56-563: Monster Munch are a British baked corn snack created by Smiths in 1977 and manufactured by Walkers . They are aimed at children and widely consumed in the United Kingdom . Flavours include Roast Beef, Pickled Onion and Sweet and Spicy Flamin' Hot. On the issue of whether the snacks are shaped like monster claws or individual monsters, Walkers said "whilst we think of them as monsters' feet, we don't want that to stop people from coming up with their own imaginative ideas." Monster Munch
112-777: A refugee camp in Sudan. The idea for Comic Relief came from the charity worker Jane Tewson , who established it as the operating name of Charity Projects, a registered charity in England and Scotland. On 4, 5 and 6 April 1986 the inaugural live fundraising show, "Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Live", was staged at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London featuring popular alternative comedians and pop stars (including Rowan Atkinson , Billy Connolly , Stephen Fry , Lenny Henry , Kate Bush and Cliff Richard ). An audio recording
168-792: A new logo. A Spicy flavour was released in August 2000, replacing Cheesy (with the Yellow Monster being retired in the process) and a new Purple Monster (which looked like the Pink Monster from the first era) was the main monster for that flavour. In August 2001, Walkers announced a special Halloween variant of the Pickled Onion flavour that could turn the consumer's tongue blue, and was promoted with The Beano and The Dandy comics and three ten-second spots that would air on Boomerang . On 28 September 2002, Walkers announced that
224-465: A night of sport, entertainment and fundraising on BBC One. Sport Relief was a biennial charity event, and the campaign deliberately alternated years with Red Nose Day, Comic Relief's flagship event. Red Nose Day occurs in odd-numbered years, and Sport Relief in even-numbered years. In 2009, Comic Relief launched a website calling for a financial transaction tax , the "Robin Hood" tax. On 14 March 2015, at
280-552: A parody of Spider-Man starring Rowan Atkinson, and My Family . McFly released the official single, a double A-side of " All About You/You've Got a Friend " which reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart , and also Number 1 in the Irish Singles Chart . The cover is predominantly red and features the members of McFly dressed in red, wearing red noses, in honour of Red Nose Day. 2007's Red Nose Day
336-448: A paw or, instead, the single eye and lashes of Yellow Monster (currently seen on Pickled Onion flavour packs). The other represented the gangly, long-tongued Pink Monster: circular with two bumps on the top for eyes, protrusions on either side and a tongue dangling down. A short-lived range of Monster Munch themed drinks - Monster Fizz - was available in the 1980s. The small range of flavours included orangeade, cola and lemonade. In 1993,
392-574: A smiling ghost shape. In New Zealand , the major potato crisp brand Eta made a baked corn snack with the name "Monster Munch" and manufactured since the late 1980s. Like the Irish counterpart, the New Zealand version originally launched with the similar mascots from the British-based version with the different range of flavours that includes crispy bacon, chicken rings, and burger bones, it
448-501: A special edition of their TV show Staged while McGuinness and his Top Gear co-stars, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris were asked questions by children in a segment hosted by Radio 1's Jordan North . The Vicar of Dibley ' s Geraldine Granger (played by Dawn French ) appeared alongside the Reverend Kate Bottley to open the show. There were musical performances from The Proclaimers , Gabrielle and
504-587: A variety of specially filmed versions of television shows were made. Popular BBC talent show Fame Academy returned as Comic Relief does Fame Academy . Other shows included EastEnders , Auf Wiedersehen, Pet , University Challenge and Celebrity Driving School . Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan , a parody of Harry Potter , starring Dawn French as Harry Potter , Jennifer Saunders as Ron Weasley and Miranda Richardson as Hermione Granger . The 2005 Red Nose Day
560-455: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Comic Relief Comic Relief is a British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry in response to the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia . The concept of Comic Relief was to get British comedians to make the public laugh, while raising money to help people around the world and in
616-668: Is one of two high-profile telethon events held in the UK, the other being Children in Need , held annually in November. At the end of the Red Nose Day telethon on 14 March 2015, it was announced that in the 30-year history of Comic Relief, the Red Nose Day and Sport Relief appeals had raised in excess of £ 1.4 billion. Comic Relief was launched live on Noel Edmonds ' Late, Late Breakfast Show on BBC1 , on Christmas Day 1985 from
