March 18th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
So after they greatly disappointed us with their live performance of new single Happy Now, Take That made it up to us downhearted fans with their hilarious Fake That sketch.
In the video comics Alan Carr, Catherine Tate, James Corden, John Bishop and David Walliams became Fake That and were seen taking to the stage for a tribute band audition, with none other than the real band sitting behind the judges table.
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March 18th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
After a slightly disappointing Downton Abbey sketch and a very mediocre Take That performance, tonight’s Comic Relief was lifted by the hilariously funny duet between Peter Kay and Susan Boyle.
The famous pair collaborated on the Chess song ‘I Know Him So Well’, originally a hit for Subo’s idol Elaine Paige and her pal Barbara Dickson.
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February 26th, 2011 by Gerard McGarry.
I hope you’ve been following our coverage of Let’s Dance For Comic Relief tonight! The results were a bit of a shocker though – the first act guaranteed a place in the live final was Charlie Baker and John Thornton, whose tap dance routine we thought was a bit old fashioned. Seems Britain did not agree!
The battle for second place was between Lulu’s brilliant Soulja Boy dance and Noel Fielding’s stellar Kate Bush impersonation. And as much as we loved Lulu’s routine, it was only right that Noel Fielding followed Baker and Thornton through to the final.
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February 26th, 2011 by Gerard McGarry.
Jarred Christmas is the last contender to entertain us on Let’s Dance For Comic Relief. He correctly deduces that Let’s Dance is a thinly-veiled cross-dressing competition and decides to wax his man bits.
Taking to the stage in a blue tracksuit, Jarred quickly strips down to a hot pink leotard. He’s dancing to Madonna’s Hung Up. There’s nothing sexy about this routine at all, folks. Well, that’s not true, watching a slightly overweight man dressed up as Madonna-with-mutton-chops is always going to be funny.
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February 26th, 2011 by Gerard McGarry.
One’s a comedian, the other’s an Emmerdale actor. We’re not sure which one is which, but Charlie Baker and James Thornton start off with their own Fight Club skit, Tap Club.
How do they top that? They do an old school routine – Putting On The Ritz. It’s hard to like this though, because Let’s Dance shines with the drag acts, and what Baker and Thornton did here was a very faithful (and quite charming) musical number. They carried it off beautifully, but I couldn’t help being bored a little in the middle. It felt like the routine dragged on for longer than some of the others. Read more & comment »
February 26th, 2011 by Gerard McGarry.
Yummy East End comedienne Andi Osho is next to take the stage on Let’s Dance For Comic Relief. And we find out a secret sadness in Andi’s family – all of her relatives become Michael Jackson after a certain age. Bloody sob stories…
So Andi’s performing to Jackson’s Bad tonight. Wow, she’s like Michael Jackson with boobs! Seriously, if the panel were conflicted over Noel Fielding’s performance, they’re going to be in a really weird place after this!
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February 26th, 2011 by Gerard McGarry.
I love that Noel Fielding refers to himself as “Britain’s Leading Goth comedian”. Clearly since Russell Brand has legged it to the US of A and Tim Minchin isn’t native to these Isles, Noel Fielding is Britain’s only Goth Comedian.
Fielding gets a fairly surreal intro video, in which he gets mentored by a cockney fairy princess. Badly. It’s a nice spin on the typical ‘celebrity training video’, especially at the end where he declares it to have been a success!
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February 26th, 2011 by Gerard McGarry.
Token pensioner on this year’s Let’s Dance For Comic Relief is the amazing Lulu. Seriously, I do think Lulu is still a wee bit sexy, even at 62. Maybe I need to speak to my therapist about that next week…
Anyway, Let’s Dance lays on the pensioner jokes pretty thick, with Lulu doing a VT about her salt-free diet and sitting in a stairlift with a neck brace on. So it’s a complete shock when Lulu comes out dressed as Soulja Boy for a version of Crank Dat. Holy shit, she’s limber. And she’s got the moves down to a T.
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February 26th, 2011 by Gerard McGarry.
The BBC must’ve burst their Photoshopping budget when they had Penny Smith‘s face superimposed on Britney Spears’ body in some of her most famous costumes. Yes, Penny’s pretending that she was Britney’s body double throughout her career.
Anyhoo…. *deep breath*
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March 12th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
Gok Wan is taking part in this years Comic Relief Does The Apprentice and he’s urging you to follow his lead.
The Red Nose Day fundraising kit includes loads of ideas to help you Do Something Funny for Money! Order your copy now at www.rednoseday.com
