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Here's how to donate to Radio 1's LOL-a-thon

Scott and Chris were on-air for 27 hours for Radio 1's second LOL-a-thon for Red Nose Day!

Scott Mills and Chris Stark raised £324,931 for Comic Relief by staying on-air and gate-crashing the Radio 1 schedule for 27 hours. You can read more about their Comic Relief challenge here.

The show might be over but you can still get involved and make a donation - all the details are below.

  • To donate £5 text LOL to 70205.

Texts cost £5 plus your standard network message charge and 100% of your donation will go to Comic Relief.

You must be 16 or over and please ask the bill payer’s permission.

You can view the full text terms and conditions here.

The donation link will take you to Comic Relief’s donation page which is subject to their Privacy Policy.

Scott and Chris raised a massive £275,263 for Comic Relief by broadcasting nothing but jokes for 24 hours in 2017. Now LOL-a-thon is back and we are going even bigger.

The money you raise will allow Comic Relief to give vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the UK and around the world a helping hand to turn their lives around.

You can read more about what your money does here.

Listen: Greg James reminds us why we should all get involved

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Greg James opens up about his own struggle with anxiety during LOL-a-thon

The Radio 1 presenter tells us why Comic Relief's work is so valuable