There is no donation in the world that would stop Lenny Henry from wanting to have his unfunny mug on the TV.
The guy started off on new faces with crap anti-black material and now has somehow gone on to be the Bob Geldof of shit TV.
Give to charity - thats great, but if u give during comic relief then you only have urself to blame when Lenny is back with his dated and never funny material next year.
PS - did u see that film when he made himself white to try and get a few laughs - appauling.
Red Nose ..So Please
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Let us pray that they don't show those brown kids with the flies again.
That has to be the worst act ever, and always puts a dampener on any charity show.
That has to be the worst act ever, and always puts a dampener on any charity show.
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> ?And Lenny Henry = never was, never has been, and never will be
> funny.?
I disagree, some of his early work with the Black & White Minstrel Show was excellent. Mind you, the joke was on him when he married the Vicar of fucking Dibley.
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MY kids DO know the meaning of 'No', for your information 'photo-taker'.
What my comment was trying to put over is that they'll never be without a roof over their head, clothes on their bodies or food in their stomachs.
I'm ashamed to say we inhabit a planet where that is not the case for EVERY child.
That's a crime against humanity in my book.
By the way, for many years I have contributed funds from my wages every month to Oxfam and Amnesty International. I also give readily to Christian aid and the Salvation Army.
Shall I be hung, drawn and quartered for that as well?
Don't give me the line about charity beginning at home either.
That's a bloody cop out and I truly don't mind supporting the work of Comic Relief, as I said in my previous article, if one poor soul in a small African village is saved by my T-shirt and nose.
What my comment was trying to put over is that they'll never be without a roof over their head, clothes on their bodies or food in their stomachs.
I'm ashamed to say we inhabit a planet where that is not the case for EVERY child.
That's a crime against humanity in my book.
By the way, for many years I have contributed funds from my wages every month to Oxfam and Amnesty International. I also give readily to Christian aid and the Salvation Army.
Shall I be hung, drawn and quartered for that as well?
Don't give me the line about charity beginning at home either.
That's a bloody cop out and I truly don't mind supporting the work of Comic Relief, as I said in my previous article, if one poor soul in a small African village is saved by my T-shirt and nose.
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If you honestly believe your helping poverty in Africa Snowy your very misguided, how do you know where your money is going? say you donate a tenner! tell me what percentage ends up helping someone in Africa and who! Let Africa look after Africa, give your money to Cancer research. I hope you enjoy the mulch on the TV, I,m out for a curry now.
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But hey, people do such crazy and wacky things as wear a red plastic nose.
Oh, just the thought is hurting my ribs with the hilarity that a red plastic nose will cause!
I'm lying through my teeth, of course.
Though, lets be honest, a red nose is most apt for this kind of rich, celebrity driven, facism. After all, some of the stars who appear, have a coke habit, whose annual cost could feed a family of 8 for a year.
However, how dare we all be a disenters, all of this, is, after all, for charity.
Or, trying to re-invegorate a dying career.
I saw the odious Dawn French on t.v today, and what she said was most telling: all of the "comedians" involved, she said, are throwing their best sketches and work at the event.
Of course they are.
They know that every commisioning editor, and producer in the land, is going to be watching, and perhaps, just perhaps, if they whore themselves out, just enough, they might get that prime time series they've been craving.
But, to be honest, that isn't the thing that sticks the most in my throat about these insidious events. No, what pisses me off, is rich, predominently, white people telling poor peple how they should spend their money, and using emotional blackmail as a tool.
"Look" they say, "Look at all these dying poor people, and it's all your fault viewer. Yes, your fault, for having the tenacity to have a job, and for trying to set some of your hard earned cash aside for yourself. Give it to these people! They are more deserving than you'll ever live to be! Just look at the suffering!"
And then the aforementioned "comedian", will get back into their air conditioned four wheel drive, and be taken back to the Addis Ababa Hilton, where they'll enjoy a chilled strawberry daiquiri, and line of coke, next to the pool.
