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A new fund to support up-and-coming comedians affected by the coronavirus crisis raises £50k

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The fund has been supported by a host of famous comedians A new fund set up to support the loss of earnings for up-and-coming comedians as a result of the ongoing coronavirus crisis has reached its £50,000 target on day one.

As reported on Chortle, the fund was helped by support from some big-name comics including Richard Herring who donated £10,000 to the fund and Sara Pascoe who gave £5,000.

Friday Night Dinner star Tom Rosenthal added £2,000, joking that “Herring and Pascoe have made me look like a prick here”. Other donations came from the likes of Dawn French, Adam Kay, Robert Webb, Susan Calman, Jo Caulfield, Al Murray and Lee Mack.

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