-long darts competition that aired on BBC Two in which a group of celebrities teamed up with professional darts players and went head to head in a winner-take-all tournament. There were four quarter finals. After five rounds of darts the winner was announced. Then the semi-finals were held, followed by the two winning duos facing off in the final round.
The celebrity and professional partnerships were as follows:
CelebrityKnown forProfessional partner
Bob MortimerVic and BobAndy Fordham
Lee MackNot Going Out comedian & actorMartin Adams
Liza TarbuckActress, TV & radio presenterBobby George
Martin Offiahformer professional rugby league footballerAnastasia Dobromyslova
Richard OsmanPointless presenterDeta Hedman
Roisin ConatyComedianRichie George
Sean LockComedianTed Hankey
Tim VineNot Going Out comedianDarryl Fitton

''The People's Strictly''

Starting on Wednesday 25 February 2015, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman hosted the first ever Strictly Come Dancing that was open to members of the public. Airing on Wednesday nights at 9pm, the first two episodes showed the six nominated members of the public finding out they had won a place on the show, followed by their training in ballroom dancing. On Wednesday 11 March at 9pm, all six couples will perform live, with the winner being crowned on Red Nose Day Night, Friday 13 March 2015. The judging panel consists of Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Darcey Bussell and Anton Du Beke. It was announced on Red Nose Day Night that Cassidy Little and Natalie Lowe had won the first 'The People's Strictly'.

''The Graham Norton Show''

On Friday 6 March at 10:35pm on BBC One, Graham Norton hosted a special Comic Relief edition of The Graham Norton Show to celebrate 30 years of Comic Relief. His guests were past and present contributors to Comic Relief: Jennifer Saunders, David Walliams, Cheryl Cole, Jack Dee and Johnny Vegas. During the programme they showed an exclusive clip of the Little Britain Skit with Stephen Hawking as well as an appeal film in which David Walliams was reunited with a boy called Phillip whom he met whilst filming an appeal film for Sport Relief 2012.

Other events and popular culture

Danceathon

The first Comic Relief Danceathon was held on Sunday 8 March, where the public strutted their stuff for six hours and helped change lives. A host of stars will lead the dancing including Caroline Flack, Davina McCall, Rufus Hound and host Claudia Winkleman at The SSE Arena, Wembley as the public took on 12 different dance styles from Disco to West End musicals.

Dermot's Day of Dance

danced non-stop for 24 hours to raise money for Red Nose Day 2015. He began at 19:20 on 12 March 2015, live during The One Show and finished at 19:20 on Red Nose Day 2015 on 13 March 2015. Dermot danced outside The One Show Studio at broadcasting house in a designated area with a dance floor, screens and DJ mixers. During the night he also moved inside to the One Show Studio, where a temporary dance floor had been created. During the challenge Dermot was only allowed breaks in order to go the toilet and to shower. During his challenge many famous faces came along to dance, support, perform and do a DJ set; these stars included: Ben Shephard, Lenny Henry, Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Rufus Hound, Davina McCall, Claudia Winkleman, Jo Whiley, Edith Bowman, Nick Grimshaw, Ronan Keating, Tony Blackburn, Lauren Laverne, Holly Willoughby, Jamie Oliver, Little Mix, Kirstie Allsopp, Carol Kirkwood, Clean Bandit, Michael Ball, Caroline Flack, Laura Whitmore, Ashley Roberts, Blue, Zoë Ball, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Keith Lemon, Joey Essex, Fearne Cotton, Rastamouse, Twiggy, Bucks Fizz, Terry Wogan and Chris Evans. During the 24-hour dance-off, Dermot raised a total of £643,336.

Mark Watson's Comedy Marathon

From Friday 27 February until Saturday 28 February 2015, Mark Watson attempted to do stand-up comedy for 27 hours to raise money for Comic Relief. He completed his challenge late in the evening of 28 February 2015.

David Walliams book

wrote a Children's Short Story for Comic Relief 2015 called The Queen's Orang-Utan selling at £4.99. All profits go to Comic Relief, as do all future sales of the book.

Phoenix Nights Live

Phoenix Nights returned for the first time in fifteen years with a set of very special live shows in aid of Comic Relief. Reuniting the full original cast, the show ran for fifteen nights at Manchester Arena.
The multi-award-winning and critically acclaimed series followed the rise and fall of scheming club impresario Brian Potter and his band of loyal staff and regulars who will do just about anything to make his beloved Phoenix club a success despite all the odds being stacked against them.
Peter Kay said "Comic Relief has always been close to my heart and I always try to think of something. I could think of no better way to raise money and have fun than getting everybody back together."
The show began its run on Saturday 31 January and finished on Monday 16 February.
Paddy McGuinness stated on The Jonathan Ross Show on 20 February that the total raised by the show was approximately £5 million. This total was later confirmed on Red Nose Day Night as being £5,031,146.47.

