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Comic Relief 2019 raises over £40 million after Four Weddings sequel and Bodyguard special

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Comic Relief has raised over £40 million so far (Picture: BBC/PA/Wire)

Comic Relief 2019 has raised over £40 million as the charity brought together a number of TV, music and film personalities.

The charity telethon had raised $49,739, 891 by 10pm on Friday (15 March), with the show continuing into the early hours of Saturday.

The last edition of Comic Relief in 2017 raised over £70 million, while last year’s Sport Relief raised £38 million during their live TV event.

The Red Nose Day total at 10pm (Picture: BBC)

Since the charity’s inception in 1985, Comic Relief has raised over £1 billion in a bid to rid the world from poverty.

This year’s telethon included a bunch of special entertainment surprises, including a sequel to Four Weddings And A Funeral.

Other highlights included a Bodyguard one-off episode featuring Keeley Hawes, and an opening salvo from David Beckham.

The night was hosted by a number of duo presenters, including Emma Willis and Paddy McGuinness, Zoe Ball and David Tennant, and Alesha Dixon and Romesh Ranganathan.

You can catch Comic Relief on BBC iPlayer.

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