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Is Comic Relief coming back?

Comic Relief (1986–present) — comedy on BBC One

The answer: Between seasons — last episode March 22, 2026, no return date announced yet.
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Genre
Comedy
Network / streamer
BBC One
Premiered
April 25, 1986
Runtime
~80 min per episode
25seasons
152episodes

About Comic Relief

Comic Relief's most recent episode aired 22 March 2026 on BBC One. The show is currently between seasons, with no new episodes scheduled at this time.

Originally launched in 1986, Comic Relief is a British charity that combines comedy with fundraising efforts. The program is best known for its biennial Red Nose Day telethon held every March, which aims to raise money to combat famine and poverty, particularly in Ethiopia. Over the years, it has become a significant event in the UK, featuring a mix of comedy sketches, performances, and celebrity appearances.

The series has featured a wide array of presenters, including Lenny Henry, Jonathan Ross, Griff Rhys Jones, Davina McCall, Graham Norton, Zoe Ball, Claudia Winkleman, and David Tennant.

Comic Relief episode schedule

152 aired

Aired · 152

DateEp.Title
March 22, 2026 S2026·E3 More Funny for Money 2026
March 20, 2026 S2026·E2 Comic Relief Does The Weakest Link
March 20, 2026 S2026·E1 Funny for Money 2026
March 22, 2025 S2025·E5 Even More Funny for Money
March 21, 2025 S2025·E4 40 Years of Funny
March 21, 2025 S2025·E3 More Funny for Money
March 21, 2025 S2025·E2 Funny for Money
March 19, 2025 S2025·E1 Billy Monger: The Race is On for Comic Relief
March 15, 2024 S2024·E4 A Whole Lotta Lenny
March 15, 2024 S2024·E3 More Funny for Money
March 15, 2024 S2024·E2 Funny for Money
March 11, 2024 S2024·E1 Snow Going Back: Comic Relief v the Arctic
March 18, 2023 S2023·E5 Highlights
March 17, 2023 S2023·E4 The Best of the Best Bits
March 17, 2023 S2023·E3 When Comic Relief Did Big Brother
March 17, 2023 S2023·E2 Red Nose Day
March 14, 2023 S2023·E1 Emma, Oti & Rylan's Big Red Nose Day Challenge
March 20, 2022 S2022·E6 The Best Bits
March 18, 2022 S2022·E5 The Great Comic Relief Prizeathon
March 18, 2022 S2022·E4 Comic Relief at the Movies
March 18, 2022 S2022·E3 Red Nose Day 2022
March 15, 2022 S2022·E2 Rowing Home with Jordan North
March 14, 2022 S2022·E1 Tom Daley's Hell of a Homecoming for Comic Relief
December 19, 2021 S2021·E6 Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
March 21, 2021 S2021·E5 The Best Bits
March 19, 2021 S2021·E4 The Great Comic Relief Prizeathon
March 19, 2021 S2021·E3 Red Nose Day
March 18, 2021 S2021·E2 Rob Brydon's Now That's What I Call Comic Relief
March 18, 2021 S2021·E1 Billy Monger's Big Red Nose Day Challenge
December 24, 2020 S2020·E1 Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Show 122 earlier episodes
March 17, 2019 S2019·E3 The Best Bits
March 15, 2019 S2019·E2 Part 2
March 15, 2019 S2019·E1 Part 1
December 31, 2017 S2017·E7 'Twas the Thanks After Red Nose Day
March 26, 2017 S2017·E6 The Best of Red Nose Day
March 24, 2017 S2017·E5 Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them
March 24, 2017 S2017·E4 Russell Brand's Stand Off