As for the level and quality of the comedy. Well, would Lenny Bruce have lowered himself? Bill Hicks? Sam Kinison? Richard Pryor? No.
You want to know why?
It's a thing called integrity.
Oh, just the thought is hurting my ribs with the hilarity that a red plastic nose will cause!
I'm lying through my teeth, of course.
Though, lets be honest, a red nose is most apt for this kind of rich, celebrity driven, facism. After all, some of the stars who appear, have a coke habit, whose annual cost could feed a family of 8 for a year.
However, how dare we all be a disenters, all of this, is, after all, for charity.
Or, trying to re-invegorate a dying career.
I saw the odious Dawn French on t.v today, and what she said was most telling: all of the "comedians" involved, she said, are throwing their best sketches and work at the event.
Of course they are.
They know that every commisioning editor, and producer in the land, is going to be watching, and perhaps, just perhaps, if they whore themselves out, just enough, they might get that prime time series they've been craving.
But, to be honest, that isn't the thing that sticks the most in my throat about these insidious events. No, what pisses me off, is rich, predominently, white people telling poor peple how they should spend their money, and using emotional blackmail as a tool.
"Look" they say, "Look at all these dying poor people, and it's all your fault viewer. Yes, your fault, for having the tenacity to have a job, and for trying to set some of your hard earned cash aside for yourself. Give it to these people! They are more deserving than you'll ever live to be! Just look at the suffering!"
And then the aforementioned "comedian", will get back into their air conditioned four wheel drive, and be taken back to the Addis Ababa Hilton, where they'll enjoy a chilled strawberry daiquiri, and line of coke, next to the pool.
As for the level and quality of the comedy. Well, would Lenny Bruce have lowered himself? Bill Hicks? Sam Kinison? Richard Pryor? No.
You want to know why?
It's a thing called integrity.
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LET Africa look after Africa, then, Lizard... Hmmm...
Tell me something, aren't we all human beings together on this planet and we should try and help those in need wherever they are from? Where do you get off on your ridiculous logic?
I don't recall nationalities being questioned when all sorts of people from a wide cross-section of countries in Asia and Africa were affected by the appallling 2004 Tsunami. The whole world got together and helped those in need. Ditto any natural disasters you care to mention from earthquakes in Asia to hurricanes in the Americas.
About 2,000 years ago or so, a famous man, when asked "Who is my neighbour?", began a thought-provoking tale with the words "A man was walking from Jerusalem to Jericho..."
Look it up, my friend, you might learn something.
Right, I'm now going to follow your line and never help Africa again; after all, why the hell should I? They can all look after themselves. Sod 'em all. Those starving African children with dreadful lives don't deserve someone like me helping them, do they?
No, hold on, on second thoughts, I've got a conscience.
Oh, and by the way, in case you're worried I also contribute to UK cancer charities too!!! And I never question what percentage of my cash goes directly to where it's needed there either. Should I?
Tell me something, aren't we all human beings together on this planet and we should try and help those in need wherever they are from? Where do you get off on your ridiculous logic?
I don't recall nationalities being questioned when all sorts of people from a wide cross-section of countries in Asia and Africa were affected by the appallling 2004 Tsunami. The whole world got together and helped those in need. Ditto any natural disasters you care to mention from earthquakes in Asia to hurricanes in the Americas.
About 2,000 years ago or so, a famous man, when asked "Who is my neighbour?", began a thought-provoking tale with the words "A man was walking from Jerusalem to Jericho..."
Look it up, my friend, you might learn something.
Right, I'm now going to follow your line and never help Africa again; after all, why the hell should I? They can all look after themselves. Sod 'em all. Those starving African children with dreadful lives don't deserve someone like me helping them, do they?
No, hold on, on second thoughts, I've got a conscience.
Oh, and by the way, in case you're worried I also contribute to UK cancer charities too!!! And I never question what percentage of my cash goes directly to where it's needed there either. Should I?