Red Nose Day

Red Nose Day | Comic Relief

What Is Red Nose Day?

Red Nose Day is an fundraising event run by the charity Comic Relief, to raise money for people in the UK and around the world, to tackle the most pressing issues of the moment.

The British charity Comic Relief was founded in 1985 to raise money to help those affected by famine in Ethiopia in the wake of the Band Aid single and Live Aid concert. The first Red Nose Day was held in 1988 and included a comedy telethon broadcast on BBC 1, and money was raised from the sale of red noses.