27-03-2023, 12:16 AM
(25-03-2023, 09:34 PM)Brekkie Wrote:I suspect the last thing Comic Relief would want is a joke to be controversial enough to cause a controversy and three hours of comedy would be a lot to fill baring in mind a lot of current comedy is political or other sensitive issues based.(25-03-2023, 08:39 PM)Steve in Pudsey Wrote: People criticise the presenter line ups as not being comedians, 1999 had Peter Snow from Newsnight and Davina McCall, plus Johnny Vaughan, Zoe Ball and Chris EvansThough the "presenters" were usually paired up with the comedians, and it was the younger funnier presenters getting the gig.
And the show wasn't presenters just presenting - they were very much put out of their comfort zones too.
As for what to do today - if the Big Night of Musicals can be packed with back to back musical performances then no reason why Comic Relief can't be packed with back to back comedy performances.