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| Comedians unite for Comic Relief | Comedians unite for Comic Relief |
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| The Comic Relief fundraising show is under way, with stars including Ricky Gervais and Kate Moss taking part. | The Comic Relief fundraising show is under way, with stars including Ricky Gervais and Kate Moss taking part. |
| Presenter Davina McCall revealed that more than £26m had been raised as the show entered its third hour. | Presenter Davina McCall revealed that more than £26m had been raised as the show entered its third hour. |
| Peter Kay and Matt Lucas duetted with The Proclaimers on the classic single I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) with the song instantly available to buy online. | Peter Kay and Matt Lucas duetted with The Proclaimers on the classic single I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) with the song instantly available to buy online. |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared in a sketch with comic Catherine Tate's teenage character Lauren. | Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared in a sketch with comic Catherine Tate's teenage character Lauren. |
| "Meeting Lauren was an experience in itself, she didn't seem 'bovvered' by anything," Mr Blair joked. | "Meeting Lauren was an experience in itself, she didn't seem 'bovvered' by anything," Mr Blair joked. |
| "But I hope she will put her time spent at Number 10 to good use." | "But I hope she will put her time spent at Number 10 to good use." |
| Sacha Baron Cohen alter ego Borat makes an appearanceGirls Aloud and the Sugababes kicked off the BBC One show at 1900 GMT by performing the Red Nose Day single, Walk This Way. | Sacha Baron Cohen alter ego Borat makes an appearanceGirls Aloud and the Sugababes kicked off the BBC One show at 1900 GMT by performing the Red Nose Day single, Walk This Way. |
| The show's celebrity cast-list has already included James Bond star Daniel Craig, supermodel Elle McPherson and Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams. | The show's celebrity cast-list has already included James Bond star Daniel Craig, supermodel Elle McPherson and Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams. |
| Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson won the final of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, which raised £780,000 through viewer's votes. | Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson won the final of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, which raised £780,000 through viewer's votes. |
| And former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan heard the words "you're fired" another time, as he was sacked by Sir Alan Sugar from the celebrity version of the Apprentice. | |
| The fundraising marathon has also featured a the last ever episode of The Vicar of Dibley, which saw pop star Sting move in with Dawn French's character, Reverend Geraldine Kennedy. | |
| Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, Paul O'Grady and Graham Norton are among the presenters during the eight-hour marathon. | Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, Paul O'Grady and Graham Norton are among the presenters during the eight-hour marathon. |
| Music is due from pop stars Take That and indie rockers The Killers, and the final of Comic Relief Does the Apprentice will also be shown. | Music is due from pop stars Take That and indie rockers The Killers, and the final of Comic Relief Does the Apprentice will also be shown. |
| Sketches come from the likes of Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen, Little Britain, The Mighty Boosh and David Tennant. | Sketches come from the likes of Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen, Little Britain, The Mighty Boosh and David Tennant. |
| Proceeds from Comic Relief: The Big One go to charities in the UK and Africa. | Proceeds from Comic Relief: The Big One go to charities in the UK and Africa. |
| The appeal was launched on 31 January but the majority of money will be collected on Friday - known as Red Nose Day. | The appeal was launched on 31 January but the majority of money will be collected on Friday - known as Red Nose Day. |
| Friday marks the 11th Red Nose Day and the 21st year of Comic Relief. | Friday marks the 11th Red Nose Day and the 21st year of Comic Relief. |
| The charity has raised more than £425m in that time. | The charity has raised more than £425m in that time. |