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I feel like Comic Relief hasn't been worth watching for a long time, same with Children In Need.

When I was growing up, they were TV events that I would have sat and watched all evening with the family, but nowadays they barely get a mention when they come around. There used to be plenty of sketches and specials of popular shows that made you feel like you were seeing something really special. They seem to be light on that sort of content these days and there doesn't appear to be any sort of real buzz or excitement around them.

I think they do still screen a few notable sketches (e.g. French & Saunders doing “The Traitors” last year). The big issue, IMHO, is that comedians now pre-record that sketch or a message and consider their work done. No one’s actually there on the night. In its hey day, you’d have the pre recorded sketches AND many comedians would be at the studio live too. It gave you FOMO to see all these comedians and celebs hanging out together and popping up on various links during the evening. It was chaos. It was unpredictable. It was something you had to watch live because anytging could happen. That vibe has totally gone. The only comedians in the building are ones already hosting or taking part in badly conceived challenges (who thought it was a good idea for celebs to learn to sing opera for Comic Relief?!) which means they’re busy and not able to contribute to the rest of the output.