Charity prize draw offers chance to appear in Monty Python sketch
Howard Lake | 3 July 2014 | News
Monty Python fans have an opportunity to appear in a Monty Python sketch during one of the last live shows by the comedy group in London. The Pythons have partnered with the Evening Standard newspaper to offer the place in a charity prize draw on behalf of the Evening Standard’s Dispossessed campaign.
To enter the competition you have to text a payment of £5, of which a minimum of £3 will be donated to the charity (except Virgin users, where £1.79 will be donated).
Monty Python competition in aid of The Dispossessed Fund
The winner will get to make a guest appearance in The Bruces sketch on July 18. They will also receive two tickets for the show.
The Pythons told the Evening Standard: “the winner must be prepared to be very silly for a very serious cause.”
The Standard launched the Dispossessed Fund in 2010 to fight poverty, inequality and exclusion in London after an investigation revealed shocking levels of child poverty. So far it has raised more than £12.2 million.
The entry details are published by the Evening Standard. Entries close at 23.59 on 14 July 2014.
Main photo: Monty Python graffiti by Southtyrolean on Flickr.com
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