Do something funny for money! RED NOSE DAY 09 13 MARCH 2009 COMIC RELIEF.

COMICT Relief celebrates its 12th Red Nose Day today and the theme this year is Do Something Funny For Money.

So whether you dye your hair bright red, hold a sponsored waxathon, or sit in a bath of baked beans, do whatever gets you in fits of giggles to raise stacks of cash.

Here are some sure-fire ways to have a laugh while you raise a bob or two...

Wear Something Funny for Money

Wear red, fancy dress or your pyjamas all day - and whether you dress up, dress down, cross-dress or undress, remember to get people to pay for the privilege.

Play Something Funny for Money

Hold a sponsored skip-a-thon, fancy-dress football match or a jelly-filled welly throwing competition, or simply set up a swear box to raise pounds while you play.

Cook Something Funny for Money

Cook some of Jamie Oliver's Red Nose Recipes for your chums and get them to pay to come along to your dinner party. Or bake funny face cupcakes to sell to your friends and colleagues to raise a tasty sum.

Watch Something Funny for Money

Invite your friends round to watch all the Red Nose Day TV comedy tonight.

Charge for the comfy seats on the sofa and sell refreshments too.

How to pay in your money

1 Pay online at rednoseday.com/fundraisingmoney or create an online Red Nose Day Giving page at rednoseday.com/rndgiving.

2 Pay at any bank using the giro slip attached to your sponsorship form inside the fundraising kit.

3 Pay into the Red Nose Day Account at any Post fOffice or building society.

4 Send a cheque or postal order, made payable to Red Nose Day 2009, Ernst & Young, PO Box 51543, London SE1 2UG.

5 Call the Red Nose Day donation line on 03457 910910* to pay in your money.

*Calls to the 0345 number will cost the same as calls to 01 and 02 prefixed numbers and will be included as part of any inclusive minutes or discount package.

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FUNNY TURNS: Fern Britton in rehearsals for tonight's Red Nose Day TV