The Big One Raises Record Red Nose Day Cash
Comic Relief - The Big One - raised a massive £63,019,955 million - the biggest ever total on a Red Nose Day night and the money is still pouring in!
The mammoth seven hour show on BBC ONE, featured the biggest line up of presenters ever including Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, Lenny Henry, Davina McCall, Graham Norton, Paul O'Grady, Fearne Cotton, Kate Thornton and Chris Evans, who was overwhelmed by the success of the show, saying 'This is by far the most exciting Comic Relief night I've ever been to - it's the best comedy ever'.
Some of the most memorable highlights include Catherine Tate's schoolgirl character Lauren turning up to 'bovver' Prime Minister Tony Blair at Number 10; Ricky Gervais' special 'appeal film' starring Sir Bob Geldof, Bono, Stephen Merchant, Jamie Oliver and Andi Peters; and of course Borat's live link from Kazakhstan.
Girls Aloud and Sugababes performed the official Comic Relief single, 'Walk This Way', and there were also performances from Take That and The Killers. Not to mention the spectacular performance of the hilarious 80s anthem '(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles' by The Proclaimers featuring Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin!
The grand final of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy saw Tara Palmer-Tomkinson crowned queen of the celebrity singers and the boy's team reassembled in the boardroom for Comic Relief Does The Apprentice. Piers Morgan was the unfortunate soul to hear the words they'd all been dreading - 'you're fired'.
Special reports were also provided by Billy Connolly and Ant & Dec who had visited Comic Relief funded projects in Africa and showed how the money you raise makes a big difference to people's lives.
It was an amazing night with an amazing result thanks to you! The money you donated will make a huge difference to people's lives. Don't forget to pay in your cash if you haven't already - the sooner you get it to us, the sooner we can start spending it to change lives!
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(21 December 2007) - Comic Relief Tunes Top The Charts
(26 March 2007) - Grannies Get 'Pimped' - The Amazing Result!
(22 March 2007) - The Big One Raises Record Red Nose Day Cash
(20 March 2007) - Tara wins third series of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
(20 March 2007) - Catherine Tate Comic Relief Special DVD
(19 March 2007) - Peter Kay and The Proclaimers' collaboration
(19 March 2007) - iTunes gets reddy for The Big One!!
(16 March 2007) - Girl Power Triumphs In Semis
(16 March 2007) - 3 Peaks Africa Team Ace Their Really Big Challenge!
(15 March 2007) - Tell us how you're going Red for the Big One!
(15 March 2007) - Raise and Save Money at the Same Time!
(14 March 2007) - Sparks Fly As Comic Relief Does The Apprentice!
(14 March 2007) - Angellica Expelled After Climatic Tie-Break
(14 March 2007) - eBay Bidders Go Mad For Take That Treasures
(12 March 2007) - Mel Geidroyc Became the sixth student to leave...
(12 March 2007) - Rallyoke Hits The Road!
(9 March 2007) - Linda Leaves The Academy With Tearful Goodbye
(9 March 2007) - Miranda loses her mojo and her Academy spot!
(8 March 2007) - Sugababes vs Girls Aloud: Walk This Way!
(8 March 2007) - Attention all Schools, Nose Deposit Scheme Ends Soon!
(7 March 2007) - 'Woman's Hour' Needs a Man for RND '07!
(7 March 2007) - Red "NOSE" Dragons Tackle the BIG one
(6 March 2007) - Eros and Ed are game for a laugh!
(6 March 2007) - Grannies Get "Pimp My Red Nose Ride" Treatment
(5 March 2007) - Rowland Goes In Fame Academy Opener
(5 March 2007) - Kate Moss’s Jacket Up For Auction on eBay
(5 March 2007) - Take That doing Big Performance
(2 March 2007) - Mr. Bean's Holiday
(2 March 2007) - Moyles Hits The Road
(1 March 2007) - Does Africa Need Ade?
- Red Nose Day 2007 Goes Big on Fairtrade
(27 February 2007) - Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is back!
(26 February 2007) - Sharon Osbourne - New Queen Of The Numbers At Gala!
(23 February 2007) - Comic Relief Does Little Britain Live DVD
(21 February 2007) - Schools Break Red Nose Record
(19 February 2007) - McFly Big Paint Job Challenge – Winner Announced!
(16 February 2007) - BeanoMax Goes Red For Comic Relief!
(15 February 2007) - 3 Peaks Africa – The Really Big Challenge!
(14 February 2007) - Sadie Frost takes a chocolatey adventure
(13 February 2007) - Pop a Cork – Wine Relief's back in town!
(12 February 2007) - Little Britain rockets towards RND '07!
(9 February 2007) - McFly Aiming For Red Nose Masterstroke!
(8 February 2007) - Silence is Golden
(7 February 2007) - Going Big Near You
- Star Traders Raise Cash for Comic Relief
(5 February 2007) - Red Nosers Snap-Up New Pages!
- What a day!
(31 January)