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#1732793741162672-404: Is responsible for the live television extravaganza on Red Nose Day ; BT provides the telephony, and TK Maxx sells merchandise on behalf of the charity. Until 2022, Sainsbury's sold Red Noses in their Supermarkets, Local Stores and Petrol Stations. In 2002, Comic Relief and BBC Sport teamed up to create Sport Relief , a new initiative, aiming to unite the sporting community and culminate in
728-458: Is suitable for vegetarians . Monster Munch snacks were launched in Britain in 1977 by Smiths . Originally called "The Prime Monster" (a play on " The Prime Minister ", and as part of a wider campaign), they were renamed "Monster Munch" in 1978. Advertised as "The Biggest Snack Pennies Can Buy" – in reference to the large size of the snacks – each pack featured a different monster on the front of
784-591: The London Palladium , with £99.4 million being raised. The 2017 event took place on Friday 24 March 2017, broadcast live from Building Six at The O2 in London. It was widely criticised, for both the quality of sound, sketches, and going from films on poverty to a biscuit competition. The event raised £82.1 million. The 2019 event took place on Friday 15 March 2019 live from BBC Elstree Centre . The event raised £63,548,668. The 2021 event took place on Friday 19 March 2021. The event raised £52 million and
840-521: The "Tongue" variant of Pickled Onion would be reintroduced as a "Mystery Tongue" variant, where the consumer's tongue could turn either blue or green. On the same day, it was announced that the Roast Beef flavour would be reintroduced after a seven-year hiatus, replacing the Spicy flavour. The packaging said "NEW" on the top and in front of the pack, as it was not the same flavouring as the Roast Beef that
896-563: The Curse of Fatal Death , was featured during the show, as was Wetty Hainthropp Investigates (a Victoria Wood parody of Hetty Wainthropp Investigates ), The Naughty Boys (a mock 1967 pilot for Men Behaving Badly ) and guest appearance by Rex the Runt . On Radio 1, Simon Mayo set the record of 37 hours of consecutive broadcasting (which was later broken in March 2011 by Chris Moyles on
952-630: The Monster Munch brand was moved from the Smiths brand to the Walkers brand. The packaging was given a final change with larger pictures of each monster eating the product. The Sizzling Bacon flavour was reformatted as "Smokey Spiders", with spider-shaped corn instead of paws. In 1994, Mega Monster Munch was introduced, which came in bigger bags in Flamin' Hot flavour. In 1995, Walkers relaunched
1008-533: The Monster Munch brand with a range of four flavours. A new lineup of monsters were introduced and the original shapes of the snack were replaced with a smaller shaped paw using a twin screw extruder instead of the single screw extruders used before. The base ingredients were changed to 100% maize and the overall salt content reduced. Alongside the returning Pickled Onion and Flamin' Hot (Mega Monster Munch only), two new flavours, Beef Burger and Spaghetti Sauce, were introduced. A wide range of Tazos , featuring images of
1064-421: The Red Nose Day telethon which continues to raise funds for numerous charities that help children in need and tackle worldwide poverty. The charity states that its aim is to "bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of poor and disadvantaged people, which we believe requires investing in work that addresses people's immediate needs as well as tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice". One of
1120-571: The United Kingdom. A new CEO, Samir Patel, was announced in January 2021. The highlight of Comic Relief's appeal is Red Nose Day , an annual (previously biennial) telethon held in March. The first live fundraising evening, held on 4 April 1986, featured comedians and pop stars, including Rowan Atkinson , Billy Connolly , Stephen Fry , Kate Bush and co-founder Lenny Henry. A prominent annual event on British television, Comic Relief
1176-571: The Wotsits brand as "Wotsits Wafflers," when it was re-launched in July 2012, and was resold as simply "Wafflers" afterwards under the Smiths brand. In 2016 Monster Munch Pickled Onion was voted the champion of the World Cup of Crisps . In August 2019, the packaging was updated alongside other Walkers Snacks, to inform about a reduction in plastic used on the packet. The Walkers logo also returned to
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#17327937411621232-606: The addition of Sunseed Oil to the product, similar to the refresh of the main Walkers Crisps range the year prior. The Multipack bags were in a different layout, being in Landscape style. For Monster Munch, while the logo and packaging were changed, the monsters (now depicted in CGI animation) and flavours remained the same. In 2008, Monster Munch began to be baked instead of fried as prior. In August 2008, Walkers announced that
1288-584: The adverts, which had been lost for years after Walkers purchased the brand. A T-shirt promotion was held in the Autumn of 2009 for twelve weeks. A Mega Monster Munch website was launched to coincide with the relaunch. A product called "Mega Monster Munch Webs" was sold starting from Halloween in September 2013 and came in a bacon flavour. This product has been popular enough to be released every Halloween after that. This product had previously been marketed under
