Originally Posted By leemac I rarely post stuff like this on LP but I really couldn't resist in this instance. Every two years the BBC teams up with the charity Comic Relief (founded by writer Richard Curtis who wrote classic British TV shows like Blackadder and movies like Notting Hill, Love Actually and Four Weddings & A Funeral) which often involves a series of shows before the event itself. In the past there have been reality-style shows like Fame Academy Does Comic Relief (think American Idol with celebrities that can't sing) but this year they opted for a new show called Let's Dance for Comic Relief where celebrities opt to recreate famous dance sequences from movies, TV, musicals and music videos. The winner of the first show was Robert Webb who is a wonderful comic (I can't recall if any of his shows are on BBC America but they include Peep Show and the Mitchell and Webb Look) and he opted for What A Feeling. This is television comedy gold - I honestly haven't laughed so hard in ages: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lz6k5Zg2wA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...6k5Zg2wA</a> The winners tonight were also two comics who reproduced I've Had the Time of My Life from Dirty Dancing: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygToBqK60XU&feature=channel" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=channel</a> I can't remember if BBC One shows are on the iPlayer internationally but the whole show is here: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00j2dql/b00j2dpm/Lets_Dance_for_Comic_Relief_Episode_2/" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/e...isode_2/</a> Enjoy! Lee
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Brilliant, I didn't know this was on. Are there any more and when is it on? You should share more of this stuff. I find Webb to be hit and miss for my tastes, but he was awesome in this performance!!!
Originally Posted By leemac The third heat is next Saturday before the final (which I think may be the day after Comic Relief). I must admit that I love Peep Show - but I can agree about their own sketch show (although there are moments of pure genius).
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Cool, I will keep my eyes peeled. Indeed their sketch show is worth while for those little nuggets.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 The first link said "this video is not available in your country." The third link had a longer message that amounted to the same thing. Oh well.
Originally Posted By leemac Really? I'm surprised they have country filters in place for this type of video. I've linked to them on my Facebook page so I'll be intrigued to see if anyone else has difficulties with them.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 leemac, none of the three links you posted on this thread work for folks in the US. However, these two should: Flashdance (Robert Webb): <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtanRbYazR4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...nRbYazR4</a> Dirty Dancing (Paddy McGuinness and Keith Lemon): <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SltEZn5lEKo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...EZn5lEKo</a> OMG! Funny, yes! But these guys are also surprisingly good dancers! I had no idea that this competition/charity existed. How fun! Thanks for sharing, leemac!
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs I liked the Comic Relief sketch where David "Doctor Who" Tennant is Catherine Tate's teacher... What's the difference between Comic Relief, Red Nose Day and Children in Need?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Comic Relief and Red Nose day are one in the same. They are every two years, and in the interim year we have sport relief where a number of celebrities compete in sporting competition. Both of these drives include local events and teaming agreements with various companies for special products to raise funds. The money is then used for local charities (often things like hospices, domestic violence centres, mental health etc.) and international efforts in war zones and aids zones (e.g. Africa etc.) I have had the wonderful honor of managing a number of the call centres over the years where they would get us as the top brass to work the phones, good times (personal total best when I was on the phones, which was 30% of my time was £98,000 or $150,000).
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Children in Need is a different drive. It is annual, and is largely endorsed by the BBC. It is designed to raise money for children's charities around child protection, supporting young carers, children with disabilities, local groups similar to Make a Wish and so on. When I sat on the RAG (Receiving and Giving) Board at University, where we raise money for charities, Children in Need was always the biggest event of the year. Both are awesome charity drives and I have wonderful memories both watching and participating in both over the years.
