Clutha Tragedy – Comedy Gig To Help Raise Cash
Glasgow’s comedians are lining up to raise a laugh for victims of the Clutha Pub tragedy.
They also hope tonight’s comedy gig will raise several thousand pounds for the Clutha Appeal Fund, which has already amassed more than £220,000.
Friends and relatives of the 10 people who died when the Police Scotland helicopter crashed into the Glasgow pub have been invited to the show at the city’s O2abc Academy.
They will be joined in the audience by emergency service workers who helped at the scene of the tragedy.
Comedian Janey Godley said: “The love and affection of Glaswegians will carry every laugh from that stage right up into the rafters. That’s who we are, as a people; you might knock us down but we’ll get up and – do you know what? – we’ll get up laughing.”
The comedy show is one a number of initiatives aimed at raising cash for bereaved families suffering financial hardship as a result of the crash on November 29.
Those who died included the three occupants of the helicopter along with seven customers in the pub. Five people remain in hospital, being treated for a range of serious injuries.
Jai McDowall
Four police officers who attended the scene of the accident have recorded a song called Won’t Forget, which features Britain’s Got Talent winner Jai McDowall on vocals.
PC Paul Keenan, who wrote the song, said: “It obviously involved our friends and colleagues, so we felt personally touched by it. It was a tragic loss of life, so we came up with the idea of recording a charity single.”
PC Jamie Easton said: “The police is such a close-knit family and it was such a terrible disaster, everybody felt it. Being at the scene myself, it was terrible both for the emergency services and the public. You could see the effect it had on everybody, so I’m grateful to be able to play on the track.”
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