March 24, 2017 S2017·E3 Graham Norton's Big Chat Live
March 24, 2017 S2017·E2 Greg Davies' Hot Tub Half Hour
March 24, 2017 S2017·E1 Red Nose Day
December 26, 2015 S2015·E5 Thanks a Billion!
March 15, 2015 S2015·E4 The Best Bits
March 13, 2015 S2015·E3 Making It Funny for Money
March 13, 2015 S2015·E2 Face the Funny - Part 2
March 13, 2015 S2015·E1 Face the Funny - Part 1
December 29, 2013 S2013·E6 100 Million Laughs
March 17, 2013 S2013·E5 The Best Bits
March 15, 2013 S2013·E4 Grimmy's Comic Relief Late Nighter
March 15, 2013 S2013·E3 Funny for Money - Part 3
March 15, 2013 S2013·E2 Funny for Money - Part 2
March 15, 2013 S2013·E1 Funny for Money - Part 1
December 28, 2011 S2011·E6 What a Cracker
March 20, 2011 S2011·E5 Highlights
March 18, 2011 S2011·E4 Jack and Kevin's Comic Relief Lock-In
March 18, 2011 S2011·E3 Part 3
March 18, 2011 S2011·E2 Part 2
March 18, 2011 S2011·E1 Part 1
December 27, 2009 S2009·E9 The Net Result
March 14, 2009 S2009·E8 The Best Bits
March 13, 2009 S2009·E7 Part 7: Graham Norton/Omid Djalili/Jason Manford/the Full Monty/Katy Brand/Sadie Frost/Kate Moss/James Corden and Mathew Horne
March 13, 2009 S2009·E6 Part 6: Armstrong and Miller/Mitchell and Webb
March 13, 2009 S2009·E5 Part 5: Robbie Williams/Royle Family
March 13, 2009 S2009·E4 Part 4: Davina McCall/Adele/Gervais and Merchant
March 13, 2009 S2009·E3 Part 3: Mount Kilimanjaro climbers/French and Saunders/James Corden/Denise Van Outen
March 13, 2009 S2009·E2 Part 2: Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse/Outnumbered/Harry Potter/Annie Lennox/French and Saunders/Catherine Tate/Ant and Dec
March 13, 2009 S2009·E1 Part 1: David Tennant and Davina McCall/Harry Hill/the Saturdays/Ronnie Corbett/Let's Dance for Comic Relief
December 27, 2007 S2007·E5 The Best of the Big One
March 18, 2007 S2007·E4 18/03/2007
March 16, 2007 S2007·E3 16/03/2007
March 16, 2007 S2007·E2 Top Gear of the Pops
March 16, 2007 S2007·E1 16/03/2007
December 19, 2005 S2005·E6 Comic Relief Highlights 2005
March 14, 2005 S2005·E5 Comic Relief Update
March 4, 2005 S2005·E4 When Johnny Met Keira
March 4, 2005 S2005·E3 Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05
March 4, 2005 S2005·E2 Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05
March 2, 2005 S2005·E1 It's Your Comic Relief
December 30, 2003 S2003·E8 Comic Relief 2003 - Highlights
March 16, 2003 S2003·E7 Comic Relief
March 14, 2003 S2003·E6 Comic Relief's Classic Comedy Masterclass
March 14, 2003 S2003·E5 Comic Relief Red Nose Night
March 14, 2003 S2003·E4 Comic Relief Red Nose Night
March 8, 2003 S2003·E3 The Story of Comic Relief Pop
March 1, 2003 S2003·E2 Comic Relief ... the Ultimate Makeover!
February 15, 2003 S2003·E1 Total Comic Relief
December 29, 2001 S2001·E10 Comic Relief Hot Christmas Pants
March 20, 2001 S2001·E9 The Best of the Big Red Nose Night 2001
March 16, 2001 S2001·E8 Top 50 Sweaty Bits
March 16, 2001 S2001·E7 Graham Norton
March 16, 2001 S2001·E6 Skinner and Baddiel Unpaid
March 16, 2001 S2001·E5 Comic Relief Presents: Big Red Nose Night
March 16, 2001 S2001·E4 Comic Relief Presents: Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
March 16, 2001 S2001·E3 Comic Relief Presents: Big Red Nose Night
