RED Nose Day is set to return TONIGHT (Friday 15, 2019) for another year of fun, laughter and fund raising for the Comic Relief charity.
Here’s more about the big day and where you can snap up a T-shirt to show your support.
Where can you buy a Red Nose Day t-shirt?
Head over to the Comic Relief online store to snap up a selection of black, white or red T-shirts for this year’s Red Nose Day.
They are also available at all TK Maxx stores nationwide and online.
The T-shirts are available in adult and kid sizes, with short sleeved ones for the grown-ups, and a mix of short and long-sleeved options for the little ones.
This year’s selection features a host of popular characters like Mickey Mouse, Eeyore, Bambi and Dumbo.
In each T-shirt, the character is seen in a playful pose and wearing a striking red nose.
Adult T-shirts vary in price from £9.99 to £16.99 for a pop art version or a pyjama set, while kids’ tees are £6.99 for short sleeves and up to £8.99 for long.
Red Nose Day at a glance...
- Comic Relief was created in 1985 by filmmaker Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry
- The first Red Nose Day telethon in 1988 raised £15 million and the last one in 2017 raised a whopping £82 million
- This year's event sees celebrities taking part to raise money in;
- Strictly Danceathon - Claudia and Tess will be dancing for 24 hours
- Kilimanjaro: The Return - Dani Dyer is joined by Shirley Ballas and other celebs for the gruelling trek
- Bodyguard - Richard Madden reprises his role for a one-off special
- Four Weddings And A Funeral sequel - after the hugely successful reprisal in 2017 of Love Actually, Hugh Grant is back once more
- To donate, visit comicrelief.com
What other merchandise is available?
Sainsbury’s has a plethora of Red Nose Day merchandise on offer, ranging from actual red noses (plus one green and one white nose) to badges, wristbands, lanyards and mugs.
Prices start from £1, and most items can be purchased online.
If you want to just make a donation, you can do that online too via the Sainsbury’s website.
When is Red Nose Day 2019?
The Comic Relief telethon will air on BBC One on TONIGHT (Friday, March 15, 2019).
It starts at 7pm and runs right through to 2.30am tomorrow morning.
It briefly switches to BBC Two when coverage on BBC One breaks for The News from 10pm to 10.40pm.
Comic Relief is a biennial event which means it only takes place every other year.
It used to be held annually until 2002 when Sport Relief was introduced.
Now, Comic Relief falls on odd years, whilst Sport Relief happens in even years - like it did last year in 2018.
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Where does the money from Comic Relief go?
Comic Relief spends the money that is raised through Red Nose Day and Sport Relief on disadvantaged people living in the UK and around the world.
Over the last 30 years over £1billion has been raised for the charity.
The Comic Relief charity is UK based and aims to free the world from poverty.
It has also backed campaigns to help disabled people get back into work and to highlight abuse of the elderly.
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