Editing Comic Relief (section)

===2001 event===
The 2001 Red Nose Day was held on 16 March. The total raised was £55 million.<ref name="Statista-20190314">{{cite web|first=Martin|last=Armstrong|date=14 March 2019|url=https://www.statista.com/chart/17369/red-nose-day-amount-raised-uk/|title=Is Red Nose Day running out of steam?|work=Statista.com|access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> As well as donations on the night of the TV show, money is raised from countrywide sponsored events and from [[merchandising]], particularly of the red noses themselves. ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 1 (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother 1]]'' was produced in honour of Comic Relief, with the finale airing as part of the Red Nose Day festivities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1172148.stm|title=Celebrity Big Brother launched|work=BBC News|date=15 February 2001|access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref>