Red Nose Day Returns March 20, 2026 on BBC One

Red Nose Day, the annual Comic Relief fundraising event that harnesses humor to combat poverty and injustice, returns on Friday, March 20, 2026, with a live broadcast from MediaCityUK in Salford. Hosted by Davina McCall and featuring comedians Katherine Ryan, Nick Mohammed, Joel Dommett, and Catherine Tate reprising her role as Nan, the evening promises three hours of sketches, performances, and surprises on BBC One starting at 7 p.m., available simultaneously on BBC iPlayer and the BBC's YouTube channel.

The event, under the theme "Take Yourself Funny for Money," encourages participants to embrace silliness amid global challenges, focusing on providing essentials like food, shelter, and safety for those in need in the UK and worldwide. A BBC statement described it as a return to basics, noting that "we all need a laugh more than ever because the world feels a lot right now." Funds will support initiatives addressing poverty, health care, mental health, violence prevention, and child welfare, building on Comic Relief's history of aiding over 4.5 million people in recent years, including 500,000 in the UK with access to food and essentials.

Viewers can expect a lineup of comedy...