The full schedule has been revealed for this years Red Nose Day broadcast on March 18. As well as the previously announced French and Saunders reunion and Jack Whitehall playing golf with soccer stars other highlights include Matt Lucas and David Walliams reuniting to revive their old Rock Profiles sketches.
Full line-up below
COMIC OPERA
Comic Opera is back, and Comic Relief and the English National Opera are pushing six celebrities to their limits in a unique challenge – learning to be opera singers. Getting to grips with this highly skilled classical art form, they’ll have just 24 hours to come together and perform live at The London Coliseum in front of 2,000 paying audience members. Thankfully they’ve got the support of Sara Cox who will be keeping everyone in order, plus ENO’s award-winning Chorus and Orchestra behind them. The celebrities will be announced in due course.
SCHOOLS THANK YOU
Fantastic Beasts stars Jude Law and Eddie Redmayne surprise school children visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Warner Bros Studios. Watch as the unsuspecting money raisers receive a magical Thank You that they will never forget!
ROCK PROFILE
Comedy duo, David Walliams and Matt Lucas are back on our screens with the return of the cult sketch show, Rock Profile. Vernon Kay will be interviewing some familiar faces in the recording studio as they prepare for the release of the Comic Relief single. Expect to see the likes of Adele, Post Malone, Lady Gaga, Lewis Capaldi, and many more as you have never seen them before.
GHOSTS – Update - unfortunately no longer happening as Kylie is recovering from Covid
Global superstar Kylie Minogue joins forces with the cast of hit BBC sitcom Ghosts in a spook-tacular one off sketch. The legendary musician visits haunted Button House, but will she be left ‘Spinning Around’ after a day with the ghouls?
A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FROM ROSE AND GIOVANNI
Reigning Strictly Champions Rose Ayling Ellis and Giovanni Pernice will be performing their wonderful waltz to Ellie Goulding’s ‘How Long Will I Love You’ in the Comic Relief studio.
THE REPAIR SHOP
For this Comic Relief special, The Repair Shop welcomes some very special guests into the barn. Desperate to get on TV and to meet Jay Blades, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders reprise their characters ‘The Extras’ to blag a free fix from the team. As Jay sends them packing, whilst restorers Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch get to work on a special guest’s repair, the extras wheedle their way back into the barn and mayhem ensues.
JACK WHITEHALL’S MINI GOLF CHALLENGE
The 2022 Mini Golf Challenge will see Arsenal fan and award winning comedian, actor and presenter Jack Whitehall take on two England football heroes at the game of champions. Premier League players and childhood best friends Mason Mount and Declan Rice will be swapping their football clubs for golf clubs, as they go head to head on the mini golf course, with a big forfeit in store for the loser! The pressure’s on, but who will be victorious and who will end up thoroughly teed off?!
BEDTIME STORIES FOR COMIC RELIEF
Join Stephen Fry and a range of other celebrity readers for a very special one-off Bedtime Story for Comic Relief. This hilarious tale is strictly for the grown-ups, full of home truths about the daily battle of getting the kids to nod off at bedtime, that every parent will be able to relate to. For parents who live in the real world, where a few sleepy animals and cutesy songs don't always send a toddler sailing off to the land of nod.
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE FROM & JULIET
The cast of the sensational West End coming-of-age musical ‘& Juliet’ will be taking to the stage to perform a medley of hits, all in aid of Comic Relief. Expect to see the iconic love story as you have never seen it before!
MISCHIEF THEATRE – THE MIND MANGLER
The hilariously brilliant Mischief Theatre present ‘Magic Goes Wrong’ – and introduce us to ‘The Mind Mangler’. A spectacular mind reading routine, which doesn’t always go to plan…
QI
QI will be bringing a special episode to Comic Relief, where they will be looking at some quirky fundraising events and charity events from bygone days, Sandi Toksvig will be joined by Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Sally Phillips and Guz Khan.
APPEAL FILMS
Throughout the Red Nose Day night of entertainment, viewers will be shown how their donations can change lives in the UK and around the world. Films shown during the evening will feature powerful personal stories of those supported by the work Comic Relief funds and will highlight a range of issues in the UK including suicide and young people’s mental health, domestic abuse and food poverty, as well as focusing on international issues including education in Uganda and children who are street homeless in South Africa. They include a number of films that have been co-produced with local filmmakers in Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and India.
THE GREAT COMIC RELIEF PRIZEATHON
The laughs continue on Red Nose Day after the news on BBC One with the return of ‘The Great Comic Relief Prizeathon’ – serving up live music, comedy sketches and a chance for viewers to support Comic Relief by entering some unmissable Text to Win Prize Draws.
Taking the reins for this live extravaganza are comedian Joel Dommett and Strictly favourite AJ Odudu – who are joined by a live studio audience and some very special guests.
