Red faces on those who contribute nothing (Comic Relief)

Member Name: sympatic

Product:	Comic Relief
Date:	15/03/09 (91 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Raises money

Disadvantages: Some people in it for their careers

Comic Relief has been around for 23 years now which is some going for the annual charity fund raising event where the money is split between charities in this country and also Africa as well, it used to be the one time of the year where Lenny Henry got to be on our TV screens however now he has his Premier Inn advert to keep him in the public eye.

Comic Relief is always on a Friday and the main focus is the TV show on the Friday night which is a mix of sketches and appeals clips as well as updates on the level of fund raising and how things are going. This year one of the highlights was Smithy from Gavin and Stacey doing a pep talk to the England football team, they tried to keep a straight face but the minute he did his first insult of Peter Crouch they all started laughing. The Gavin and Stacey team also produced the other major fund raiser this year in the form of the number one single and with weekly sales of 5.5 million wil have raised £5 million pounds to the good causes. The other highlight for me was the Apprentice episode and the wonderfully droll Rupert Everitt.

What is impressive is the way that the whole concept has stayed fresh and even if you do not always agree with the way they use the money you cannot really knock the way people from all walks of life get involved to help others less fortunate than themselves.

Summary: Fund raising event