Comic Relief: Worst since 2007

Also, don't forget Millions of people are no longer paying for TV licences, so don't see it.

Agree with everything that's been said so far.

I have young children and I took them to Sainsbury's the other day to look at the fundraising merch. We just shrugged our shoulders and agreed they would take £2 each into school to donate (they do non-uniform).

Not funny, not original, not environmentally friendly...

I think they just need a rethink - there are so many factors.

As someone without children in school (so can easily escape it) I can't think of anything worse than watching Children in Need or Comic Relief as it's so many hours of v poor quality entertainment. Was OK in the 1980s when there were only 3 channels but not now.

They you have the plastic noses and buying of tat - loads of children are aware of not buying single use plastics so will be down on that.

Baking cakes - hmm, no thanks we have an obesity crisis.

Austerity and Brexit worries may have hit donations.

The white saviour thing has been called out for a few years, David Lammy has just got the most publicity for it this year. Some of the VTs of rich celebrity crying over poor child have been awkward for a long time.

And that's all without the 'what do they spend their money on?' issue.

They need a refresh of their fundraising strategy.

They got 60 million as an on the night final total is that not good enough ? The only showed the stacy Dooley film once probably for damage limitation they also showed more inuk and positive African stories maybe they giving public prefer dying African stories.

I suspect that the attack in Christchurch also had an impact. I know that I completely forgot about comic relief because I was watching the news from New Zealand.