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Philly Q

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I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« on: March 13, 2009, 08:32:09 PM »
Oh God, I can't stand Comic Relief!!   :evil:

Six hours (or whatever it is) of Davina McCall using her full manic range of whiny voices and skull-faced gurning, banging us over the head with a metaphorical rubber hammer going "ISN'T THIS GREAT, ISN'T IT FUN!!"....

Humourless/stupid people like newsreaders, footballers, politicians and the cast of Dragons' Den putting on red noses and showing how "fun" they are, but you can see in their eyes that they're dying inside (apart from the ones who obviously think they have genuine comedic talent... they don't)....

Hastily-written comedy sketches with all our "telly favourites" to soften us up, followed by the devastating body blows of films about orphans and abused children to make us feel guilty for laughing (if by some miracle we have).  Oh look, there's Simon Cowell in Africa - it's just like a real life version of an X Factor sob story.....

An all-new Little Britain sketch that's about as funny as drilling holes in your kneecaps (but the same could be said of the last 3 series of Little Britain, so fair enough I suppose)....

Yes, I know it's all for a good cause, it's all for Charidee, but that doesn't excuse it being so second rate.  And why does it all have to feel so bloody DESPERATE??!!!!  :x



Sorry.
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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2009, 08:34:03 PM »
I agree.
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Afghan Dave

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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 08:35:42 PM »
I was going to use watching Comic Relief as my excuse for not practicing for the BKP Meet tomorrow... You've F**ked that now...

I can't bear it either... :shock:
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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2009, 08:36:05 PM »
If it makes you feel any better...davina is going to be taken over by Claudia winkleman...though Davina does look hot in that dress & David Tennant is a genuis anyway;)

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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2009, 08:41:39 PM »
I think Comic Relief is just losing it's novelty like Christmas in July despite it being for a good cause.

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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2009, 08:42:42 PM »
I heartily disagree!

 :D

I have very special and personal reasons for being very attached to Comic Relief.  And in days gone by, it HAS been a vehicle for some really great comedy, in my humble opinion.

And I quite fancy Davina.

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Philly Q

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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2009, 08:45:17 PM »
Quote from: horsehead on March 13, 2009, 08:36:05 PM
...though Davina does look hot in that dress & David Tennant is a genuis anyway ;)

She does when she's not doing the annoying faces and little-girl voices.  Which is all the time.

And Tennant was a fine Dr Who, even better in Takin' Over The Asylum... but he's just as much of an arse as Ross, Norton, Kielty etc in this context.



Hmmm, Claudia's looking hot... although I always think she looks like she's on drugs.
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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2009, 08:47:09 PM »
Every year, though, we need to be shaken from our comfortable lives and reminded of the pain and horror that exists within Lenny henry's stand-up routines.
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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2009, 08:56:26 PM »
i can't stand it either. :( what i can never understand is why starving and/or sick people in africa is not a good enough reason to give to charity, but cr@p "comedy" and crazy stunts are valid reasons.

"Will you give me some money to help me eradicate AIDS in Africa?"

"er, i dunno..."

"Did i mention I was biking around the great wall of china on a unicycle wearing a silly chicken outfit [and blowing most of the proceeds in the process paying for a ticket to china] while eating as many donuts as i can?"

"WHERE CAN I SIGN UP?!?!?!?!"

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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2009, 09:21:55 PM »
Anyone gonna bet on a fraud taking place?  :lol: :shock:
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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2009, 09:24:47 PM »
I haven't watched it in years-I cannot bear it either.Fortunately from the charities point of view it doesn't affect my willingness to give...just not tonight when I'd have to sit through that.
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Ian Price

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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2009, 09:30:29 PM »
I'm not a fan either. Something I absolutely detest is the 'charity collectors' that swoop on cars at traffic lights when the lights go red. It really gets my goat, especially when they put on their holier than though faces when it becomes obvious that the window and wallet are not opening.
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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2009, 09:34:27 PM »
you mean fraud or editorial error.haha?
i work at BBC television centre. im not in work tonight and im not a straight up BBC employee.
i can say that they really do take stuff like that seriously. i think ever since the whole government vs greg dyke affair a few years ago its been open season on the BBC. and again... you dont know what you've got till its gone.

as for Red Nose Day and Children In Need. they've been going along in the same format more or less for so many years now. Its probably funny if your younger and haven't watched it or been through it a bunch of times.

I dont think many people are giving to charity at the moment. ive noticed a massive increase in the number of 'charity muggers' in the streets. so i assume things aint going too well.


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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2009, 09:44:58 PM »
I'm pissed and about to go out to the pub, yay for me :D
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Re: I HATE COMIC RELIEF!!!
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2009, 09:50:39 PM »
Another year of the same stuff as last year and again it won't make any difference. Next year and every year after that, it'll be the same. You would of thought that after so many years of doing this and other charities, there would of been some difference.
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