Comic Relief 2015: 'it's going to blow everyone's socks off'

The biggest names in showbiz join forces to fight poverty and inequality – but how did Red Nose Day start?

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This year, Comic Relief is expecting to use a night of "unmissable" entertainment to surpass £1 billion in total donations.

Red Nose Day has become something of a British institution, but how did the charity Comic Relief come about and where does the money go?

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