Does anyone really watch Comic Relief anymore?

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Who actually donates to this? I never hear anyone talk about it in RL and never watch it myself? Becoming a bit tired now?

The best thing about last night was them showing clips from years past !

Some great comedy back in the day !

Other than that thought it's had it's day !

I know Comic Relief is an independent charity but I think there has been a loss of trust between the public and the BBC …

I stopped donating years ago when stories about % going to the actual charities (not a lot) and the corruption in the areas supported became well known

Some people get money yes but possibly not who you think

And what damage is done by articifially injecting cash into poorly governed third world countries. Some research has shown doing nothing would be better and that comic relief has been damaging

I watched a bit of it last night and caught the Stath Lets Flats charity song, which was brilliant

We put the TV on just before this song. Quickly changed the channel, it is awful!

As someone mentioned upthread though I was a viewer back when Hale and Pace released a song, and Bananarama, Mel and Kim, right said Fred. The latest offering is utter garbage in comparison.

Our school decided not to sell the noses this year, because we had to pre-buy in bulk with no returns and they have shot up in price this year. Might explain why the supermarkets aren't selling them? We certainly had loads unsold from last year because of the bulk buy rule.
We just did a Mufti day for £1, as did my DS's school.
To be honest, I prefer to support local charities with lower overheads and more direct and immediate assistance to local people in need.

Kids had a red nose day dress in red or someone who inspires you day but that was it no red noses in the shop no deelies badges nothing 🤷‍♀️ I mean the pin badges were nice

Primary had a bucket and non-uniform day.
Amazon were selling the noses but having bought them last year from Sainsbos and deeny-boppers, I went down there last week to be told they weren't taking part this year. TKMaxx were selling tees but mine don't like Mr. Men.

Iplayer have traitors, eurovision and ghosts sketches. I also watched the half an hour on the lookback at comic relief big brother. That was interesting.
Lenny Henry had another project on - first year he hasn't been there. David Tennant and others I saw briefly live were too enthusiastic. Cannot do forced revelry on a Friday.

That's him! Gethin Jones. Lovely looking guy actually, when he's not dying of exhaustion 😃

I only saw one bit which was a very funny and ironic song by two female musicians ( don’t know their names) which was quite strongly mocking the celebrity faux caring that both Children in need and Red Nose bring out. I was quite surprised, but hope it was a signal that saintly do gooding by celebrities is a downward trend.

Flo & Joan are brilliant. IIRC, they're sisters who perform under their grandmothers' first names!

There's an hour-long special of theirs on Amazon Prime and they've also regularly been on the Mark Watson comedy series that's just finished on Radio 4 - should be on Sounds.

I love Flo and Joan

Didn't Flo and Joan get tons of hate on here after a Nationwide ad. MN is a fickle place.

i watched it for the first time in a long time and was concerned as to why they showed best of
are they in trouble that they have to resort to showing past shows?

Haven’t watched it or CIN for years! I remember it being big in the 80s - I was at sixth form when it started and wore my nose!!
Did go back to watching when my DCs were young though for a bit! The odd sketch is funny but I couldn’t sit through a whole evening of it.

I give to the Give Directly charity every month. This seems a better approach than the traditional idea of how charities work.
I seem to have missed Red Nose Day completely this year.

I’ve never ever watched it.

Didn't know it was on, probably because I don't watch live TV so don't see adverts/trailers etc.

I didn’t know it was on until I saw a picture of a presenter in red dress in the papers.

I agree. We should support small local charities in the UK. The major charities (British and worldwide) pay their Chief Execs and other high up positions eye watering salaries. Same for those in high up positions in the NHS.

I work for a charity who have received funds from comic relief. We were interviewed and filmed, during a session. Quite weird seeing yourself on TV.

No.
Dc used to get all geared up for it at school, and then come back home watch it and its too depressing and sad. One minuet there is a fun sketch the next a child is seriously ill.
It's not age appropriate for my dc. It's too heavy.

I don't know why they did it like that

they still do @Laptopneeded

I don’t watch. Just find it too sad and I’m already going through a really shitty time myself at the moment and don’t need to be subjecting myself to additional sadness.
Ds had mufti at school, dh bunged him a fiver for it and that’s as far as we went.

Ha ha, I accidentally caught a bit of that masterpiece when I was taping something else from the radio back in the day.

I wouldn't have even known it was on if it wasn't for the radio 1 thing, neither school did anything for it by us.