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Red Nose Day, the telethon fundraising event which makes millions for the Comic Relief charity. This night of celebration raises money to help end child poverty in the UK and around the world. Read on to find out more about this year’s festivities, and the origins of the event.

BBC fundraiser Comic Relief is back on our TV screens on this weekend.The long running programme was founded in 1986 by stars including Lenny Henry, and has since featured some of the biggest names of stage, screen and film including Alan Carr, Tess Daley, Chris Evans and Graham Norton.Its 2022 show will also feature huge celebrities including David Tennant, Davina McCall, Alesha Dixon, Zoe Ball and of course, Sir Lenny Henry, to name a few.Ahead of the highly anticipated event, Daily Star has taken a look at where some of the hosts, past and present, are now.Lenny Henry was one of the stars to co-found Comic Relief back in 1986 and has regularly hosted the charity fundraising programme throughout the years.Having risen to fame as a comedian, he made his way into television through the talent competition New Faces in 1976, at the age of just 16 years old.From there it was onwards and upwards, as he also appeared on Tiswas, The Fosters and starring as multiple characters in 1986's Lenny Henry Tonite and The Lenny Henry Show.He has most recently appeared in Doctor Who as Daniel Barton, Broadchurch as Ed Bennett and The Syndicate as Godfrey Watson, as well as being listed as appearing in the new Lord of the Rings TV series.His career also led him to his future wife and fellow comedian Dawn French, who he was married to from 1984-2010, and with who he has one daughter Billie Henry.The couple divorced in 2010, but Dawn French told The Mirror that she and Lenny are still very close friends, saying: "Remarkably, we seem to have shifted with relative ease from a 25-year marriage to a lasting friendship.“I am amazed by us – there is no war, we’ve turned out to be the best of friends."Zoe Ball is no stranger to presenting roles,

grumpy cat has reassured millions of fans after a post was shared confirming both the cat and owner were safe.The Instagram-famous cat, Stepan, escaped Ukraine after Russian forces invaded and is currently safe and sound in France.The 13-year-old cat and owner Anna made it out of the Russian-bombed city of Kharkiv in Ukraine and found refuge in France, updating fans who were worried the pair had been killed in the bombing.But after two weeks of silence in March, the @loveyoustepan Instagram account received an update confirming the pair were safe and sound having left Ukraine.Fans were worried the pair had been injured or even killed by attacks on Kharkariv with the pair living in Ukraine's second-largest city.Kharkariv has been subject to countless bombing runs since the end of February, and fans were fearful for the lives of Anna and pussycat Stepan.Anna took to Instagram this week to reassure followers that she and Stepan were safe and sound, having found refuge in France after leaving the Ukraine.Stepan's owner Anna shared a photo of the cat looking scared in a travel bag on a train, accompanied by a caption explaining their gruelling journey from Ukraine.She wrote: "On February 24, early in the morning, we were sleeping at home. At 5am, some explosion was heard, and I didn't even understand what it was."After half an hour later, there were more explosions, the windows trembled.

That 70’s Show pair were able to collect funds that, according to Kutcher’s Instagram, “will continue to be delivered to Flexport.org and Airbnb.org so they can act now.” Mila Kunis was born in Ukraine when it was still the Soviet Union and left the country in 1983 with her family as they immigrated to the United States.Alongside her husband, Kunis and Kutcher expressed their immense gratitude for everyone who has helped them so far and will be continuing their fundraising as they raise their goal to $40 million. “Our work is not done," Kutcher wrote in his Instagram caption.

Comedian and author David Walliams, 50, on revisiting Rock profile and reuniting with Matt Lucas after their long-running feud, shopping with Elton John, and realising he was ludicrous.A lot of people have probably never heard of Rock Profile. It’s not a complicated idea, it’s just us pretending to be different music stars and being interviewed by, in this case, Vernon Kay. It’s just a spoof.

TV presenter Zoe Ball has revealed she’s been forced to pull out of tonight’s Comic Relief after testing positive for Covid-19.The 51 year old radio DJ took to Instagram to announce the sad news, as she shared that Alesha Dixon would be standing in for her on the big night. Alongside a snap of a positive test, former Strictly It Takes Two host Zoe wrote: “pook ! fell at last hurdle and have had positive lat flows this am- noooooooo.” She continued to her 600,000 followers: “Gorgeous @aleshaofficial is going to work the double shift tonight on @ComicRelief, i owe you lady love.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter The mum of two then gave a special shout out to the rest of the Comic Relief team who will be entertaining viewers.

