A host of famous faces gathered in central London today as three very special Red Nose Day stars were given the red carpet treatment.
Gavin and Stacey’s Ruth Jones, Rob Brydon and Joanna Page were joined by Steve Jones, Alex Zane, Jo Brand, Hugh Dennis and The Saturday’s at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square for the launch of the Red Nose Day 2009 campaign, but also to witness history being made.
For the first time since its launch in 1985 Comic Relief has released three different Red Noses – with each of the trio set to rally the nation to Do Something Funny for Money on Friday 13 March.
With all three available from Sainsbury’s, Oxfam and rednoseday.com the race is on for the country to pick its favourite nose.
Gavin & Stacey star, Rob Brydon, says: “If ever the country needed to have a laugh it’s now – and what better way to do that than by picking your nose. My personal favourite is the little chap with glasses, he looks a very kindly soul.
“Doing Something Funny for Money is a great idea too - we are all dying to shake off a little bit of the gloom and doom around and let rip for the day. Friday March 13th is that day!”
The official Red Nose Day ’09 T-shirts are also an exciting new departure and are guaranteed to be the most stylish range of charity gear ever created – thanks to the genius of their designer – one Stella McCartney. Made in Africa from 100% Fairtrade certified organic cotton, the T-shirts are available at TK Maxx stores and rednoseday.com
The campaign culminates with a spectacular Night of TV on Friday 13 March from 7pm Tune in for Comic Relief: Funny for Money, a night that’s all set to be one heck of an extravaganza including the last ever French & Saunders parody and special Red Nose treats from the cast of Outnumbered, Gavin & Stacey, and Little Britain to name just a few.
This year award winning Gavin & Stacey stars Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones have recorded a special one-off single collaboration with legendary Welsh crooner Tom Jones to bring you the official Red Nose Day 2009 single to be released on 8 March. Hot girl group The Saturday’s have done a poptastic version of Depeche Mode’s classic track, ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’. The single will be released on 3 March.
Comic Relief spends all the money raised through Red Nose Day to give extremely poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the UK and Africa a helping hand to turn their lives around.
Merchandise price and stockist details:
Sainsbury’s, Oxfam and online at rednoseday.com
The Nose: £1 with at least 70p going to Comic Relief
TK Maxx and rednoseday.com
This year’s t-shirts, designed by Stella McCartney, feature iconic portraits of The Beatles by Linda McCartney, Morecambe & Wise by David Bailey and a cute bunny by Mary McCartney, with a limited edition fashion t-shirt soon to be unveiled.
Red Nose Day T-shirts: Priced between £5.99 and £14.99 – with at least £3 and £8 going to Comic Relief
About Comic Relief
- Red Nose Day is coming on Friday 13 March 2009 and is going back to its roots, asking people to Do Something Funny for Money!
- The Red Nose Day fundraising kit includes loads of ideas to help you Do Something Funny for Money! Order your copy now at rednoseday.com
- To make a donation, call 03457 910910 (Calls to our new 0345 number will cost the same as calls to 01 and 02 prefixed numbers and will be included as part of any inclusive minutes or discount package)
- Comic Relief’s vision is to create a just world, free from poverty
- Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England / Wales); SC039730 (Scotland)
- Comic Relief spends all the money raised giving extremely poor and disadvantaged people in the UK and Africa a helping hand to turn their lives around
The Comic Relief promise
In order to run itself in a professional and effective way Comic Relief incurs necessary significant costs. Raising funds, making grants and organisational overheads cost real money.
Despite these costs, Comic Relief is still able to promise that for every pound the charity gets directly from the public a pound goes to helping transform the lives of people living with poverty and social injustice. If Red Nose Day raises £50 million, Comic Relief will spend at least £50 million doing just that.
It can make this promise because its operating budget is covered in cash or in kind from all types of supporters like corporate sponsors and donors, suppliers, generous individuals and government (including Gift Aid) as well as from investment income and interest.