RED NOSE DAY 2026

Over £30 Million for Red Nose Day 2026 so far, Helping More Than 1.3 Million People Thrive

Across the UK, schools, workplaces, and neighbourhoods came together in spectacular style for Red Nose Day 2026- raising an incredible £30,004,040 (and counting!) to help more than 1.3 million people access essentials like food, safe shelter, and protection.

A blockbuster night of comedy, music, and unforgettable entertainment lit up screens nationwide, opened by an uplifting message from Comic Relief co-founder Sir Lenny Henry, celebrating the nation’s spirit, humour, and generosity. With show‑stopping performances, surprise celebrity appearances, and heart‑warming moments of unity, Red Nose Day once again proved the power of laughter to bring people together and change lives. And with incredible prizes still up for grabs and donations continuing to roll in, the impact of this year’s generosity is only just beginning.

There is still time to donate to Red Nose Day here.

Live on BBC iPlayer, BBC One and the official BBC YouTube channel
Friday 20 March from 7pm

Get ready for a night of big laughs, big moments and big-hearted giving as Comic Relief: Funny for Money brings the nation together live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, and, in an exciting first, streaming on the official BBC YouTube channel.

This year’s unmissable night of television is packed with brand new comedy sketches, live performances, surprise guests, and show‑stopping musical acts, all helping raise vital funds so people can eat, sleep, and feel safe.

Leading the charge for the entire evening is Red Nose Day presenting royalty Davina McCall, joined throughout the night by comedy favourites including Katherine Ryan, Nick Mohammed, Joel Dommett, and Catherine Tate - returning with a very special appearance as Nan.

Expect unforgettable moments, bursts of chaos, huge laughs, and a few surprises we can’t reveal just yet… plus the chance to win money-can’t-buy prizes, from dream music tickets to a truly head‑turning classic car.

Tune in on Friday 20 March from 7pm for the biggest night of funny fundraising - and turn silliness into serious change.

BBC Radio 1’s Greg James has completed his epic 1,000km challenge, arriving at Murrayfield Stadium to a hero’s welcome after eight gruelling days in the saddle.

Radio 1’s Longest Ride for Red Nose Day has already raised an astonishing £4,041,000 for Comic Relief, with donations including £100,000 from Coldplay and major match funding from The Hunter Foundation.

Greg began his journey in Weymouth on Friday 13 March and cycled north on a tandem bike for up to eight hours a day, joined along the way by a host of familiar faces including His Royal Highness Prince William, Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas, comedians Joe Lycett and Max Fosh, and fellow Radio 1 presenters Jamie Laing, Arielle Free, and Alice Levine.

The fundraising total will continue to grow, with the final amount announced during Comic Relief: Funny for Money, live on BBC iPlayer, and - for the first time - simultaneously on the BBC’s official YouTube channel on Friday 20 March.

Greg will also reveal the final challenge total on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show from 7am on Monday 23 March.

Money raised for Red Nose Day helps provide essentials like food, safe shelter, and protection for people facing the toughest moments of their lives. Donations to support Greg’s remarkable effort can still be made at donate here.

Four of the UK’s most exciting digital creators - Ayame, Sarel, Specs Gonzalez and Victor Kunda - are stepping out from behind their ring lights and into the spotlight as they form The Creator Band, performing live for the very first time on the Red Nose Day night of TV.

Follow their journey on YouTube as they race to rehearse, refine and pull off the performance of their lives ahead of their debut on Friday 20 March.

They’re putting everything on the line to support Comic Relief, raising life‑changing money to help people access food, shelter and safety - the essentials everyone needs to survive, here in the UK and around the world.

Don’t miss a beat! Follow the band’s journey on YouTube in a special two-part Comic Relief series that gives an access-all-areas pass to the backstage action. Watch along here.

Step into the Hundred Acre Woods this Red Nose Day as TK Maxx and Comic Relief team up with Disney Winnie The Pooh to bring you our most joyful collection yet.

Discover adult and kids T-shirts, tote bags, mugs, bag charms and more featuring best friends Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore. With beautiful designs made with Fairtrade cotton, and the chance to change the lives of children and young people with your purchase, what’s not to love?

Grab your T-shirts from the Comic Relief store, shop the full collection at TK Maxx online or head to your nearest TK Maxx or Homesense stores.

Get Your Design-Yer Nose!

This year’s Nose is a blank canvas – so grab your markers, stickers and paint, and make it gloriously your own. Go chic and minimalist or brilliantly over-the-top, but whatever you do, express yourself!.

Get Yer-Noses here

We all need a laugh more than ever because, quite honestly, the world feels a lot right now. Which is why this year, we’re going back to basics: helping people get what they need to eat, sleep and feel safe. All you have to do is turn to the daft side and Take Yourself Funny for Money.

We’re kicking off the silliness in style… to show everyone how it’s done, rugby favourite and Traitors star, Joe Marler, Lioness icon Jill Scott and Tia Kofi have thrown themselves into some brilliantly ridiculous scenes. Take a sneak peak here.

Then, on 20 March from 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer, the TV show, Comic Relief: Funny for Money, takes over for the BBC’s biggest night of comedy and entertainment of the year. Expect huge laughs, surprise stunts and unforgettable presenting debuts from Catherine Tate’s Nan, Katherine Ryan and Nick Mohammed, alongside familiar favourites including Davina McCall and Joel Dommett.

You can also get involved right now with this year’s Red Nose collection, tried and tested by Claudia Winkleman, Joe Lycett and Rosie Jones.

It includes the first ever Design-Yer Nose - this year’s Nose is a blank canvas – so grab your markers, stickers and paint, and make it gloriously your own. Go chic and minimalist or brilliantly over-the-top, but whatever you do, express yourself!.

It also includes an exclusive collaboration with world-famous artist Mr Doodle, available to buy now on Amazon, the official home of the Nose. So pop on a Nose, tune in and Take Yourself Funny for Money.

Because simple acts of silliness can make a serious difference.

Shop Noses and Red Nose day T-shirts here

Join in the fun this Red Nose Day by doing something silly for serious good. Whether you’re running a marathon in a mankini, sharing that gloriously awful old photo, or simply popping on a Red Nose and carrying on as usual, every daft moment helps people across the UK and around the world facing real challenges.

Register now to get your free fundraising pack

It's not just about getting the laughs - it’s about doing something laugh-changing. It’s money for the unfunny stuff we take for granted like food, shelter, not living in fear.

For millions of people, the foundations that should be guaranteed in life are no longer there, and in the UK and across the world people are suffering hunger, homelessness and harm. This Red Nose Day, money raised will help people access food, shelter and safety– the vital essentials everyone needs to survive.

Eat. Sleep. Feel safe.
That's what your silliness helps provide.

Read more about how people are changing their lives with your support.

Red Nose Day is an initiative of Comic Relief, operating name of Charity Projects, registered charity in England & Wales (326568) and Scotland (SC039730).