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The telethon, known as Red Nose Day, airs every two years (in March of every odd-numbered year, usually on the third Friday) and is generally similar to [[Children in Need]] in format, with comedy skits and spoofs, appearances by celebrities (often poking fun at themselves), and performances by special musical acts (that often get interfered with by the comedians). All the while, there are short reports showing people in desperate need that Comic Relief has helped. Like with [[Children in Need]], the BBC News separates the family friendly and the racier parts of the night.
The skits in the Comic Relief telethons often either special versions of BBC comedy shows, or specially made for the telethon. These usually include spoofs, pieces involving a comedian with a celebrity, or a [[Crossover]] between two different programmes (which have a good chance of being [[Intercontinuity Crossover|from two completely different shows]]). The most notable of these is the ''[[
Comic Relief often also have a special charity record to go along with the event. This is usually a [[Cover Version|cover]] performed by a well known pop act alongside a popular comedy act, but is sometimes just a cover by a well known pop act with some comedians doing wacky things in the video. As expected, the song is performed during the telethon, often with interference. Another regular fundraiser is a bright red plastic nose (a different design, or more usually two or three different designs, every time) which is inevitably sold using some variant of the phrase "Pick Your Nose Here".
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* "Is This the Way to Amarillo?" (2005)- A re-release of the 1971 Tony Christie song, with accompanying video featuring, well, a lot of people, including Ronnie Corbett falling off a treadmill. This charity single spent seven weeks at No.1 and a version done by the Royal Dragoon Guards in Iraq crashed a server at the Ministry of Defence because it was being emailed so much.
* 2007 saw a crossover between Lauren Cooper of [[The Catherine Tate Show]] and... then Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]], in which he became increasingly exasperated after listening to two straight minutes of her constant chattering, finally responding [[Crowning Moment of Funny|with her own catchphrase]].
* ''[[Top Gear]] [[Top of the Pops|of the Pops]]'', a 2007 crossover between the car show and the music showcase, featuring the ''Top Gear'' presenters introducing various musical acts instead of cars, talking about music-related topics during the news, charging [[
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