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That Comic Relief was the biggest pile of crap

108 replies

Alwx1987GG · 22/03/2025 09:30

I have just watched 2 hours of absolute rubbish. And I need to know if I'm going mad and my expectations are too high. A previous avid watcher, never again, not even for charity.

  1. Aside from the Oasis Sketch (mildly amusing) nothing remotely funny
  2. Years old sketches seemingly on loop. I know it's the anniversary but come on..it's like we are too safe to be funny anymore so have to rely on past sketches
  3. No Lenny Henry. It just ain't the same.
  4. A depressing long Eastenders Segment half way through, full of woe and doom
  5. Pete Wicks and Vicky Pattison visiting 'random' people's houses to give Amazon parcels, and 'just happen' to knock on a BBC often used Trans activist's door. Typical BBC.
  6. Presenters' cringeworthy auto cues - forced and uncomfortable
  7. Most of the money goes in Director's pockets anyway - I'd bet hardly any goes 'on the ground'

You are being unreasonable: Stop being a miserable menopausal old git, plus it's raised loads for charity.

You are not being unreasonable: It's a pile of cringeworthy crap.

OP posts:
Melancholyflower · 22/03/2025 09:41

YABU to expect it to be good.

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 22/03/2025 09:39

You are shockingly unreasonable about where the money goes. Why do some people in this country feel the need to make things like this up about a charity? Horrible behaviour.

dementedpixie · 22/03/2025 09:39

I watched anything else but this pile of crap

Whammyyammy · 22/03/2025 09:38

I didn't even know CR was still going. Good old millionaire celebrity has beens rallying round telling us to donate money to send overseas so they can project themselves back into the limelight

weathervane1 · 22/03/2025 09:36

@Alwx1987GG if you look at the BBC children in need website, you'll find the following statement from the auditors:

For every pound donated to BBC Children in Need, a minimum of 95p goes directly towards changing the lives of children and young people experiencing a range of issues and challenges across the UK. This includes the grants we make to projects working with children and young people around the UK, the costs of making sure that these grants are properly monitored and evaluated, and the costs of undertaking research and initiatives designed to ensure we have a positive impact on young lives.

WinterMorn · 22/03/2025 09:36

It’s well past its sell by date. I remember its heyday with the plastic noses and that seems like a very long time ago.

Rocknrollstar · 22/03/2025 09:32

I don’t think you should be making statements about how the money is spent without having information to back it up.