Editing Comic Relief (section)

==2020s==

===2021 event===
The 2021 event took place on Friday 19 March 2021. The event raised £52 million and was once again hosted by Sir Lenny Henry alongside Davina McCall, Paddy McGuinness, David Tennant and Alesha Dixon.

Sketches included a crossover between [[Catherine Tate]]'s Nan character and [[James Bond]] ([[Daniel Craig]]), a Comic Relief [[Zoom meeting]] featuring [[Jack Whitehall]] and various celebrities and a trailer for ''2020 – The Movie'' featuring [[Keira Knightley]], [[Michael Sheen]], [[Jodie Whittaker]], [[KSI]], [[Anna Friel]] and Dame [[Joan Collins]]. Sheen and Tennant also starred in a special edition of their TV show ''[[Staged]]'' while McGuinness and his ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' co-stars, [[Freddie Flintoff]] and [[Chris Harris (journalist)|Chris Harris]] were asked questions by children in a segment hosted by Radio 1's [[Jordan North]]. ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]''{{'}}s [[Geraldine Granger]] (played by [[Dawn French]]) appeared alongside the Reverend [[Kate Bottley]] to open the show. There were musical performances from [[The Proclaimers]], [[Gabrielle (singer)|Gabrielle]] and the cast of ''[[Back to the Future the Musical]]''. After the main show, [[Amanda Holden]] and [[Jason Manford]] presented ''The Great Comic Relief Prizeathon''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000t948|title = BBC One – Comic Relief, 2021, the Great Comic Relief Prizeathon}}</ref>

===2022 event===
Red Nose Day took place on 18 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday|title = Red Nose Day &#124; Comic Relief}}</ref>

Some of 2022's fundraising challenges that took place prior to the main televised event included a 100-mile river challenge, which saw BBC Radio 1 presenter Jordan North rowing from London to Burnley,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-03-04/jordan-north-completes-100-mile-row-from-london-to-burnley-for-comic-relief|title = Jordan North completes 100-mile row to Burnley for Red Nose Day|date = 4 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/people/radio-1-dj-jordan-north-arrives-in-happy-place-burnley-as-he-finishes-100-mile-comic-relief-rowing-challenge-3597166|title=Radio 1 DJ Jordan North arrives in 'happy place' Burnley as he finishes 100-mile Comic Relief rowing challenge|date=4 March 2022 }}</ref> and Tom Daley's Homecoming Challenge,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-60424835|title = Tom Daley completes 4-day homecoming challenge for Comic Relief|work = BBC News|date = 17 February 2022}}</ref> which involved rowing, swimming, cycling and running.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015fnn|title = BBC One – Comic Relief, 2022, Tom Daley's Hell of a Homecoming}}</ref> Footage of the latter challenge, which took place between the Aquatics Centre in London and Plymouth, was featured in a BBC One documentary called ''Tom Daley's Hell of a Homecoming'', which was broadcast on 14 March 2022.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/>

The main Red Nose Day programming was split into three sections with the three-hour comedy special and ''The Great Comic Relief Prizeathon''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015fqs|title = BBC One – Comic Relief, 2022, the Great Comic Relief Prizeathon}}</ref> appearing on BBC One before and after the news, whilst ''Comic Relief at the Movies'' took a 10pm slot on BBC Two.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015gyp|title = BBC One – Comic Relief, 2022, Comic Relief at the Movies}}</ref>

The 2022 Comic Relief show featured parodies of ''The Repair Shop'' (with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Dame Judi Dench) as well as various popstars in David Walliams and Matt Lucas' ''Rock Profile'' sketches, whilst Tim Vine and Kiri Pritchard-McLean took part in a ''One Man and His Dog'' competition. The late-night programme ''The Great Comic Relief Prizeathon'' was presented by Vernon Kay and AJ Odudu, with an hour-long ''Best Bits'' compilation being transmitted a couple of days after the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015p16|title = BBC One – Comic Relief, 2022, the Best Bits}}</ref>

===2023 event===
The 2023 event was held on 17 March 2023. Lenny Henry did not appear as the telethon's main presenter due to commitments with another project. Instead, the role was filled by David Tennant. An open sketch saw Henry regenerating into Tennant as a parody of [[Doctor Who]]. £34 million was raised from donations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64989732|title=Comic Relief raises over £34m with The Traitors and Eurovision sketches|work=BBC News|date=18 March 2023|accessdate=18 March 2023}}</ref>

===2024 event===
The 2024 event was held on 15 March 2024. This was the last telethon for Lenny Henry, the fundraiser's founder after 39 years of being the presenter of the telethon. As part of the tributes to Henry, co-host David Tennant, who also hosted the previous year's telethon, thanked Henry for "an amazing tour of duty". The event raised £38 million from donations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68581772|title=Red Nose Day: 'Irreplaceable' Lenny Henry kicks off his last Comic Relief|work=BBC News|date=15 March 2024|access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref>

===2025 event===
The 2025 event was held on 21 March 2025. It was the first event since Henry’s departure in 2024. Davina McCall, AJ Odudu, and Joel Dommett returned to present after hosting last year, Alesha Dixon also returned 3 years after her previous appearance in 2022, and Jonathan Ross returned after previously hosting in 2017. Alongside them, Alison Hammond, Tom Allen, and Rylan Clark hosted for the very first time.

As part of Comic Reliefs 40th anniversary, 40 Years of Funny was broadcast. Emma Willis and Asim Chaudhry presented a special programme celebrating the show’s 40 year anniversary.

As of 22 March 2025, £34,022,590 has been raised.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Nose Day {{!}} Comic Relief |url=https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.comicrelief.com |language=en}}</ref>