Red Nose Day has raised over £21.4 million for charity, former England footballer Jill Scott announced.
Following the live reveal, host Davina McCall thanked viewers, stating: “Thank you so much to all of you, you are brilliant.”
The annual fundraising event, broadcast from Salford’s MediaCity, began with Catherine Tate as her character Nan.
The star-studded show featured live performances and sketches, raising money for Comic Relief.
BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James also highlighted his 1,000km cycling challenge, an eight-day journey from Weymouth to Edinburgh that raised £4,225,939 for Comic Relief.
He joked: “Can you imagine what would have happened to me if he fell off? It would have been the end – maybe the end of Comic Relief.”
Comedian Katherine Ryan hosted the fundraiser later in the evening and took aim at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor during her monologue, saying she had to tone down her jokes because it was not past the watershed.
She quipped: “You’ve had a lucky escape if you used to be a prince.”
Earlier in the evening TV presenter Joel Dommett, known as the face of ITV’s The Masked Singer, took part in a parody of the show called The Masked Finger which saw a giant finger revealed as social media star AngryGinge.
Red Nose Day included sketches inspired by some of the biggest shows on the BBC, including Amandaland and The Traitors, which featured a number of actors, comedians and celebrities.
In one of the sketches, titled The Bank Job, Sir Idris Elba featured alongside celebrities including TV presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary and comedian Chris McCausland as they attempted a heist to raise money for Comic Relief.
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Other stars in the sketch include EastEnders actresses Natalie Cassidy and Shona McGarty, TV presenter Stephen Mulhern and YouTuber Niko Omilana.
A series of appeal films, including one fronted by Welsh actor Michael Sheen, were shown during the show, reminding viewers of the purpose of Red Nose Day and how donations help support people in the UK and beyond.
Comic Relief helps to support communities by providing food, healthcare and shelter to those who need it most.
Sir Lenny Henry co-founded the charity with Love Actually screenwriter Richard Curtis in 1985.
Comic Relief: Funny For Money is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
