Comic Relief has announced the final sum gathered for this year’s Red Nose Day campaign.

On Friday March 20, celebrities came together at Salford’s MediaCity for the charity’s televised fundraising event, hosted by presenter Davinia McCall.

The programme opened with Catherine Tate reprising her popular character Nan, incorporating humorous sections influenced by BBC shows including The Traitors and Amandaland.

Tate joined fellow performers Joel Dommett, Katherine Ryan, and Nick Mohammed alongside McCall throughout the broadcast.

As the Red Nose Day show drew to a close, McCall revealed the final figure collected for Comic Relief’s 2026 initiative, announcing the total reached an impressive £30,004,040 and thanking viewers for their tremendous generosity.

The figure announced initially during the broadcast stood at £11,520,926.

BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James spoke during the live programme about his eight-day, 1,000-kilometre cycling challenge from Weymouth to Edinburgh, which generated £4,225,939 for Comic Relief.

The presenter noted that when the Prince of Wales joined him briefly on his tandem cycle, he had never gripped so firmly.

He joked that viewers should consider what would have occurred had the royal fallen off, suggesting it could have spelled disaster for Comic Relief.

A pre-recorded message from Comic Relief co-founder Sir Lenny Henry aired at the programme’s start, thanking supporters for their fundraising work across the past 41 years and describing their dedication as representing the true essence of a united Britain.

Comic Relief is a British charity founded in 1985 by Sir Lenny Henry and Richard Curtis, the screenwriter behind Love Actually. Its stated purpose is to assist people in obtaining food, secure housing, and protection for children.

Money raised through Red Nose Day funds organisations working on homelessness, poverty, and mental health issues, along with other charitable initiatives both throughout Britain and internationally.