February 24, 2001 S2001·E2 Naked Red Nose Ground Force in Practice!
February 13, 2001 S2001·E1 Comic Relief's Short Pants
April 24, 2000 S1999·E8 Comic Relief 99: What a Hooter
August 30, 1999 S1999·E7 Comic Reliefs Debt Wish
June 12, 1999 S1999·E6 Comic Relief: The Debt Wish Show
May 1, 1999 S1999·E5 Comic Relief - Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
March 14, 1999 S1999·E4 Comic Relief: The Director's Cut
March 12, 1999 S1999·E3 The Record Breaker
March 12, 1999 S1999·E2 Comic Relief: Alan Partridge Live
March 12, 1999 S1999·E1 The Record Breaker
May 25, 1998 S1997·E8 The Megatastic Comic Relief Red Nose Awards
April 12, 1998 S1997·E5 Comic Relief 97: The Furry Funny Bits
May 26, 1997 S1997·E6 Red Nose Awards
March 16, 1997 S1997·E4 Comic Relief: The Juicy Bits
March 14, 1997 S1997·E3 Close Encounters of the Furred Kind
March 14, 1997 S1997·E2 Comic Relief Goes to the Movies
March 14, 1997 S1997·E1 Close Encounters of the Furred Kind
May 27, 1996 S1995·E10 Red Nose Awards
May 29, 1995 S1995·E9 Red Nose Awards 95
March 17, 1995 S1995·E8 Comic Relief Viewers' Choice
March 17, 1995 S1995·E7 Late and Languid with Jonathan Ross
March 17, 1995 S1995·E6 Lenny Henry Presents "Belfast Live"
March 17, 1995 S1995·E5 Smith and Jones and Wood
March 17, 1995 S1995·E4 French and Saunders and Much More
March 17, 1995 S1995·E3 Two's Comedy
March 17, 1995 S1995·E2 Harry Enfield and His Charity Chums
March 17, 1995 S1995·E1 The Night of Comic Relief
May 30, 1994 S1993·E7 Raiders of the Lost Nose
May 30, 1994 S1993·E6 Red Nose Awards
May 31, 1993 S1993·E5 The Red Nose Awards
March 12, 1993 S1993·E4 Total Relief
March 12, 1993 S1993·E3 Comic Relief... from the Nine O'Clock News
March 12, 1993 S1993·E2 Total Relief
March 5, 1993 S1993·E1 Comic Relief's Red Nose Alert
April 17, 1992 S1991·E6 The A-Z of Comic Relief Comedy
April 17, 1992 S1991·E5 The Comic Relief Snappily Titled and Utterly Sponditious Stab at Explaining Why So Many People in Africa Are So Damn Poor
April 17, 1992 S1991·E4 Comic Relief 1992 - Behind the Nose - Who's Funniest?
April 17, 1992 S1991·E3 Comic Relief 1992 - Behind the Nose
March 15, 1991 S1991·E2 Comic Relief 1991
March 15, 1991 S1991·E1 The Stonker Starts Here
March 31, 1990 S1989·E15 Follow Your Nose
March 30, 1990 S1989·E14 Follow Your Nose
March 29, 1990 S1989·E13 Follow Your Nose
March 28, 1990 S1989·E12 Follow Your Nose
March 27, 1990 S1989·E11 Follow Your Nose
May 1, 1989 S1989·E10 Comic Relief's Nose Trek II
March 10, 1989 S1989·E9 The Young Ones and Monty Python
March 10, 1989 S1989·E8 Hamlet by the Stavros Shakespearian Players
March 10, 1989 S1989·E7 Theophilus P. Wildebeeste Introduces the Big Love Hour
March 10, 1989 S1989·E6 Barry Goes Bananas and Midnight Goes Mad
March 10, 1989 S1989·E5 The Night of the Comic Dead
March 10, 1989 S1989·E4 'Allo'Allo! and a Dollop of Sauce
March 10, 1989 S1989·E3 Comic Relief 2
March 10, 1989 S1989·E2 Kylie, Connolly and TV Gaga
March 10, 1989 S1989·E1 A Night of Comic Relief 2
December 31, 1988 S1988·E3 Comic Relief's Nose at Ten
February 5, 1988 S1988·E2 A Night of Comic Relief
February 5, 1988 S1988·E1 A Night of Comic Relief
April 25, 1986 S1986·E1 Omnibus presents Comic Relief

Comic Relief cast