Athena January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 This thread is for the charity and celebrity spin off editions of the Bake Off that air once a year in January/February. 2015 will be the fourth series and will feature 16 celebrities. 1 Link to comment
halopub February 3, 2015 Share February 3, 2015 (edited) It looks like Comic Relief will be on February 11th. There's an official promo now and I'm pleasantly surprised that I actually recognize some people. Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Saunders, Michael Sheen and David Mitchell are all fabulous gets. I think the video lists the broadcast date for the Extra Slice special, though, not the beginning of the four part series. Digital Spy has a list of the lineups and challenges. Edited to fix date. Edited February 3, 2015 by halopub 1 Link to comment
Pallida February 3, 2015 Share February 3, 2015 "Selfie vegetable cake" sounds frightening! 1 Link to comment
shandy February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 (edited) First episode - Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Dame Edna and Lulu (To Sir With Love singer) - it's like the New York City Gay Mens Chorus voted for the line up. I doubt PBS will show these, so I'll have to fool the iplayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02jbc8v Edited February 11, 2015 by shandy 1 Link to comment
Meredith Quill February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 Episode 1 - I thought it was a good mix of celebs; they all made me laugh at different times and made some schoolboy errors being baking novices. Dame Edna's bakes were hilariously bad, all good fun though! If you can access BBC iPlayer here is a link to the episode: Episode 1. 2 Link to comment
jellywager February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 (edited) Wah it says I can't access the link bc I'm not in the UK! Ab Fab is my favorite show and I wanted to see Jennifer and Joann bake. :( Edited February 13, 2015 by jellywager 1 Link to comment
halopub February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 (edited) Squirrel count: 1 Okay, the judges were super positive and diplomatic. I was so pleased that anxious Joanna Lumley got strong marks for her cookie's flavors. I would have loved that giant monstrosity back in college. And I wonder how Jennifer Saunder's cookie tasted with the maple syrup and bacon. Plus those all those fruit tarts looked surprisingly edible. Saunder's cake concept cracked me up and it fun to see her, with the messy hair, disrupt her competitor's interview at the end. More whippings, beatings and burnings than you'll find in a season finale of Game of Thrones. I would have preferred Mel hosting this one over Sue. That GoT joke was painful! I've never really gotten Dame Edna's humor, except for maybe her appearances on Ally McBeal, but kudos to her making a post-retirement appearance for a good cause. I might skim through next week's episode. I only recognize Jonathan Ross and I don't know if I'd enjoy him hamming it up in this setting. Edited to add: I'm not going to link to it, but other people have posted the show to the usual online places outside of iPlayer. Edited February 13, 2015 by halopub 2 Link to comment
shandy February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 (edited) Thanks Halopub, I occasionally crack the iplayer's geoblock, but the method is very unreliable, so was happy to find it in the usual places. :-) I was expecting this to be hilarious, and ahem, it wasn't, but I did enjoy the recipes. I generally love the Dame's Australian satirical humor, but not sure Barry could be bothered to make the effort for the tent. Jen is so down to earth, and for me, she is platinum coated A list, I think she would have lasted a couple of weeks in the real baking show as well, such a talented lady. I would have have attacked Lulu's doggie shortbread with gusto! I also recognized Zoella from youtube next week, not that I'm a fan! Edited February 13, 2015 by shandy 2 Link to comment
M. Darcy February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 It was great seeing Jennifer, Joanna and Lulu together again. That last cake by Dame Edna just looked so gross. Link to comment
QuinnM February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 Oh wow, I didn't realize this was a whole series. And even better it finally struck me that I can watch YouTube on the big tv. I'm just over the moon about this. 2 Link to comment
shandy February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 I've just realized - they've changed venue for the Comic Relief Bake Off - no baa baa black sheep, more suburban. I hope they go back to that wonderful location they are showing on PBS for the new season of the mainline version. Link to comment
jellywager February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 I would have preferred Mel hosting this one over Sue. That GoT joke was painful! I was telling Mr. Wager that Sue being around really funny people really makes it apparent that she is not funny. at. all. And why was she helping the contestants? I was laughing through out this whole episode. Jennifer and Joanna were extremely hilarious. I like when Joanna ripped her special cookie corner away from the host's hand when she tried to eat it. Lulu was unintentionally funny, that square baking pan was constantly around her arm. I've seen Dame Edna before, but never paid attention. Her "bakes" her really, really gross, but she kept exclaiming how scrumptious and delicious they would be. Jennifer's Edna cake was pure magic. At one point Paul looked like he was afraid to sample the bakes. Link to comment
Athena February 16, 2015 Author Share February 16, 2015 Jennifer and Joanna were wonderful together. I did laugh in bits. Jennifer's stuff all looked fun and her hair looked more and more wild as the episode wore on. Her husband Ade Edmondson won Celebrity Masterchef a couple years ago too. A talented household in any case. I've just realized - they've changed venue for the Comic Relief Bake Off - no baa baa black sheep, more suburban. I hope they go back to that wonderful location they are showing on PBS for the new season of the mainline version. They've been changing the estates once a year or every two years. Not sure where they were for this special. Link to comment
halopub February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 I looked it up. They filmed at Valentines Mansion near Gants Hill station on outer edges of the Central Line. Link to comment
Occasional Hope February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Jonathan Ross looked like he was crap on purpose because he thought it was funny. Perhaps this explains his entire career. 1 Link to comment
shandy February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 (edited) Jonathan Ross looked like he was crap on purpose because he thought it was funny. Perhaps this explains his entire career. I thought he was funny. The Chinese guy was annoying. Mystified why Mary wanted bright red custard in the cream puffs / profiteroles...bleurgh. Loved Mel being helpful! Edited February 20, 2015 by shandy Link to comment
Lura February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Uh oh. Am I in the right place? LOL I thought this was The Great British Bake-off, but this comedy show seems to be something entirely different. Link to comment
Meredith Quill February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Uh oh. Am I in the right place? LOL I thought this was The Great British Bake-off, but this comedy show seems to be something entirely different. This is the lighthearted charity version in aid of Comic Relief. 2 Link to comment
halopub February 24, 2015 Share February 24, 2015 Mystified why Mary wanted bright red custard in the cream puffs / profiteroles...bleurgh. Loved Mel being helpful! I just assumed it was meant to reflect the Comic Relief red nose. But yeah, it didn't look particularly palatable. 1 Link to comment
Meredith Quill February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 Tonight's episode was enjoyable, all of the bakers did fairly well given that they had very little baking experience between them! SquirrelWatch is back with a VENGEANCE! = 1, 2, 3, 4!! woot!! 2 Link to comment
Athena June 24, 2021 Author Share June 24, 2021 Discuss the sport, comic relief or special bake offs here. Old thread has been archived. If it ever un-archives, I will merge these threads. Link to comment
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