British industry

Rimmel London

Supermodel Kate Moss created a new lipstick for Comic Relief 2015 and showed it off in a spoof advert featuring David Walliams dressing up as some of the world's most famous supermodels.

Sainsbury's

sold Red Nose Day 2015 official merchandise in all of their stores across the UK, as they have for over the past 15 years. By doing this, a total of £11,521,278 was raised.

TK Maxx

It was revealed on Red Nose Day Night that the employees and customers of TK Maxx raised a total of £4,064,106.

Maltesers

The employees and customers of Maltesers raised a total of £1,334,842.

Main event

made a special appearance during the main show, kissing both Davina McCall and David Walliams. Barbara Windsor appeared later in the show, kissing Walliams in the Royal Box. Made in Chelsea's Jamie Lang also appeared on the show.
During the main event the UK Government announced that they would match the money raised by UK schools up to £10 million.
Walliams successfully attempted to break the world record for 'Most Kisses Received in 30 Seconds' and beat the minimum number of kisses required to earn the world record by 5, receiving 55 kisses.

Presenters

Appeal films

It was announced on 3 March 2015 that Olivia Colman, Idris Elba, Peter Capaldi, John Bishop, Dermot O'Leary and Lenny Henry would front the appeal films for the 2015 telethon.
Whilst filming his appeal films in Kenya, Dermot O'Leary was sleeping rough with three boys when a car swerved off the road and almost killed him and the three boys.
Film NameIssue CoveredDescriptionPresenter
David Reunites with PhillipNeed for EducationDavid Walliams reunites with a young man called Phillip whom he met in Kenya whilst filming a video appeal for Sport Relief 2012David Walliams
Young Carers in the UKYoung CarersOlivia Colman meets a young girl struggling to care for her motherOlivia Colman
24 Hours in KenyaChildren on the StreetsDermot O'Leary spends 24 hours sleeping rough and following three boys in KenyaDermot O'Leary
RefugeesRefugeesA group of refugees in Africa tell their storyPeter Capaldi
Has Comic Relief made progress in 30 Years?Transparency of DonationsLenny Henry shows how your money has made a difference over the last 30 yearsLenny Henry
Ebony meets VioletChildren Struggles in AfricaFor the first time, a young British fundraiser travels to Africa and meets a young girl Ebony and hears her storyEbony
Florie & AngelaDementiaFlorie talks about her relationship with daughter Angela and explains how her husband isn't around but she is sure that he's fine. Angela then reveals that Florie's husband died of cancer and she forgets that he has died, meaning she must constantly explain what happened.-
Infant Mortality by MalariaMalariaJohn Bishop meets a father who lost his two eldest children to malaria and had to bury them in his gardenJohn Bishop
EbolaEbolaThree volunteers who have fought Ebola explain the horrors of itIdris Elba
Rwanda GenocideRe-visit those affected by the genocideA woman called Esther is revisited to see how she has dealt with the devastating effect of the Rwandan genocide and how she's been helped by Comic ReliefPaul Bradley
When I Grow Up...Need for EducationChildren want education but instead some are forced to work on a huge rubbish dumpJohn Bishop
Children's HospitalNeed more HospitalsPeter Capaldi visits a hospital and sees the need for more space and the heartbreaking story of one little boy who passes awayPeter Capaldi
Solving MalariaMalariaDavid Tennant explains how Comic Relief has helped those affected by malariaDavid Tennant
The WardMalariaThe struggles of a children's ward to deal with malariaPeter Capaldi
Money in the UKComic Relief in the UKHow is your money spent in the UK?Davina McCall
TimeImportance of TimePeter Capaldi talks about how time is one of the biggest challengesPeter Capaldi
One Time SyringeStopping Syringe ProblemsJohn Bishop shows a syringe which can only be used once and then solves problemsJohn Bishop
FootballSport for KidsTrevor Noah looks at how activity clubs can help kids in Cape TownTrevor Noah
Mental Health in the UKMental HealthOne young girl tells her story and how she and her mother both have struggled with mental health issues-

Sketches and features

Musical Performances

ArtistSongNotes
Ella Henderson"Yours"
Sam Smith featuring John Legend"Lay Me Down"Official Comic Relief Single
Labrinth"Jealous"

Cast

TimeAmountNotes
20:38£7,041,802 One Year
21:42£46,017,034 Two Years
23:57£70,501,108 Lot of time
00:59£78,082,988Highest Total ever raised on the night
01:00£1,047,083,706Overall total over 30 years