Here's how much was raised, and a recap of some of the amazing acts. I'm so thrilled. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited.

Comic Relief was created in 1985 by filmmaker Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry; The first Red Nose Day telethon in 1988 raised £15 million and the … Sport Relief website Sport Relief’s live broadcast last Friday night raised just over £38m on the night, the lowest on the night total for the event since 2008.

The BBC's Sport Relief event had raised £38,195,278 for charitable causes by the end of its live TV show. When it first started, the charity had live shows and used charity singles, but the first ever Red Nose Day was in 1988. Here's the lowdown on last year's shenanigans...Children In Need is renowned for raising large amounts of money to make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people around the UK.And last year was no exception. "My parents are gonna be bursting with pride. Celebrities and the public have helped this year's Comic Relief charity telethon raise a record £75m.

Comic Relief US was founded in 1986 by comedy writer By Zmuda and the charity ran annual fundraiser events every year until 1996. Lenny Henry opened the show as Red Nose Day celebrated its 25th anniversary Former Doctor Who actor David Tennant and footballer David Beckham were among those to appeal to the public to make donations.And singer Jessie J made good on a long-standing pledge to Earlier, two of the UK's biggest comedy names, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, popped up on BBC Radio 2.It saw them interrupt Ken Bruce's live show and "threaten him" with a vacuum cleaner.Celebrities including Dara O Briain, Melanie C, Jack Dee and Greg James took on the five-day Hell and High Water challenge, travelling down the 100km Zambezi River to raise £1m for children in Zambia.The group appeared on the telethon to tell viewers about their experiences in Africa.Others to help out included Miranda Hart, who completed a "Mad March" challenge each day this week in different cities across England.She also organised a real-life wedding ceremony in a matter of hours for Claire Gilchrist, 26, and Ben Springett, 28, at Old Marylebone Town Hall in central London - she only found out on the morning that she had to do it.After the ceremony, she said: "The pressure was on but it was about Claire and Ben. Music mogul Simon Cowell, singer Jessie J, comedian Peter Kay and boy band One Direction all made appearances. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Meanwhile, across the country people dressed up during the day to help raise money for good causes in the UK and Africa.The television broadcast began at 19:00 GMT, with Henry revealing a special gold Red Nose suit.He said it had been "25 years of truly incredible fundraising, truly incredible comedy and... truly incredible suits".Shortly after 01:30 GMT, comedian Russell Brand announced the money raised stood at £75,107,851 - passing 2011's total of £74.3m.This year's total includes a government pledge to match the £16m Comic Relief has committed to help more than half a million of the poorest women and girls in Africa.It will go on improving literacy, helping girls go to school, provide care for expectant mothers, help women farmers, promote women's rights and be used to help reduce violence and harmful traditional practices against women and girls, such as genital mutilation.The government had previously said it would give Comic Relief the equivalent of whatever VAT is paid on sales of the official Red Nose Day single.Meanwhile, a Berkshire MP is donating £14,268 to Comic Relief after posting a Twitter message saying she would pledge £1 to the charity for every retweet.Fiona MacTaggart, Labour MP for Slough, later posted that she had "no regrets" despite being "Twitter naive".During Friday night's show, One Direction performed the single, a Hosts on stage included Dermot O'Leary, Claudia Winkleman and Jonathan Ross.

I also get to meet Pudsey! COMIC RELIEF’S SPECTACULAR. This raise £15 million, and got 30 million viewers watching. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.LAST year, people from all over the UK came together to raise phenomenal amounts of money for the BBC Children In Need 2018 appeal.But how much was raised and who were the presenters and acts?

She delighted fans by walking through Albert Square and singing just like the character in the beloved kids movie.From singing to dancing, 2018 saw the return of viewers favourite - The Strictly segment.The stars of Boyzone competed against each other for the special Pudsey Glitter Ball.Other celebs who put on their dancing shoes for charity were Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham and Keith Duffy.There were also appearances from the stars of Country File and The One Show, who all helped raise money for the organisation, and a special edition of Mastermind to test viewers brains.The star studded event was topped off by even more celeb appearances from stars including Craig David, Olly Murs and Little Mix.Children In Need returns to our screens on this Friday, November 15, 2019 beginning at 7.30pm on BBC One.However, last year the show was broadcast at 7pm across BBC One and BBC Two.Coverage started with a One Show special at 7pm focusing on the conclusion of the Rickshaw Challenge.After that the main show continued on BBC One from 7.30pm to 10pm - before moving to BBC Two from 10pm-10.40pm. LAST year, people from all over the UK came together to raise phenomenal amounts of money for the BBC Children in Need 2018 appeal. The 2018 appeal raised a total of £50,595,053 for Children In Need.This broke records by raising the most amount of money a charity had ever managed in one evening.The money raised during the evening meant that the charity has now raised over £1 billion since the first major Appeal in 1980.In 2017, the charity raised £50,168,562, which was a big step up from 2016 when £46,624,259 was raised.Tess Daly has been the main presenter of the show since 2016 and a co-presenter since 2008.2018 was comedian Rob's first year hosting the show - he replaced Matt Edmondson who was a presenter in 2017.Speaking last year about the opportunity to present the show, Rob said:  “I am so excited to be presenting BBC Children In Need this year.