#SaveLiveComedy

It's been over a year since the first gigs were cancelled and the comedy industry is on its knees - but together we can #SaveLiveComedy!

[#SaveLiveComedy @SaveLiveComedy]

Hey @NadineDorries, @RishiSunak & @DCMS, can you #SaveLiveComedy?

[Live Comedy Association (LCA) @LiveComedyUK]

Immediate financial support for both individuals and organisations is required before Christmas to ensure that the UK’s world-leading live comedy industry is able to survive.

@NadineDorries @RishiSunak @DCMS

#SaveLiveComedy

[Live Comedy Association (LCA) @LiveComedyUK]

#SaveLiveComedy Fund ROUND THREE now open!

UK resident with a UK bank account?
Pre-pandemic made at least ⅓ of your income from comedy?
Have less than £3k in savings (not including set aside for tax?)

You're eligible for £500 grants!

Apply now: https://t.co/EOWiL7t9EK

[Live Comedy Association (LCA) @LiveComedyUK]

Round 2 of the #SaveLiveComedy Fund closes this Friday!

£500 emergency hardship grants, open to all working on & off stage.

+ as we've raised over our initial £50,000 goal, eligibility criteria has been expanded!

Read the eligibility criteria & apply: https://t.co/EOWiL7t9EK

[Live Comedy Association (LCA) @LiveComedyUK]

We (and you!) have now raised over £77,000 for the #SaveLiveComedy Fund!

With a week left, we're aiming for £100,000, which will allow our partners @nextupcomedy to distribute 200 hardship grants!

Donate now: https://t.co/ey4FJ26F6U

Apply to the Fund: https://t.co/l1138Y537X

[#SaveLiveComedy @SaveLiveComedy]

#SaveLiveComedy Fund Round 2 applications are now OPEN!

+ because we've raised £50k+ so far, we've expanded the eligibility criteria so more on & off-stage comedy workers are eligible!

Not eligible last time? You may be now!

More details/apply: https://t.co/aGznTU45e9

Pls RT!

[Katie Pritchard 🕺☀️🦭🌈 #DISCOBALL @katiepritchards]

Applications for the 1st grant from the #SaveLiveComedy fund closes tomorrow at 12pm and is open to anyone who works within the comedy industry. Check the eligibility criteria and apply here: https://t.co/3IWYwQHcaI @SaveLiveComedy Donate: https://t.co/9tvM1lMt1T @LiveComedyUK x

[Katie Pritchard 🕺☀️🦭🌈 #DISCOBALL @katiepritchards]

I reckon this fundraiser could easily hit its target today, it's only £557 off and it's 2.50pm! Share it with your pals so that we have a lovely comedy circuit to come back to! xxx @SaveLiveComedy #SaveLiveComedy https://t.co/9tvM1lMt1T

[#SaveLiveComedy @SaveLiveComedy]

Over 400 people have now supported the #SaveLiveComedy Fund, helping those most in need. We're less than £1000 away from our initial target of £50,000, which will provide 100 hardship grants.

Donate now: https://t.co/LZ6RT4Arzr

Apply to the Fund: https://t.co/aGznTU45e9

[#SaveLiveComedy @SaveLiveComedy]

Half of live comedy industry have lost half annual income under Covid, report finds.

via @Independent

Donate now: https://t.co/aGznTU45e9

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[NextUp - Live Comedy @nextupcomedy]

The #SaveLiveComedy Fund launched yesterday in association with @LiveComedyUK, supporting those in need across the comedy industry.

Over 46k has been raised so far but more is needed to help!

Donate here if you can: https://t.co/u0EEj0G8N1

With Founding Supporter Panadol

[Live Comedy Association (LCA) @LiveComedyUK]

Yesterday with @nextupcomedy we announced the #SaveLiveComedy Fund, providing hardship grants to those most in need.

With the support of our Founding Supporters Panadol & comedy fans, we've raised over £46k - but more is needed to help!

Donate now: https://t.co/EOWiL7t9EK

[Isy Suttie @Isysuttie]

Live comedy has been absolutely decimated by Covid, and a lot of comics who you’ll have seen onstage have had their income and mental health affected beyond measure. I’ve just donated to this fund & if you’ve got anything to spare and can help, please do: https://t.co/tT3jWuPuEc

[Geoff Rowe BEM @geoff_rowe]

Do you work in live comedy anywhere in the UK? You could be a comedian promoter producer stage manager technician director designer or photographer. Have your finances been knackered due to Covid? Check this out https://t.co/IwIswMkEGf #SaveLiveComedy

[Live Comedy Association (LCA) @LiveComedyUK]

With your help, we've now raised over £45,000! The #SaveLiveComedy Fund will now be able to distribute a minimum of 90 grants to those most in need.

Help us to distribute even more by donating today: https://t.co/ey4FJ26F6U

Need the fund? Apply now: https://t.co/EOWiL7t9EK

[Crybabies @crybabiescomedy]

If you have any money or retweets to spare please give whatever you can to the #SaveLiveComedy fund

[Nick Blair 💙 @Blueburst360]

It's time to #SaveLiveComedy – by helping those who make live comedy happen!

I've just donated to the #SaveLiveComedy Fund, helping those most in need in the comedy industry.

Join me in donating: https://t.co/5ERKfWmUAf.

@nextupcomedy @LiveComedyUK https://t.co/nGQa6pMzTp

[Live Comedy Association (LCA) @LiveComedyUK]

It's time to #SaveLiveComedy - by helping those that make it happen.

The #SaveLiveComedy Fund is supporting those most in need & has already raised over £44k. With your help, we can make sure that nobody is forced out of the comedy industry.

Donate now: https://t.co/EOWiL7t9EK

[The Glee Club Birmingham @GleeClubBham]

50% of the UK's live comedy industry have lost over half of their income since March 2020, even once you take SEISS & furlough payments.

The #SaveLiveComedy Fund, launched today, will help those most in need across the industry.

Donate here: https://t.co/RJ1R2XzEgg

[Jack Gleadow (As In Meadow) @JackGleadow]

#SaveLiveComedy

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