Red Nose Day 2019 was a fundraising event organised by Comic Relief, broadcast live from BBC Elstree Centre on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of 15 March 2019 to early the following morning. The event was broadcast from 7:00 pm to 2:30 am, and raised £63,548,668 for charity.[1][2]
The telethon has traditionally taken the format of one broadcast with various presenting teams hosting typically for an hour at a time introducing a variety of sketches and appeal films. Since 2017, the broadcast has been split into different sections, with separate hosts, focusing on a specific theme or skit rather than featuring numerous sketches, appeal films and performances.
Time
Show
Description
19:00–22:00
Red Nose Day 2019
Lenny Henry, Paddy McGuinness, Emma Willis, Zoe Ball, David Tennant, Alesha Dixon and Romesh Ranganathan present the traditional Red Nose Day broadcast featuring sketches, live performances and appeal films.
Lenny Henry, Clara Amfo, Rob Beckett and Joe Sugg present the traditional Red Nose Day broadcast featuring sketches, live performances and appeal films, with a more adult-themed approach.
00:55–01:55
Killimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
Nine celebrities attempt to reach the summit of Africa's tallest mountain, Mt. Killimanjaro, to raise money for Comic Relief, 10 years after a similar event in 2009.
Ten celebrity candidates take part in a two-part mini-series to host a charity evening to raise money for Comic Relief. The second half saw the celebrities take part in 'The Boardroom', where one celebrity was fired.[3] The event raised £400,000 for Comic Relief.[4]
Ten years after the first climb, nine celebrities climbed to the summit of Africa's tallest mountain, Mt. Killimanjaro, and raised over £2 million for Comic Relief. The event was first broadcast on 13 March, and was repeated during the appeal on 15 March.[5]
25 years after its original release, most of the original cast of Four Weddings and a Funeral recreated a shortsequel for Comic Relief, which was well-received by the public.[6]
Celebrities re-enact the 2018 movie, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, for a Comic Relief special, similar to the 2009 sketch, featuring some of ABBA's biggest hits.[7]
Richard Madden returns as PPO David Budd, who has the task of protecting the Prime Minister, in a Comic Relief episode of award-winning British drama Bodyguard.[8]
Strictly Come Dancing presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman danced continuously for 24 hours, the final five shown live during the telethon, and raised more than £1 million for Comic Relief.