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| Comedians unite for Comic Relief | Comedians unite for Comic Relief |
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| Comic Relief's biennial fundraising show has started, with celebrities including Ricky Gervais, Dawn French and model Kate Moss due to take part. | Comic Relief's biennial fundraising show has started, with celebrities including Ricky Gervais, Dawn French and model Kate Moss due to take part. |
| Girls Aloud and the Sugababes kicked off the BBC One show by performing the Red Nose Day single, Walk This Way. | Girls Aloud and the Sugababes kicked off the BBC One show by performing the Red Nose Day single, Walk This Way. |
| Presenter Kate Thornton revealed that more than £7m had already been raised as the show entered its second hour. | |
| Highlights include Prime Minister Tony Blair in a sketch with comic Catherine Tate's teenage character Lauren. | Highlights include Prime Minister Tony Blair 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." |
| Other highlights include socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and actress Tricia Penrose going head-to-head in the celebrity Fame Academy final. | Other highlights include socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and actress Tricia Penrose going head-to-head in the celebrity Fame Academy final. |
| Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, Paul O'Grady, Graham Norton and Chris Evans are among the presenters during the eight-hour marathon. | Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, Paul O'Grady, Graham Norton and Chris Evans are among the presenters during the eight-hour marathon. |
| Sacha Baron Cohen alter ego Borat makes an appearance | Sacha Baron Cohen alter ego Borat makes an appearance |
| The final of Comic Relief Does the Apprentice will also be shown. | The final of Comic Relief Does the Apprentice will also be shown. |
| The fundraiser will also feature a special episode of The Vicar of Dibley with Sting - the last ever - and music from the Killers and Take That. | The fundraiser will also feature a special episode of The Vicar of Dibley with Sting - the last ever - and music from the Killers and Take That. |
| Sketches will come from the likes of Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen, The Mighty Boosh, Lenny Henry and David Tennant. | Sketches will come from the likes of Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen, The Mighty Boosh, Lenny Henry 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. |