Red Nose Day brand roundup: British Airways, PG Tips, Harry Potter, Love Actually and darts
Tonight marks Red Nose Day, a biennial charity telethon that looks to raise money for philanthropic purposes.
A Snapshot of Red Nose Day work
Founded in 1985 by Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry, top brands have traditionally made their mark on the BBC-backed day, using it as a platform to support good causes.
This year, Twitter served as a primary platform to publicise the activity and fundraising, here's how some brands made use of their time and efforts ahead of the event on Friday 24 March.
British Airways
It's #RedNoseDay & we’d like to say a big thank you to all those involved in helping us raise over £15 million to date for @comicrelief pic.twitter.com/RfKvNyS7hw
— British Airways (@British_Airways) March 24, 2017
See what happened when @TomDaley1994 became 'Thomas the BA customer services representative' for #RedNoseDay https://t.co/iamfy4PLFG pic.twitter.com/kF7qlrLN8a
— British Airways (@British_Airways) March 22, 2017
Meet 'Dave' (aka @DavidWalliams) our new customer services representative... well, at least for #RedNoseDay! https://t.co/kmL7ZQNlCl pic.twitter.com/RKxlXpQ8b4
— British Airways (@British_Airways) March 20, 2017
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
It’s #RedNoseDay & some of the #CursedChild cast wanted to share their favourite jokes with you! https://t.co/D2TsMA4Mmp pic.twitter.com/TDNndXk1oY
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) March 24, 2017
PG Tips has a joke chatbot on Facebook Messenger
Tottenham Hotspur
On #RedNoseDay, enjoy @joshuaonomah10, @vincentjanssen and @trippier2 trying to make @VictorWanyama laugh! pic.twitter.com/CB3MiJCsYZ
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 24, 2017
WWE UK
It is @Rednoseday! Don’t forget to show your support by getting your Red Nose! @Comicrelief #RedNoseDay pic.twitter.com/IhlGId5cWs
— WWE UK (@WWEUK) March 24, 2017
Jamie Oliver
ITS @rednoseday TODAY WOO HOO!!!! Gotta support them guys so do your thing & get loads of money raised!! https://t.co/xgxuwWQc36 #RedNoseDay pic.twitter.com/YJnyR8jPmN
— Jamie Oliver (@jamieoliver) March 24, 2017
Fancy winning a cooking lesson with me?? You can with @rednoseday auction & prize draw just £5 to enter https://t.co/hAp77nsfBF #RedNoseDay pic.twitter.com/c8GvHIf87h
— Jamie Oliver (@jamieoliver) March 23, 2017
Universal Pictures UK
Noses out for a great cause! Happy #RedNoseDay pic.twitter.com/jUGraDfkZh
— Universal PicturesUK (@universaluk) March 24, 2017
PDC Darts
HAPPY RED NOSE DAY! Peter Wright celebrated in his usual colourful way last night. #RedNoseDay pic.twitter.com/FXC8qGPr4O
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) March 24, 2017
Love Actually
It's #rednoseday & we have the exclusive #loveactually sequel teaser trailer! pic.twitter.com/lFPIdQHiro
— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) March 24, 2017
Zoella
It's #RedNoseDay & there are so many ways to get involved! https://t.co/160EiM6XMQ I'm also beyond excited for #rednosedayactually tonight! pic.twitter.com/ZkaJ0I8MpF
— Zoë (@Zoella) March 24, 2017
Matt Lucas
Swearing IS clever and funny. This app hears when you swear and pays 20p to #rednoseday every time FFS. #swearjar https://t.co/6vHXLgElYm
— Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas) March 17, 2017
Twitch
Get over to Twitch for our 12 hour gaming marathon for #rednoseday, starring #Go8Bit’s @stevemcneil & @SamPamphilon https://t.co/GXCrPrMgUL pic.twitter.com/e6a3PTFScN
— Red Nose Day (@rednoseday) March 17, 2017