Well done all you Brits.Red Nose Day has raised £37,809,564 so far!!!
Now go buy the official Comic Relief single-Peter Kay & Tony Christie’s ‘Is This The Way To Amarillo?’ and watch the cool star-studded video*
*well,if Little Britain,Ronnie Corbett,Bungle and Orville count as stars
For what?
Red Nose Day is a commemoration and fundraising day for SIDS victims and research IIRC.
Not true. The money raised goes to many good causes both in the UK and oversees. In the UK it funds shelters for battered wives, to help runaway children and charities to prevent abuse amongst elderly people in such places as care homes. The money for oversees is used to try to put an end to such things as poverty and homelessness in Africa.
This site gives more details:-
Humble apologies. I was only aware of the Red Nose program in Australia that had been adopted from the British one, and which I erroneously assumed had therefore the same aims as the GB version.
Mea Culpa.
:smack:
Was anyone awake to watch the Comic Relief shift at 1am last night? The highlights included the awarding of a £3500 ruby-encrusted dildo to a lucky punter and Drunken Fame Academy Karaoke (during which one of the contestants toppled off the stage into the crowd.) Outstanding!
Damnit! I always miss the ruby-encrusted dildo! I thought it was bad when I missed the 12" Ice Blue Double Ended Jelly Dildo but this just takes the cake.
It’s a flag day + telethon held every two years in the UK. Its a spin-off from the **Band Aid / Live Aid etc ** stuff founded by Bob Geldoff 20 years ago. They raise money by (among other things) selling clown type red noses.