Comic Relief

jingle I have donated and spent the day at school doing allsorts with the kids for Red Nose Day, but the programme was dire.

I totally agree with you. The words penis and vagazzle we're both used to try to get a cheap laugh but it was way too early for gags like that. I think they really struggle to find enough content to fill a show of this length. I switched off after half an hour as I actually found it quite boring. Shame really. I do think they need to show us more of the successful projects alongside the current needing causes or else it feels that the millions of pounds raised is not really making much of a difference.

I've donated, jingle but I'm definitely not enjoying it. I'm glad they've raised a lot of money.

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No life is too short anyway

Never watch it. I do agree that it just seems to be a platform for has-beens. These celebrities that urge us to give money could donate some of their wealth instead of trying to better their careers.

When I see a band wagon rolling I jump off. I dislike and ignore all these charity giving jamborees. I find parading the disadvantaged so people can feel sorry for them, give money and then go home and ignore/complain about their neighbour who is old/young, disabled etc etc. quite nauseating.

Anything that can raise over £74 million as Comic Relief did last year has got to be worthwhile! The humour may be lame but the cause is great and life-changing for those who don't have any choice in their fate. Move over you cynics!

Ooh! That's us told.

To be fair to AngieHM she is spot on but do agree that the show itself is boring

I completely agree with Angie HM*. Great to hear some commonsense spoken about it.

I liked the David Walliams film. But then again, I like David Walliams.

I'm told that my GD came home from school and - with some help from dad - made cupcakes to sell to neighbours. I believe she sold the lot, but she would: she has a great deal of charm when it suits her. My 7-yr old GS won the competition at school for the best joke and had to tell it in assembly and no, I'm not going to repeat it - just too corny, but that's the way 7-yr-olds like them. Most of these kids who have helped to raise the cash won't have been watching a load of old has-beens.

j08 I don't get what you mean. Are you saying that people are duty bound to sit and watch a whole evening of mostly inane "entertainment" in order to give money to a charity?

If people want to give money, there are plenty of ways they can do so - without linking it to these campaigns.

I feel increasingly uncomfortable with the format - a "hilarious" sketch, which is often in questionable taste, particularly when contrasted with the sight of little children near death, and then tear-streaked celebrities (I'm not saying they're not sincere, I'm sure they are, but it all feels so self-indulgent. I think the viewer is quite capable of experiencing empathy without having a demonstration of it from a celebrity).

Is this the price that poor people in the developing world have to pay for receiving help - having cameras shoved in their faces while their children are critically ill or dying?

Of course no one is "duty bound" to watch it.

It raises a lot of money for good causes. If you don't like it, don't watch it. But don't suggest it dies a death.

I am not sure Comic Relief is such a good thing. It raises money for charities that pull heart strings but I am not sure how much it gives to charities like those helping immigrants, prisoners, those suffering from unfashionable types of cancer and other charities that do not necessarily have popular appeal. These charities I feel may see income fall because so much is given to appeals like Comic Relief.

I watched it and thought it was extremely entertaining. The amount of money raised is incredible and as for it being a platform for 'has beans', yes I suppose One Direction are over the hill, and Jack Whitehall, and Miranda Hart and John Bishop ....... I rest my case.

I'm shocked and saddened by some of the comments on this thread. By all means criticise the programme but not the cause, and only then if you donated.
If you don't want to donate then don't watch the programme and don't be so cynical. How could anyone watch that little 2-year old, Victor, lose his fight for life and not be moved to tears?

I agree Orca for me it's not about the so called comedy which is usually rubbish. Like you I was really upset about little Victor (even though I predicted the outcome would not be happy). I just think about my three healthy grandchildren and wonder why the world is such an unfair place.

I think it was David Tennant (correct me if I am wrong) who made the point that there are still thousands of people who watch and don't feel the need to donate anything.

Having said all that I felt like asking for my donation back when Jonathon Ross came on as I can't stand him!

Why should I have to donate to a charity to be allowed to criticise it. I didnt watch the programme or take part in anything to do with Comic Relief because I am critical of it.

FlicketyB You might have enjoyed it.

But there again...............

Why FlicketyB?

I must say the so called comedy was very poor with a teeny few exceptions but the charity behind it all does a lot of good work.

I watched until it switched to BBC2, hoping I would find something amusing to make the effort worthwhile. Sadly I didn't. In the past I've found quite a lot to laugh at but this year it was just not funny. I think it's worth pointing out to the doubters that they do show films of what the money raised has done, and it's very valuable work, but the need is enormous, both here and in Africa. So anyone who is asking what has improved, maybe they needed to watch the programme to find out, as it was spelled out a number of times. However, funny or not, I do give because I am lucky to have what I have and it's down to the haves to help the have-nots.

I agree that the cause is good - who wouldn't? But I couldn't, and didn't watch it. I don't know half the people mentioned anyway.

Hi hochiwhich haven't seen your name before, so welcome

Yes. Very welcome hochiwich.