Red Nose Day is back. Comic Relief’s flagship fundraising event returns today with the aim of generating millions of pounds to help people live free of poverty, violence and discrimination.

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are thanking fans for reaching a major milestone.

Kylie Minogue will not appear during Comic Relief after testing positive for coronavirus.

Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw have donated $1 million to relief organizations working on the humanitarian crisis from the war in Ukraine.

One of the biggest charity entertainment nights of the year is almost upon us, with many huge names uniting to raise money for BBC Comic Relief 2022, Red Nose Day tomorrow (Friday, March 18). This year’s programme will be hosted by Comic Relief legend Sir Lenny Henry, alongside Zoe Ball, Paddy McGuinness, Alesha Dixon, and David Tennant, all live from the studio.

Red Nose Day, the telethon fundraising event which makes millions for the Comic Relief charity. This night of celebration raises money to help end child poverty in the UK and around the world. Read on to find out more about this year’s festivities, and the origins of the event.

A set of jewellery will raise more than £1,000 to help the humanitarian relief effort in Ukraine.

Comic Relief. The Masked Singer host revealed has has caught Covid.

Masked Singer presenter Joel had been looking forward to hosting this year's Comic Relief event, alongside fellow stars Alesha Dixon, Lenny Henry, Paddy McGuinness, David Tennant and Zoe Ball.However, there was bitter disappointment in store for him after he contracted Covid.Vernon scrawled over a photo of the dream team, and after obliterating Joel's face, urged fans to "scroll for replacement".He then produced a new version, doctored to show his face inserted into the picture instead.A post shared by Vernon (@vernonkay)"Covid has caught Captain Fantastic @joeldommett so I’m gonna be trying to fill his size 11.5 shoes," Vernon crowed."Get the Vits in Joel kick its ass and join in the fun from the sofa?" he teased.

Comic Relief as Red Nose Day 2022 is just around the corner. Red Nose Day is an event designed to help put an end to child poverty around the world through fundraising events and TV specials, raising money to keep children safe, healthy, and educated. Celebs such as Jamie Laing, Hugh Bonneville, Joanna Lumley – and even Mr Blobby – have already come together to bring laughter and encourage the public to raise some funds, while Tom Daley recently completed an epic endurance test all in the name of Comic Relief.

Joel Dommett has had to pull out of his presenting position for 2022’s Comic Relief after testing positive for coronavirus.The 36-year-old star was due to present the fundraising event on 18 March but has had to pass the gig on to one of his presenter friends.He shared the news with his 837,000 followers on his Instagram profile.The Masked Singer UK host shared a hilarious picture in which he had scribbled out his own face from the line-up of Comic Relief presenters. Among them some very familiar faces, including Alesha Dixon, Paddy McGuinness and David Tenant.

Joanna Krupa discussed her plan to head to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees during an interview with TMZ that was released on Wednesday.The 42-year-old television personality, who was born in Warsaw, spoke about how her husband, Douglas Nunes, had previously flown to her country of birth in order to participate in humanitarian efforts.The model also noted that she would soon trade places with her husband and begin assisting refugees as soon as he returned home to take care of their young daughter Asha-Leigh, aged two. Looking to the future:Joanna Krupa discussed her plan to head to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees during an interview with TMZ that was released on Wednesday; she is seen in 2018Krupa began the interview by noting that she was sympathetic to the feelings of Poland's residents, many of whom had been greatly affected by the ongoing conflict.'I think everybody that's, you know, Polish and lives there, of course they're worried what's next, what's going to happen,' she said.

Scottish brewing giants Brewdog have announced the launch of a new beer aimed at helping to raise funds for Ukraine.

Comic Relief this week will be live from MediaCityUK in Salford on Red Nose Day. There will be a range of shows airing on the special day that will include celebrity guest appearances such as This is MY house, Bedtime Stories and more. Funds raised for Red Nose Day will go towards helping tackle important issues including homelessness, hunger, domestic abuse, and mental health problems.

Paramount Global is temporarily halting its operations in Russia and giving $1 million to support humanitarian relief for Ukraine.