Red Nose Day '09 - Do Something Funny For Money, 13 March 2009 

Taking On The Tough Stuff is a new initiative for British actors, whereby they can give 1% of their earnings to Comic Relief between 1st January and 13th March 2009 – Red Nose Day.

Actors often tackle tough social issues through their work on screen and stage – if that’s you, now you have a chance to help Comic Relief tackle those issues on the ground.

How does it work?

All you need to do is to tell your agent you’d like to be part of it. Your agent will do the sums and give the money to Comic Relief – they’ll also generously donate their share of that 1%, which is only a hundredth of their commission.

What’s even better is that if you’re eligible for Gift Aid, Comic Relief can claim up to 28p per pound extra on each donation.

If you want, you can download the agreement below, sign it and send it to your agent:

Actor Agent Agreement [187k]

Or you can just call or e-mail them – whatever works for you.

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO DONATE!

Although we're nearly at Red Nose Day, it's not too late to sign up to Taking on the Tough Stuff. You can still donate your 1% - or if you’d prefer to just give a flat donation, simply e-mail us at totts@comicrelief.com and we'll let you know how to make sure your money goes to this initiative.

TOTTS – PROGRESS TO DATE

Taking on the Tough Stuff has attracted lots of interest so far, including support and coverage from

• BAFTA
• Equity
• The Guardian
• The Daily Mail
• The Stage – an article by Jimmy Nesbitt about TOTTS ran in their January issue
• Radio 1 Newbeat – an interview with Bill Nighy about TOTTS aired in January
• The Sun
• The Daily Record
• The Hollywood Reporter

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