1344-422: The brand would be relaunched again as "Mega Monster Munch" with a focus on nostalgia and an adult audience, following requests to revert the brand back to its previous state. With the relaunch, the crisps returned to their original larger size, and the packs include retro designs based on the original packs. A campaign titled "Find Our Monsters" began to coincide with the relaunch to find the original costumes used in
1400-614: The cast of Back to the Future the Musical . After the main show, Amanda Holden and Jason Manford presented The Great Comic Relief Prizeathon . Red Nose Day took place on 18 March 2022. Some of 2022's fundraising challenges that took place prior to the main televised event included a 100-mile river challenge, which saw BBC Radio 1 presenter Jordan North rowing from London to Burnley, and Tom Daley's Homecoming Challenge which involved rowing, swimming, cycling and running. Footage of
1456-544: The continued absence of Rowan Atkinson, two more prominent supporters of the charity were absent for 2011 – this was the first ever Comic Relief event to feature no input from Dawn French, and the first for over 10 years to not feature input from Matt Lucas. Similarly, several other frequent contributors from previous years appeared only in appeal films or as part of the 24 Hour Panel People event. Lenny Henry however finally returned after an absence to perform comedic material. The 2013 event took place on Friday 15 March 2013. By
1512-427: The end of that year's Red Nose Day telethon it was announced that in the 30-year history of Comic Relief, the Red Nose Day and Sport Relief appeals had raised in excess of £1bn (£1,047,083,706). In 2021 it was announced that Red Nose Day would become an annual event and, starting from 2022, there would be no more Sport Relief telethons. From the same year onwards, the appeal shows of Red Nose Day would now take place at
1568-414: The end of the night, Comic Relief raised £75,107,852. In total that year Comic Relief raised £100.3 million. One Direction recorded the official single " One Way or Another ", a medley of Blondie 's " One Way or Another " and " Teenage Kicks " by The Undertones . The single was released on 17 February 2013. The 2015 event took place on Friday 13 March 2015. It was broadcast live for the first time at
1624-410: The extrusion process and flavouring. In addition, the programme suggested that 'Lily' is the name of the Pink Monster, as referred to by staff. In February 2021, Walkers announced the launch of Monster Munch Giants, which are larger versions of the main product, similar to Wotsits Giants from the year prior. This variety is sold in Pickled Onion and Roast Beef. In March 2024, the Flamin' Hot flavour
1680-458: The former Sport Relief studio at Dock10 , MediaCityUK in Salford. In 2024, on Lenny Henry 's final telethon as a presenter, he revealed that the overall £1 billion announced in 2015 had risen to £1.14 billion (£1,140,064,067). The television programming begins in the afternoon, with CBBC having various related reports, money raising events and celebrity gunging . This is all in-between
1736-526: The front of the packaging for the first time in 11 years. The flavours and monsters remained the same. Recreating Pickled Onion Monster Munch featured as a challenge in Channel 4's Snackmasters programme in 2019, featuring chefs Tristan Welch and Matt Worswick. The programme also looked at the production of Monster Munch at the Walkers Skelmersdale factory, including the raw ingredients,
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1792-447: The fundamental principles behind working at Comic Relief is the "Golden Pound Principle" where every single donated pound (£) is spent on charitable projects. All operating costs , such as staff salaries , are covered by corporate sponsors , or interest earned on money waiting to be distributed. Currently, its main supporters are the BBC , BT , TK Maxx and British Airways . The BBC
1848-488: The latter challenge, which took place between the Aquatics Centre in London and Plymouth, was featured in a BBC One documentary called Tom Daley's Hell of a Homecoming which was broadcast on 14 March 2022. The main Red Nose Day programming was split into three sections with the three-hour comedy special and The Great Comic Relief Prizeathon appearing on BBC One before and after the news, whilst Comic Relief at
1904-675: The monsters, was produced, with one Tazo included in each bag. Since then, various packaging changes and new flavours have been introduced. Monster Munch was later part of Walkers' short-lived "Snackshack" lineup during 1997–1998. A New Cheesy flavour replaced the Spaghetti Sauce Flavour at this time, and the Blue Monster was recoloured Yellow. Flamin' Hot was later introduced in the multipacks at this time, replacing Beef Burger. In April 1998, when Walkers changed its logo, Monster Munch changed their packaging and introduced
