One of the biggest charity entertainment nights of the year is almost upon us, with many huge names uniting to raise money for BBC Comic Relief 2022, Red Nose Day tomorrow (Friday, March 18). This year’s programme will be hosted by Comic Relief legend Sir Lenny Henry, alongside Zoe Ball, Paddy McGuinness, Alesha Dixon, and David Tennant, all live from the studio.
This year, the three-hour programme will bring you the usual mix of great entertainment and inspiring stories of how your donations help Comic Relief projects here in the UK and worldwide.
The BBC state that donations throughout the night can be made by: visiting bbc.co.uk/rednoseday; calling 03457 910 910; or texting the word FIVE, TEN, TWENTY, THIRTY or FORTY to 70702 (to donate £5, £10, £20, £30, or £40). During the course of the evening, viewers can expect some huge names in the world of comedy and entertainment to provide plenty of laughs for a good cause.
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What Comic Relief sketches will air on Friday night?
Comic Relief 2022 will be broadcast on BBC One from 7pm – 10pm, and anyone tuning in can expect to see:
- The Comic Opera Challenge will see five celebrities (Scarlett Moffatt, Rosie Jones, Helen George, Tamzin Outhwaite and Nina Wadia) attempt to learn a medley of three arias from the opera Carmen to perform onstage at the London Coliseum, hosted by Sara Cox.
- Jude Law and Eddie Redmayne will surprise a group of school children at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
- A revival of Rock Profile will see Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams perform in their cult sketch show revival featuring Adele, Post Malone, Lady Gaga, Lewis Capaldi and more.
- Superstar singer Kylie Minogue will appear in a one-off sketch featuring the cast of the BBC Comedy Ghosts.
- The Strictly Come Dancing 2021 champions, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice, will perform together for the first time since the Strictly Live tour ended.
- Legendary comedic duo French and Saunders will make a visit to The Repair Shop and see Jay Blades as their characters from The Extras.
- Mason Mount and Declan Rice will challenge comedian Jack Whitehall in a game of Mini Golf.
- Several celebrities, including national treasure Stephen Fry, will read a unique Bedtime Story (one that’s strictly for adults).
- In a special edition of the hit quiz show QI, host Sandi Toskvig and regular panellist Alan Davies will welcome Jo Brand, Sally Phillips and Guz Khan to the programme.
- In addition, the cast of & Juliet performs a medley of hits, and the team behind the popular theatre show Magic Goes Wrong will perform a hilarious mind-reading routine.
