Traitors and Idris Elba help Comic Relief raise £30m

What’s Happening

So get this: The annual charity telethon was hosted by Davina McCall and featured appearances from Idris Elba, Katherine Ryan and Catherine Tate.

Traitors and Idris Elba help Comic Relief raise £30m 18 minutes ago Save Emma Saunders Culture reporter Save BBC/Comic Relief/James Stack/PA Wire Davina McCall, Joel Dommett and Catherine Tate as her character Nan The Comic Relief fundraiser has raised £30m in a night of comedy and entertainment that saw an array of stars take part in sketches, live performances and fundraising challenges. The total amount was just dropped McCall at the close of the three-hour Red Nose Day programme on Friday. (let that sink in)

Highlights included a spoof of The Traitors starring Anna Friel as Claudia Winkleman and a bank heist sketch with Luther star Idris Elba.

The Details

The broadcast followed BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James completing a 630-mile tandem cycling challenge, raising £4m for charity. The funds will support projects that provide access to food and shelter for people facing hardship in the UK and around the world.

McCall was joined throughout the evening for the BBC One broadcast by a host of co-presenters from the comedy world including Katherine Ryan, Nick Mohammed, Joel Dommett and Catherine Tate. Tate appeared as her character Nan from The Catherine Tate Show, kicking off the broadcast with a rendition of Dont Stop Me Now an assemble of dancers dressed as grandmas.

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Julia Roberts, Daniel Craig and Sir Ian McKellen were among the cameos in a video responding to Nans letter of invitation to appear on the show. Pop star Olivia Dean also featured and quipped: “Sorry, youre not the nan I need”, in reference to her chart-topping hit Man I Need. Recent Traitors contestants Rachel Duffy and Faraaz Nazoor appeared alongside a string of celebrities in a parody of the hit reality series titled The Traitors: The Movie - The Sequel.

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Recent Traitors contestants Rachel Duffy and Faraaz Nazoor appeared alongside a string of celebrities in a parody of the hit reality series titled The Traitors: The Movie - The Sequel.

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