Comic Relief 2017: Have a laugh with us to help young Londoners

Nose joke: Billions star Damian Lewis supports our 'Evening Stand Up' campaign for Comic Relief and the Dispossessed Fund
Alex Lentati / Evening Standard

The Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund has joined forces with Comic Relief to get London laughing and raise money for struggling Londoners at a time of rising inequality across the capital.

We are asking readers to embrace the Comic Relief mantra to “make your laugh matter” for Red Nose Day, by sending us your favourite jokes, holding sponsored “jokeathons” at work, or raising money by being filmed or photographed telling your favourite joke.

Actor Damian Lewis is leading a star-studded cast in backing Red Nose Day, which this year falls on Friday, March 24. Under the theme “Evening Stand Up”, we are seeking London’s funniest jokes from readers, with the favourites to be road-tested at a live comedy gig in the West End on March 8.

The best 10 will be printed in the Standard and the person who submits the funniest joke, as selected by a professional comedian, will win two tickets to the comedy event.

It marks the sixth time the Dispossessed Fund has been a beneficiary of Comic Relief, resulting in cash injections of £5 million to our fund over the past five years. The money has funded 340 grassroots projects helping vulnerable young people and tackling social exclusion across the capital. Comic Relief has pledged to make another substantial donation to the Dispossessed Fund this year. Sarah Sands, Editor of the Evening Standard, said: “I love it when Londoners get creative for an inspiring cause and this time we hope to get London laughing by unearthing some new jokes.

To submit your joke visit: standard.co.uk/eveningstandup

He nose it: Damian Lewis supports our Evening Stand Up camapign

“The purpose of Comic Relief is of course very serious and dovetails perfectly with our Dispossessed Fund, which was set up to tackle inequality in London and which has raised a phenomenal £16 million, the most raised by a newspaper-led campaign in the UK ever.”

Liz Warner, chief executive of Comic Relief, said: “We know that Red Nose Day fundraisers are keen to support the work we fund all over the UK, and partnering with the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund helps us to reach Londoners who most need a helping hand. From supporting people who suffer with mental health problems, to vulnerable young people who have been affected by domestic violence, bullying, or homelessness, the work we’ve funded together over the past five years really is making a difference to people’s lives.”

Comic Relief has raised more than £1 billion since 1985. Since the last Red Nose Day, Comic Relief has helped more than 13 million people worldwide.

To submit your joke visit: standard.co.uk/eveningstandup

Terms apply. Promotion closes at 23.59 on March 2, 2017.

To order your free fundraising pack, please log on to: rednoseday.com

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