Comic Relief 2005

I was pleased to see tonight that Comic Relief Raised £37,809,564 this evening! So a successful and fun night once again! I spent the evening with friends watching the frivolities!

Comic Relief is about having fun and making the world a better place. The organisation raises money and then uses it to help end poverty and unfairness.

The Comic Relief charity appeal has raised more than 37 million pounds for projects at home and in Africa and is on course to beat its own fundraising record set two years ago. Organisers are hoping to beat the 2003 total of 61 million pounds. Comic Relief, held every two years, was set up by British comedians in 1985 with a live BBC broadcast from a refugee camp in Sudan. It has since raised more than 337 million pounds. Each appeal sees children across Britain don red noses while a host of stars donate their time to raise money.

Lenny Henry, Rowan Atkinson, Elton John, Chris Evans and Stephen Fry starred in the BBC 1 show on Friday, with Fry also making a guest appearance on the BBC Radio soap "The Archers" in a special edition written by comedian Victoria Wood.

I was also pleased to see that more than six million red noses were sold for the event!