1960-624: The movement of Walkers into the Irish market in the 1990s, the name "Monster Munch" was purchased from Tayto. Thereafter, Tayto changed the name of their snack to "Mighty Munch" to differentiate between the Tayto and Walker snacks. In France , the major potato crisp brand Intersnack (France) commercializes a range of flavoured potato chip based snacks with the name "Monster Munch". The range of flavours includes ready salted, ham & cheese, barbecue, ketchup, pizza and cream cheese. The monsters are smaller in size than UK Monster Munch, much thinner with
2016-430: The official single, a cover of ' Just Can't Get Enough '. The event raised £82.3 million. The 2011 event took place on Friday 18 March 2011. £74.3 million was raised on the night, the highest ever 'on the night' total. This was subsequently beaten by £0.8 million on Red Nose Day 2013's on-the-night event. The total for the whole campaign was £108.4 million, the then highest raised for one event. In addition to
2072-464: The packet. The snack was supported by a "Monster Munch Club", whose members received a "Monster Munch Munchers" membership pack which included a membership card, pen, several story books, and a story tape which included six "tall stories" and accompanying songs. By the late 1980s there were four main monsters featured on the packaging, although originally a total of six featured in the advertising. The original flavour for Monster Munch when it launched
2128-415: The red noses themselves. Celebrity Big Brother 1 was produced in honour of Comic Relief, with the finale airing as part of the Red Nose Day festivities. The 2003 Red Nose Day was held on 14 March. The fund raising activities included Lenny Henry providing the voice of the speaking clock between 10 and 23 March with the cost of the call going to Comic Relief. On the night of the live show itself, £35m
2184-464: The regular programmes, but after the six o'clock news , the normal BBC One schedule is suspended at 7 pm in favour of a live show, with a break at 10 pm for the regular news programme . Whilst the BBC News at Ten is aired on BBC One, Comic Relief continues on BBC Two , and then resumes on BBC One at 10:35 pm, with each hour overseen by a different celebrity team. These celebrities do
2240-588: The same station for 52 hours, " BBC Radio 1's Longest Show Ever with Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave for Comic Relief ", the world record for the longest show in radio history). The 1999 Comic Relief song was "When the Going Gets Tough" by Boyzone . The 2001 Red Nose Day was held on 16 March. The total raised was £55 million. As well as donations on the night of the TV show, money is raised from countrywide sponsored events and from merchandising , particularly of
2296-518: The slogan: "The Plain Red Nose", and raised £15 million. The Second Red Nose Day was held on Friday 10 March 1989 with the slogan: "Red Nose Day 2", and raised £27 million. This is also when the event would start generally being scheduled in mid-March, often close to, or on 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day . The Third Red Nose Day was held on Friday 15 March 1991 with the slogan "The Stonker", and raised £20 million. The charity song
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2352-468: The work for free, as do the crew, with studio space and production facilities donated by the BBC. Regular themes throughout the shows include parodies of recent popular shows, films and clips, events, and specially filmed versions of comedy shows. Smith and Jones , and a parody sketch starring Rowan Atkinson were both regularly featured. The First Red Nose Day was held on Friday 5 February 1988 with
2408-501: Was Roast Beef, followed by Pickled Onion flavours a year later and Saucy in 1981. In the mid-80's, Sizzling Bacon was introduced, while Cheese & Onion, Giant Prawn and Salt & Vinegar flavours were introduced in 1986. The original Monster Munch used two different snack shapes, related to two of the Monsters. The shape known as a "monster paw" that is still used today has long been the subject of dispute over whether it represents
2464-500: Was a double A-sided single featuring "The Stonk" performed by Hale & Pace and "The Smile Song" performed by Victoria Wood. The Fourth Red Nose Day was held on Friday 12 March 1993 with the slogan "The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes", and raised £18 million. The Fifth Red Nose Day was held on Friday 17 March 1995, with the slogan "What A Difference A Day Makes", and raised £22 million. The 1997 Red Nose Day event
2520-533: Was held on 11 March, and was hosted by a collection of television stars: these were Chris Evans , Lenny Henry , Davina McCall , Graham Norton , Dermot O'Leary and Jonathan Ross . The 2005 event was also noteworthy for supporting the Make Poverty History campaign – many of the videos recorded for the MPH campaign (including videos by Bono and Nelson Mandela ) were shown throughout the evening. £65m
