Comic Relief is a British charitable institution launched in 1985 by comedy scribe writer Richard Curtis for the famine in Ethiopia. The organization was launched on the first Christmas day of that year in a live broadcast of Late, Late Breakfast Show by Noel Edmonds on BBC One, in a refugee camp in Sudan.
Originally, money was collected through performances, such as a comic revue at the Shaftesbury Theater in London, broadcast on television on April 25, 1986.
One of the most important principles of Comic Relief is the "Golden Pound Principle": every donated pound goes to a charity. All expenses are reimbursed by corporate sponsors and the interest earned on the collected money before it goes to charity. Red Nose Day
Red Nose Day is the main collection of Comic Relief. As the name indicates, Red Nose Day is wearing red clown sneakers, available in many stores. It is held throughout the year and is celebrated throughout the country. The BBC One Money Collection Program begins in the evening and continues until the early hours of the morning, but other money-raising campaigns are also being organized by individuals.
For the broadcasts of many popular comic television programs, short special episodes are made, with program makers and actors working together on a regular basis.
The first Red Nose Day was on February 5, 1988 and raised £ 15 million. The television show was presented by Lenny Henry, Griff Rhys Jones and Jonathan Ross. On Red Nose Day 2007, 40.236.142 pounds was collected, more than 52 million euros. The Craziest Day
The Dutch version of Red Nose Day, The Hottest Day, took place in the form of a three-hour live show on Monday, March 28, 2011. presented by Sophie Hilbrand, Thomas van Luyn, Brigitte Kaandorp, Valerio Zeno, Claudia de Breij and Patrick Lodiers, with the collaboration of many television and radio broadcasters and programs, musicians, comedians and well-known Dutchmen. The action was not repeated in 2012 and 2013.
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