Yea, I know now. I have heard of Red Nose day, but I don't watch television so I didn't know what Comic Relief was. The red noses do look pretty fucked up this year...Davey Woo said:
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Can't stand it. A day of terrible 'entertainment'and celebrity appeals in the name of a good cause. Along with all the unfunny fundraisers. I'd much prefer an annual televised music event, where at least the presenter's egos wouldn't be on constant display. I'm all for charity but Comic Relief really winds me up.
yeah Lenny Henry just makes me want to hurt him...
i think they should just have the cast of Mock the Week do comic relief. The whole show not just a segment. And just them [Dara, Russel, Andy, Hugh, Frankie and have the 'guests' like Ed, Gina - you know the funny guests lol]
i think they should just have the cast of Mock the Week do comic relief. The whole show not just a segment. And just them [Dara, Russel, Andy, Hugh, Frankie and have the 'guests' like Ed, Gina - you know the funny guests lol]
Yeah, 8 hours of Mock the Week, and every hour or so swap the teams out. Maybe with guest hosts so Dara doesnt have to sit there for 8 hours in pain from corpsing up so much.
Plus I can only imagine how many starving african jokes Frankie will drop in.
Of course it won't happen because its for charity, therefore it has to be aimed at the lowest common denominator. When it comes down to it, it's there to collect cash first and entertain secondly.
However if I won the lottery, I'd seriously consider donating a million or two for a new 'Day Today' or 'Brass eye' episode.
Plus I can only imagine how many starving african jokes Frankie will drop in.
Of course it won't happen because its for charity, therefore it has to be aimed at the lowest common denominator. When it comes down to it, it's there to collect cash first and entertain secondly.
However if I won the lottery, I'd seriously consider donating a million or two for a new 'Day Today' or 'Brass eye' episode.
Unfortunately, if you're in the UK, you're probably paying £140 a year to keep him on screen, with the TV Licence.Pipotchi said:
Of course, to me, the few shows I watch, Mock the Week, Not Going Out and few others, combined with BBC7 radio, covers that cost just fine.
Here's a suggestion tho, input your licence number at the BBC shop, and get 50% off all dvds, as you've already paid to have them made.
I find it a little disappointing, to be honest, that so many UK Escapists simply aren't that interested in Comic Relief. I'm glad that a lot of you have said that you still support charities and such, but that you don't get more involved in Red Nose Day is a bit disappointing to me. I suppose everyone has their own opinions, but it's still a shame. That said, I suppose to a certain extent we're all hypocrites in some way, myself included, but especially humanity (read: the Western World) in general, since we all say we support these charities and causes and say it's such a shame about what happens in places like Africa, but we don't do anything to help. Fine, we drop some change into the collection tin at the checkout in Sainsbury's or wherever, but do any of us do anything worthwhile to help? Therefore it's good to see people who we see on TV and hear on the radio every day actually giving something back and supporting these causes, and it's heartening to see the support that the general public gives for Comic Relief, even more than most other charities, even if some do see it as the ego waving of these celebrities and even if some of the sketches and skits aren't funny. I suppose Lenny Henry, for example, isn't that funny, but at least he's doing something to help these causes.
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Note that this isn't meant to be a dig at Escapists or anyone, it's simply a brief expression of my own personal views and reasons for supporting Comic Relief and donating to this cause.
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Note that this isn't meant to be a dig at Escapists or anyone, it's simply a brief expression of my own personal views and reasons for supporting Comic Relief and donating to this cause.
Exactly my pointSparrow Tag said:
By the way, forgot to mention in my last post, Itunes and every record label in the UK (no exaggeration, they have all signed up for this) have agreed to give 20p from every single record or single bought or downloaded anywhere in the UK to Comic Relief for the entirety of the 13th and 14th of March, so today and tomorrow. So get out there and show your support!
(I know that with this whole thread I probably seem like a Comic Relief fanboy, but it's simply one of the few causes I actually feel strongly about and I really want to see people show their support)
I wrote my own version of the classic Aristocrats joke and told it at several innapropriate moments. I had to tell the joke whenever one of my friends game me the signal, and they'd all give me a tenner each. I made £80, and stuck £20 to it to raise £100 for Comic Relief!
I'd post the joke, but I'd be boyond banned.
Some of the innapropriate moments were;
Trying to chat up a girl at a pub. My friend walked over and kicked me twice in the heel softly, giving me my cue. I felt my blood turn cold as I realised I wouldn't be winning any girls over for a while (it's not like I'm a regular Casanova anyway...). I told the joke, and she looked at me disgusted, and stopped talking to me.
At the dinner table while my friend was round, with my mother and 13 year old brother in the room. Straight after the joke (which was cut off by my mother after about 20 seconds), my brother swiftly went upstairs to Google some words, while my mother stood speechless.
To the checkout woman at ASDA. She couldn't understand a word I said anyway, she was foreign.
I went through torture for a week, not knowing when I'd have to offend people beyond belief. It did have its funny moments though, like my friends dying of laughter every time this joke came out of my mouth. but it was worth it, for a good cause.
What's with people bitching about Comic Relief? Get off your waste of space ass and stop being so miserable. If you have a valid reason to HATE Comic Relief, state it, if you don't, stop acting like it's funded by the devil & terrorism. It's a good thing!
I'd post the joke, but I'd be boyond banned.
Some of the innapropriate moments were;
Trying to chat up a girl at a pub. My friend walked over and kicked me twice in the heel softly, giving me my cue. I felt my blood turn cold as I realised I wouldn't be winning any girls over for a while (it's not like I'm a regular Casanova anyway...). I told the joke, and she looked at me disgusted, and stopped talking to me.