2576-527: Was held on 12 March and raised over £35m. Perennial hosts Jonathan Ross and Lenny Henry were joined by Davina McCall, Chris Evans, Ben Elton , Jack Dee and Julian Clary , with Peter Snow providing regular updates on donations. Angus Deayton hosted a live cross-over panel game, Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over . A parody of the Doctor Who series starring Rowan Atkinson as the Doctor , Doctor Who and
2632-436: Was held on 14 March with the slogan "Small Change – Big Difference". The event raised over £27m for charitable causes. The Spice Girls song " Who Do You Think You Are? " was the official Comic Relief single with 672,577 physical copies sold. The telethon featured an appearance from Father Ted Crilly ( Dermot Morgan ) and Father Dougal McGuire ( Ardal O'Hanlon ), characters from the sitcom Father Ted . The 1999 Red Nose Day
2688-446: Was held on 16 March. Its tagline was "The Big One" which was also representative of the novelty nose. Walkers , Kleenex and Andrex also promoted the charity, as well as Sainsbury's. The event raised £67.7 million. The 2009 event took place on Friday 13 March 2009. Fundraisers had three different nose designs to choose from: "this one", "that one" and "the other one" – all with different facial expressions. The Saturdays provided
2744-420: Was later revamped to differentiate between Eta and Walker snacks and the current range of flavours includes cheesy bacon, and burger flavour. Corn snack Corn snacks are snack foods made from corn ( maize ). They are often marketed, packaged and flavoured in a similar way to potato crisps . Extruded corn snacks come in "puffed" and "crunchy" varieties. They include: This food -related article
2800-577: Was not savoury and swapped the salt with sugar. In September 2004, the Tongue variant returned as "Spooky Tongue", consolidating with new Halloween-themed packaging and the introduction of "Ghost Shape" variant of Quavers . However, unlike the 2002 version, it reverted back solely to turning a consumer's tongue blue, like with the 2001 version. This version returned for one more year in 2005. In February 2007, Walkers announced they would relaunch their snack range, including Monster Munch. The relaunch reflected
2856-485: Was once again hosted by Sir Lenny Henry alongside Davina McCall, Paddy McGuinness, David Tennant and Alesha Dixon. Sketches included a crossover between Catherine Tate 's Nan character and James Bond ( Daniel Craig ), a Comic Relief Zoom meeting featuring Jack Whitehall and various celebrities and a trailer for 2020 – The Movie featuring Keira Knightley , Michael Sheen , Jodie Whittaker , KSI , Anna Friel and Dame Joan Collins . Sheen and Tennant also starred in
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#17327937411622912-422: Was previously sold. In February 2003, a "Baked Bean" flavour was released as part of Walkers' Comic Relief promotion., however, it was only included within multipacks with their Baked Bean crisps. On 21 April, another limited edition variety - "Vanilla Ice Cream" flavour was sold for 16 weeks and was released to a mostly negative reaction. Unlike any other Walkers product or any crisp for that matter, this variety
2968-546: Was raised, an on-the-night record. A total of £61.6 million was raised that year, setting a new record. Jack Dee stood outside at the top of a pole for the duration of the show, parodying the acts of David Blaine . Celebrity Driving School led up to the event, with the test results announced during the telethon: they all failed. The hosts of Red Nose Day 2003 were: Jonathan Ross , Lenny Henry , Anthony McPartlin , Declan Donnelly , Vic Reeves , Bob Mortimer , Graham Norton , Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish . As usual
3024-454: Was raised. As usual a variety of specially filmed versions of television shows were made. Popular BBC talent show Comic Relief does Fame Academy was attended by celebrities singing cover versions of songs. Viewers voted for their favourite, with the proceeds going to the cause and the celebrity. Other shows included Absolutely Fabulous , Little Britain I Want That One , The Vicar of Dibley , Green Wing , Spider-Plant Man ,
3080-563: Was released on WEA which included a live performance of the charity single " Living Doll " by Cliff Richard and the Young Ones . The highlight of Comic Relief is Red Nose Day. On 8 February 1988, Lenny Henry went to Ethiopia and celebrated the very first Red Nose Day telethon. Over 150 celebrities and comedians participated. The event raised £15 million and attracted 30 million television viewers on BBC1. To date, Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry are still active participants of
3136-424: Was renamed to "Sweet and Spicy Flamin' Hot" to avoid confusion with Walkers' "Extra Flamin' Hot" brand. On 1 July, Walkers announced the "Yummy With" range of lower-salt snacks made with chickpea flour. A new Monster Munch flavour - BBQ Sauce, was introduced as part of this range. In Ireland , the major potato crisp and corn snack brand Tayto made a spicy flavoured corn snack with the name "Monster Munch". Upon
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