Forum » Topic: It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians

Forum » Topic: It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Wed, 22 May 2013 10:29:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php Squudge on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168312 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:10:41 +0000 Squudge 168312@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I think they are planning Ricky Gervais doing a smug, preening, self-regarding parody of a wanker ...one imagines he will carry that one off Tripod on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168303 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:15:31 +0000 Tripod 168303@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <blockquote>The enforced 'wackyness' simply annoys me - I have already been moaned at by people at work for not wanting my face painted. If everyone had a small monthly DD to Oxfam / NSPCC etc. for example then the world would be better place without all this attention grabbing media shite.</blockquote> Me too. Charitable giving and light entertainment should be kept apart. If I wanted an evening of smug, preening, self-regard I'd give Ricky Gervais a call... Sinnick on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168300 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:08:35 +0000 Sinnick 168300@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Great idea, but I'm generous enough to go one step further with even more of my money. I'll cut out the overpaid middle-man and just donate £5 to myself. I'm even tempted to chugger myself senseless while doing it. Bob on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168291 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:29:13 +0000 Bob 168291@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I have an idea... what about if everyone in the whole world donated £2 to everyone else. The net result would be financially neutral but we'd all feel jolly good about having done our bit. It's an idea - not a good idea - but an idea. Des Custard on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168290 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:23:59 +0000 Des Custard 168290@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Give the Mr Dangle his own byline; he's outstayed his FP welcome as a guest. charlies-hat - I agree it's all bollocks. People should be able to give without someone else having to be wacky or run a marathon. If the wacky/running people have so much spare energy they could put it to good use by working for a charity in their spare time. charlies_hat on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168222 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:27:06 +0000 charlies_hat 168222@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Nice FP. I can't agree more. I feel in the minority of people who regard today as the day I am as curmudgeonly as ever. The enforced 'wackyness' simply annoys me - I have already been moaned at by people at work for not wanting my face painted. If everyone had a small monthly DD to Oxfam / NSPCC etc. for example then the world would be better place without all this attention grabbing media shite. There, I said it. button on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168204 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:40:27 +0000 button 168204@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Lovely FP Slante Bob on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168199 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:07:14 +0000 Bob 168199@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I've read some funny stuff here on NB, but I'm sorry, Miranda Hart will NEVER get laid. Now let's all of us just pay our £2 and keep Cheggars locked in that tank at the bottom of the ocean. simonjmr on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168193 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:33:36 +0000 simonjmr 168193@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Lets also remember that today's not just about impoverished children, but also about providing Lenny Henry with enough perpetration h cream, hand jobs for Alan Carr and ensuring that Sarah Millican and Miranda Hart get laid. Tripod on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168191 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:28:56 +0000 Tripod 168191@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <blockquote>I don't like looking at Lenny Henry.</blockquote> Leave Lenny alone. He's done very well on minimal talent... like a carpenter who can barely nail two bits of wood together... Squudge on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168187 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:14:12 +0000 Squudge 168187@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ excellent - except I don't like looking at Lenny Henry. Sinnick on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168171 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:14:20 +0000 Sinnick 168171@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Lovely FP Perks on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168169 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:59:46 +0000 Perks 168169@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Another good FP slante. Nice one Jeremy Hunt on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168168 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:55:23 +0000 Jeremy Hunt 168168@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Congratulations.However if you must give some of your money to the cause of attention seeking,unfunny,wealthy hipocrytes,please consider the Govt in its time of need.Thank you. Boutros on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168157 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:51:08 +0000 Boutros 168157@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Funny - but I hope you give some money anyway. Bob on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168155 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:09:19 +0000 Bob 168155@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Just spotted it thanks... though I see the NB ninjas had to do some major edits to make it work better (thanks NB!) Not Amused on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168153 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:00:06 +0000 Not Amused 168153@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Nice FP Bob on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168086 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:40:36 +0000 Bob 168086@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Have edited and resubbed... Bob on "It’s Red Nose Day, please help save the comedians" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57985#post-168083 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:30:55 +0000 Bob 168083@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Comic Relief founder Richard Curtis has spoken out about the many comedians who rely on the aid of Red Nose Day to boost their careers and offset their tax liabilities. ‘We are asking people to think of the poor comedians and to pick up the phone and donate’, said Curtis. ‘Comedians need Red Nose Day. Take Lenny Henry for example, it's one of the few opportunities he gets to venture out of his Dudley Premier Inn.’ ‘If it transpires that this year’s show doesn’t generate enough donations, then budgets and comedians will be cut for next year’s show. In preparation, we have already lined up Russ Abbott, Les Dennis, Cheggers and, if he’d ever answer his bloody phone, Frank Carson.’ Curtis also had to admit that people shouldn’t be fooled by the large sums of money shown on last year’s giant totaliser, these were actually just Jimmy Carr checking his bank balance. This year however, more comedians are rallying to help raise their profiles and hopefully also raise some money. Comedienne Miranda Hart is undergoing her ‘Mad March’ series of madcap challenges that generally involve the lovable lady-Hagrid buffooning her way around whilst performing comedy falls. Elsewhere, a celebrity team including Dara O’Briain and Jack Dee jumped at the challenge of riding a dingy down the Zambezi river rapids – the sick and underprivileged children who were originally intended for this particular water sports holiday, were told ‘maybe next year’. With the expectation of high viewing figures, the National Grid has been forewarned that there could be a colossal power surge from millions of boiling kettles during what’s being described as the ‘One Direction slot’.