At the dinner table while my friend was round, with my mother and 13 year old brother in the room. Straight after the joke (which was cut off by my mother after about 20 seconds), my brother swiftly went upstairs to Google some words, while my mother stood speechless.
To the checkout woman at ASDA. She couldn't understand a word I said anyway, she was foreign.
I went through torture for a week, not knowing when I'd have to offend people beyond belief. It did have its funny moments though, like my friends dying of laughter every time this joke came out of my mouth. but it was worth it, for a good cause.
What's with people bitching about Comic Relief? Get off your waste of space ass and stop being so miserable. If you have a valid reason to HATE Comic Relief, state it, if you don't, stop acting like it's funded by the devil & terrorism. It's a good thing!
Well I brought a red nose, also I think I caught a bit of the show and President Obama apparently gave 60million towards the charity so I've decided he's a nice guy.
Do you and I go to the same college, or is wearing PJs instead of clothes some sort of theme?Archemetis said:
I don't get it.
I'm way too serious and self-concious to dress up for RND. I usually buy a red nose but they are bloody scary this year. >_>
I couldn't stop laughing at that, when it got really dark and the adudience was in stunned silence. Priceless.SenseOfTumour said:
Wow such pessimism. Sadly I had no sponsored mirth of my own to show the world being as I am in a rather isolated region.
I just watched a segment on the show about a young boy, only 8 years old, called Kanya. He's from Africa and was born with HIV, and developed AIDS. He contracted TB last year and missed school as his grandmother looked after him. Due to the AIDS he was too weak to fight the TB, and the video footage of him showed him literally looking like skin stretched over a skeleton. He died last year, on November 8th. And although it sounds really harsh, his grandmother is extremely lucky to have survived to old age. As the video stated, love doesn't save lives, doctors do, and they need support to be able to help these people.
I know that I'm definitely pushing it by making this thread in the first place, I don't know if the moderators oppose this thread and at the risk of the Hammer I don't really care. This is definitely something worth the BanHammer. I'm not asking people to donate because that would be completely out of order for me to do and nobody would listen, and nobody would exactly appreciate it. What I'm basically asking is that people make up their minds, and try and support the cause, even if they don't donate to Comic Relief I just want to see people getting involved and making a point of supporting those who do and those who are trying to raise awareness and funds for the charity. I also realise an internet forum isn't the best place to do this, but given the large number of UK Escapists it's still worth it if I manage to convince even just a few of you.
If anyone wants to complain then by all means send me a PM, but I really do believe in this cause and since I don't usually go out of my way to do things like this, nor to make threads anyway, I think that this is worth it and worth the time and effort to make this thread if it does even a little bit of difference and convinces even one person on this site. Thanks.
EDIT: I just thought about the idea that some posters seem to have put across that Red Nose Day and Comic Relief basically 'guilt trip' us all into donating. I suppose I have to agree there, but even so, is there a charity in the world that doesn't? The 'guilt trips' still put forward good points, and let's face it, would most of us bother donating to charity if we weren't guilt tripped into doing so? It can hardly be considered a bad thing for charities to guilt trip, if it actually persuades us to donate and do something good, and help these charities do something worthwhile when we otherwise wouldn't bother.
I know that I'm definitely pushing it by making this thread in the first place, I don't know if the moderators oppose this thread and at the risk of the Hammer I don't really care. This is definitely something worth the BanHammer. I'm not asking people to donate because that would be completely out of order for me to do and nobody would listen, and nobody would exactly appreciate it. What I'm basically asking is that people make up their minds, and try and support the cause, even if they don't donate to Comic Relief I just want to see people getting involved and making a point of supporting those who do and those who are trying to raise awareness and funds for the charity. I also realise an internet forum isn't the best place to do this, but given the large number of UK Escapists it's still worth it if I manage to convince even just a few of you.
If anyone wants to complain then by all means send me a PM, but I really do believe in this cause and since I don't usually go out of my way to do things like this, nor to make threads anyway, I think that this is worth it and worth the time and effort to make this thread if it does even a little bit of difference and convinces even one person on this site. Thanks.
EDIT: I just thought about the idea that some posters seem to have put across that Red Nose Day and Comic Relief basically 'guilt trip' us all into donating. I suppose I have to agree there, but even so, is there a charity in the world that doesn't? The 'guilt trips' still put forward good points, and let's face it, would most of us bother donating to charity if we weren't guilt tripped into doing so? It can hardly be considered a bad thing for charities to guilt trip, if it actually persuades us to donate and do something good, and help these charities do something worthwhile when we otherwise wouldn't bother.
Come on people, I may seem pretty petty for doing this, and maybe I am, but I'm not going to give up! Have a look at the Comic Relief site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/rednoseday/
Over £41million raised so far, but they need more, and they need more awareness, so please take a look and if you can get BBC iPlayer, watch live on BBC1 through the website, it's all for a worthy cause!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/rednoseday/
Over £41million raised so far, but they need more, and they need more awareness, so please take a look and if you can get BBC iPlayer, watch live on BBC1 through the website, it's all for a worthy cause!
I honestly had no idea it was Comic Relief today until I saw a couple of people walking around campus dressed up as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but with red noses. I saw no adverts for it on TV, nobody spoke about it and there was no charity campaign by my university to try and raise money.
So because of that, I have done nothing. Although I did donate a fiver.
So because of that, I have done nothing. Although I did donate a fiver.
That still makes a huge difference, £5 pays for a mosquito net which will help prevent the spread of Malaria and save lives, every donation does something to help save these people and goes towards all the projects listed on the site, linked to above.wewontdie11 said:
You should maybe add that Alan Partridge is a character played by Steve Coogan.SenseOfTumour said: