Comic Relief raises £1bn | Watch 10 comedy highlights from Red Nose Day...

Comic Relief raises £1bn

Watch 10 comedy highlights from Red Nose Day...

More than £78million was raised during yesterday's Red Nose Night TV broadcast – bringing the total raised over 30 years to more than £1billion.

Comic Relief founder Richard Curtis said he was 'enormously proud' of the charity's achievements.

'This is a very strange moment for me,' he said. 'When a bunch of comedians got together all those years ago we dreamed of raising a million or two, and never imagined the generosity that would be shown by the British public for so many years.'

Highlights of the telethon included Rowan Atkinson and Dawn French reprising their roles as Mr Bean and The Vicar Of Dibley and David Walliams appearing in a sketch with Professor Stephen Hawking.

Johnny Vegas, Patrick Kielty, Vic Reeves, Jack Dee and Nick Helm took to the stage as a spoof version of One Direction; and James Bond stars Daniel Craig and Sir Roger Moore starred in a 007 mockumentary.

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Here are ten highlights from the night

No Direction

Trevor Noah stand-up

Sarah Millican in the Royal Box

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Toast of London sketch by Matt Berry

Russell Brand stand-up

The Four Fundraisers: Python parody

Stand-up and rap from Doc Brown

Lenny Henry stand-up

Russell Brand announces the final total

Published: 14 Mar 2015

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