Comic Relief 2013 - Mildly Amusing at Times for Money

I seem to remember a figure somewhere that just 8% of viewers donate, but that might be outdated. In 2011 they raised £15million by SMS donations.

*facepalm*


Dear lord, why? Why would you think anyone would remember? I wouldn't remember what Christopher Biggins himself thought about it after four years if he'd come round to tell me on the night.

You might have a problem with your memory. I think most of us remember. Does "Tommy Rot" ring any bells?

It was never quite made clear whether the £16m from the Government or the £5m from Bill Gates was added to the total - I'm guessing the way the total jumped in the 9pm hour the former at least must have been. On the night though all the corporate donations combined (and remember the bulk of them is through the general public either buying products or sponsoring staff) can't have topped much more than £25m, so that is still £50m or so donated on the night. It's an assumption I know but I'd assume the bulk of money raised through fundraising finds it's way to Comic Relief after the telethon, so is part of the total that'll top £100m when it's eventually announced.

Well I think the Friday evening entertainment the Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain (RCCGB) has enjoyed the Friday evening of the Blackpool Bash each year 2008 to 2012 has been better than the dull and boring dross that was on Comic Relief: Funny For Money Friday 15 March 2013.

2008: John Garland (puppeteer), Phoenix International (illusionist), Jimmy Cricket (comedian)
2009: Carl Schofield (comedian), Brian Sefton (magician), Craig Harper (comedian)
2010: Rob Gaffney (magician), Bob Wooding (balloon modelling), Bobby Knutt (comedian)
2011: Mike McGuire, Lee De Johns (cabaret style act)
2012: Sean Macrae, Tony Jo

All top class acts in my opinion. What a pity there was nothing like that to entertain the public for Comic Relief 2013.

The thing you don't realise is, you're in no way representative of the British public as whole.

It's quite clear from previous posts, you don't understand most comedy. You fail to even understand whether something is designed to be comedic a lot of the time. So it's understandable, you wouldn't like Comic Relief, if you don't get most of it.

None of those acts would ever appear on Comic Relief, Children In Need or any other big TV charity telethon event.
Well, except maybe the only name that I recognise from that lot, Jimmy Cricket ... although it isn't 1983 anymore!

The nearest any of the others might get to appearing on TV would probably be the auditions for BGT!

Why do you associate Jimmy Cricket with 1983? Is that when he last appeared on TV?

Those people are no Jimmy Frinton, Ian Crawford, or Andy Hodgson - the acts on Comic Relief 2013 were much closer to that calibre.

I have to agree with others in saying that you clearly don't understand the concept of Comic Relief, and perhaps don't understand the humour presented in the telethon.

They wouldn't evcen get to the judges auditions on that. Tumble Tower also completely missing the point as Comic Relief had the UK's biggest illusionist perform a live stunt and numerous of the nations top comedians both live and in sketches throughout the night.

I wouldn't call it a stunt, and I'd my eat my hat if it was live.

It was simple camera trickery. I think Dynamo is a great street magician but this stuff annoys the hell out of me.