Comic Relief - What happened....

mountainofdebt

I've no doubt that these charities have done their homework but.....

since the minimum I could text was £5 I didn't bother. Now if it had been a £1 I might have text a few times.

dandelionclock30

I think when all these celebs have given away all their money to charity then they should ask us to donate ours.
They earn miles more than most everyday people so let them give instead of nagging us.
I'm not against charity but this country gives a massive amount in foreign aid already.Some of it to countries with their own nuclear weapons programmes like India.When I want to give some money then I give it directly to the charity. Its also about time Lenny Henry retired for good as he is utterly rubbish.

flossy_splodge

Well how cheered am I! I found this thread by chance and am SO relieved to discover I am far from being alone in my disgust and utter disappointment of Comic relief.
Thought I had really morphed into the proverbial grumpy old woman!

Bad language, unfunny sketches, inappropriate behaviour and by people who should know better.

If this is what our youngsters watch in the name of charity it's no wonder behaviour and language in schools is so atrocious.
I too will not be donating, not just because the programme was so very poor but because I want to know why after all these years things are not now in place to move the population forward.
We have our own problems and our own poor and disadvantaged, perhaps Charity really should begin at home.:o

ALIBOBSY

Someone else here relieved we aren't the only ones bothered about comic relief.

TBH We have given up watching children in need and all the rest as we decided its just such hard work and not very entertaining, but usually ended up giving donations through the kids and their schools. Again this year wasn't going to bother and had already through the various "wear what you like to school", "comic relief cake sales" etc through the various schools had given close to £10 already so wasn't going to give more. But the children wanted to watch so we said they could watch the start before it "gets rude later on".

I was a bit miffed about RA's sketch as we are c of e and it always seems to be a target in a way no other religion seems to be, but am a big blackadder fan and the kids like Mr Bean so it didn't bother me that much, but it just wasn't that funny really and then to say shag at that time of night. OH complained straight away as he was so shocked.

TBH I expect post 9pm to be rude and in fact being live I know they can get slip ups earlier on, but this was pre-recorded. I don't blame RA, but whoever planned it to be on at that time was an idiot.

Smithy bit was OK but not really funny-guess it was supposed to be inspiring? Brent section especially the music video was the highlight of the night. Mrs B wasn't even laughed at by the crowd there .

Somebody is a total idiot as I understand a number of issues had complaints as they were shown pre the watershed, so they edited them out post watershed?????

We watched a bit after putting the kids to bed, but gave up at about 9.30-10 ish it was so dull.

So sad as I watched the very first one and many more. Very Heath Robinson and brilliantly funny, seemed to be much less of the serious, sad films and more comedy. Yes they did keep asking for dosh but in a jokey fun "get us to the next million and Dawn French will snog someone" kind of way.

Won't bother next year I think-have also some concerns about some of the charities comic relief give to such as the political motivated "war on want" group.

How about next year the celebs forget rafting/traversing/handgliding/swimming or whatever and all agree to give 10% of their net income to the cause. Any who sign up then get a 10 min slot to entertain/promote themselves on tv.

Ali x

Dave_C_2

I'm also glad it's not just me. There is little if any criticism in the media, presumably because it's considered bad form to criticise a charity event.

Also I must ask, who paid for the Celebs to travel to Africa both to do the begging films and the white water rafting?

Bearing in mind that this includes the air fare, accommodation, travel round the place, meals etc and none of this will be economy class. Also the film crew (cameramen, sound man, engineers etc) and producers/directors and so on will all require payment.

Also how much were the celebs paid? Remember the Terry Wogan Children in need fee.

Dave

System

Dave_C wrote: »

I must ask, who paid for the Celebs to travel to Africa both to do the begging films and the white water rafting?

Bearing in mind that this includes the air fare, accommodation, travel round the place, meals etc and none of this will be economy class. Also the film crew (cameramen, sound man, engineers etc) and producers/directors and so on will all require payment.

Also how much were the celebs paid? Remember the Terry Wogan Children in need fee.

Dave

It's a bbc production so I would guess all wages come out of their budget.

I doubt the celebs get paid anything, unless Stewart lee was there stocking up on the free crisps.

Ratboy

ThumbRemote wrote: »

Since you claim to have knowledge of this, please could you provide the names of the aid charities where 90% or the vast majority of their money goes to management costs?

To remain off-topic, just for you, and to confirm what Olias has since stated - If I was to publically name and shame a well known charity, on a public forum, then I would find myself in court pretty quick I guess.

I can only go from personal experience, say a bloke walks into a shop with a bin back full of designer gear. The staff sort thru this, take home what they fancy, for either their own use, or to sell on ebay, then bag the rest up to go onto the next chain shop for the staff there to do the same, until either tat is left, this is then steamed briefly (not washed), priced, and put on the shelves to sell. Any items not sold on the shelves after the date marked on the price ticket (easy to check if you don't believe me), they are taken back into stock, and weighed in as 'rags', which the shop generally gets around £150 a week for, and these 'rags' are used in the paper manufacturing industry.

Also, 'Thumbremote', while I'm answering your off topic questionability, regarding my anomynity, as 'Goater' states above, where does the money come from to pay the staff at the BBC for the production? Get a grip. :A

ThumbRemote

Ratboy wrote: »

To remain off-topic, just for you, and to confirm what Olias has since stated - If I was to publically name and shame a well known charity, on a public forum, then I would find myself in court pretty quick I guess.

All you need to do is post a link to their accounts on the Charity Commission website. After all, you claimed "I used to work for a charity, unpaid, and 90% of what is given, in good faith is creamed off by Management, and paid staff."

Ratboy wrote: »

I can only go from personal experience, say a bloke walks into a shop with a bin back full of designer gear. The staff sort thru this, take home what they fancy, for either their own use, or to sell on ebay, then bag the rest up to go onto the next chain shop for the staff there to do the same, until either tat is left, this is then steamed briefly (not washed), priced, and put on the shelves to sell. Any items not sold on the shelves after the date marked on the price ticket (easy to check if you don't believe me), they are taken back into stock, and weighed in as 'rags', which the shop generally gets around £150 a week for, and these 'rags' are used in the paper manufacturing industry.

So are you now changing your story? Is it 90% of 'designer gear'? 90% of all clothing donations? 90% of all financial donations? 90% of the thin air you've conjured your figure from?

Ratboy wrote: »

Also, 'Thumbremote', while I'm answering your off topic questionability, regarding my anomynity, as 'Goater' states above, where does the money come from to pay the staff at the BBC for the production? Get a grip. :A

I have no idea what you're on about. I assume the money comes from either the BBC itself, from the funds raised by Comic Relief, or a combination of the two.

OrkneyStar

Equaliser123 wrote: »

Errr. Isn't that the same price?

I think the point is they suggest you give £10 (for 2 now) instead of giving £5 (for one)- clearly £5 is more doable for some folk than £10, in tough times!

aileth

Not to be harsh and I don't know if I'm the only one I thought this... but they said on the program that £5 would totally vaccinate a child. They raised something like £75,000,000 this comic relief, which would vaccinate approximately 15 million children, so why are there droves still suffering and dying?

I do wonder how much of that £75,000,000 actually goes to Africa. And I have to say I wonder how much the multi-million pound celebrities actually donate....