# Comic Relief – the history of the Red Noses - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/10/comic-relief-history-red-noses/ - Published: 2017-02-10T23:48:53+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Comic Relief returns next month, and red noses are already on sale, with a different look, as usual.** The charity has published a video presenting a gallery of the many different red nose designs that it has used, sold and raised funds from since 1988. There have been squidgy ones, noses with hands (1991), a tomato with green stalk( 1993), a furry one, a hairy nose, one with a party blower for a tongue, one with red, yellow and blue stringy hair (2005), pirates and monsters. ## Advertisement This year’s line-up is different too, featuring a range of different character noses. These include Dr. Nose, Sneezecake, The Snorcerer, Snuffles, DJ Boogie, Norse Nose, Snootankhamun, Sniffer and Nose-it-all! They can all be bought in surprise bags from Sainsbury’s, Oxfam and rednoseday.com, costing £1 with at least 60p going to Comic Relief. If you are lucky enough to find the rare silver Frankinose in your bag, this unlocks exclusive content in the Comic Adventure digital comic strip at [rednoseday.com](http://rednoseday.com). So, which of the noses through the ages was your favourite?   ## More on Comic Relief > [Comic Relief sets design challenge with Tech vs Abuse grants offer](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/02/comic-relief-sets-design-challenge-tech-vs-abuse-grants-offer/)   > [Comic Relief to give £250k to support charities helping people in Yemen](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/16/comic-relief-give-250k-support-charities-helping-people-yemen/)   > [Comic Relief launches new Tech for Good funding round](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/12/comic-relief-launches-new-tech-good-funding-round/) * **[2017 Red Nose Day merchandise round-up](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/17/2017-red-nose-day-merchandise-round/)**( 17 March 2017) * **[Five tweets for fundraisers for 27 March 2017](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/27/five-tweets-for-fundraisers-for-27-march-2017/)**( 27 March 2017) * **[Red Nose Day raises £73 million and Comic Relief announces 8th year of Community Cash fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/30/red-nose-day-raises-73m-comic-relief-announces-8th-year-community-cash-fund/)**( 30 March 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif) ## Comments ### By: HowardLake - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/10/comic-relief-history-red-noses/#comment-2852 - Published: 2017-03-15T08:27:00+00:00 Want more red noses? Here is how they were designed and made this year: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw4bds9PXf0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw4bds9PXf0) ### By: HowardLake - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/10/comic-relief-history-red-noses/#comment-2853 - Published: 2017-03-15T08:28:00+00:00 And red noses aren’t the only Comic Relief merchandise: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIMrwx0M3mc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIMrwx0M3mc) ### By: HowardLake - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/10/comic-relief-history-red-noses/#comment-2854 - Published: 2017-03-16T10:34:00+00:00 Here is Sainsbury’s advert for this year’s Red Noses: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K1DMmzp1Zc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K1DMmzp1Zc)