The Covid Arms in association with Crowdfunder, Guinness World Records, Beavertown... Present… The Big Comedy Pub Quiz at the The Covid Arms
For one night only on 1st May at 8pm become part of an official Guinness World Records title attempt by staying in and sitting on your arse
Break a Guinness World Records title for the Most visitors to a virtual pub, support your local pubs and donate to The National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus appeal - all while wearing your slippers
On May 1st, join The Covid Arms ‘landlady’ Kiri Pritchard-Mclean and her host of celebrity guests; Russell Howard, Nish Kumar, Jon Richardson, Joel Dommett, Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Lucy Beaumont, Jenny Ryan and Suzi Ruffel, for a night in at the world’s largest virtual pub
Ladies and Gentlemen of our great nation, the team at The Covid Arms, and some of the nation’s best-loved Comedians, are calling upon you to join them on Friday the 1st of May at the world’s largest virtual lock-in; where they will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record Title for ‘Most visitors to a virtual pub’. In taking part you will also be helping to raise money to support your local pubs, and donate to The National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal – all while wearing your slippers….
The UK is a land of great tradition and in these challenging times one thing that we are all missing is the sense of community that thrives through our local businesses.
The food and beverage industry has been greatly affected by this pandemic; so let’s give back, share a drink and enjoy the company of our favourite pub owners, neighbours and friends in the safest way possible - and why not break a world record while we’re at it?
Admission to The Covid Arms will support your local watering hole, as well as our hero emergency workers who are risking their lives for our safety everyday. Help honour them by staying home, logging in and letting the fun begin. Entry will be based on a pay-it-forward scheme so any pubs missing their locals can register online, and let their community know they’re (virtually) open for business.
When the doors swing open at The Covid Arms you’ll be greeted by the formidable landlady, double Chortle Award winner, Kiri Pritchard-McLean. It’s her pub, she calls the shots and tonight it's quiz night. To help host the night, Kiri will be joined by a group of fellow celebrities - including the likes of Russell Howard, Nish Kumar and The Chase’s Jenny Ryan - who are no strangers to quiz shows. There will be mystery guests (who’ll be hosting the music round?), quick-fire rounds, a live leaderboard and prizes. At any minute you may be joined live in your front room, so make sure to wear your best ‘staying in’ gear.
Kiri, adds: “I’m so excited to be involved with this, it’s all my favourite things; comedy, pubs and quizzes. Oh, and charity, please delete this line so it looks like charity was the first thing I said.
“This is going to be such a fun event and takes me back to my comedy roots, gigging in pubs for no money and working on a webcam to make ends meet.
“In all seriousness this is exactly the slice of kindness and joy we all need now. See you at the bar.”
Guinness World Records Editor in Chief Craig Glenday said: Any initiative that keeps as many of us indoors as possible right now is worth celebrating, so fingers crossed for a record-breaking knees up. The next best thing to a night out with your mates is a night IN with your mates - and let's face it, when are you ever going to get the chance again to share a drink with so many celebs in the same pub?
On the mission to host the World’s biggest lock-in, Simon Deverell, Founder and Director of Crowdfunder UK (and co-landlord of The Covid Arms), said:
“After the news broke that the lockdown had been extended for another three weeks, we thought that the time was right to celebrate the incredible community spirit and humour at the heart of the British public by bringing back the Great British tradition of sharing a pint.
“We started this campaign in collaboration with the brilliant Covid Arms team, founded by Kiri, Jess and Jake. They began the initiative to stream live comedy at ‘The Covid Arms’ in support of charity, and we’re helping to scale this for an amazing cause; showing our support and solidarity with not only our local businesses, but the emergency workers across the nation keeping us safe.”
Innovative, experiential brewery, Beavertown are onboard to support everyone involved with a brilliant campaign on Crowdfunder.co.uk to help pubs looking to get punters involved, and help raise some much needed funds for landlords and ladies; as well as connecting communities across the UK. Beavertown are providing cases of their customers’ favourite beer Neck Oil and limited edition prints as rewards for those involved.
Logan Plant, CEO and Founder of Beavertown says: “When we heard about The Covid Arms’ mission to support the pub industry and our amazing health care workers through the pandemic, we jumped at the chance to be involved! It’s an important cause close to our hearts, and such a brilliant idea. It’s not every day that you get to break a world record and we’re so glad we could be a part of it in some way. We’re proud to be pledging £5,000 worth of beer to the cause, and can’t wait to crack open a beer on Friday with everyone”.
To find out more about how you can get involved, and buy tickets for a night in at The Covid Arms go to: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/worldsbiggestpub
Lets login to The Covid Arms, have a pint and protect ourselves and our Key Workers by waiting for this to blow over.
ENDS
VIDEO OF KIRI HERE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z32W8VGMIStLNpfWoQQQ74aOVbM4whFG/view
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Crowdfunder:
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About Crowdfunder
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Crowdfunder is the UK's #1 rewards-based crowdfunding platform, where over £80million has been raised by thousands of businesses, social enterprises, charities, community groups, and individuals across the UK.
Crowdfunder believes that everyone in the UK is a philanthropist in the making and that they should have the power to make positive change in their communities.
The total number of projects added to the platform to date stands at over 200,000 with 100,000 daily visits and up to 400 Crowdfunder projects added daily. Led by Donkeys, More United and the RBS supported, Back Her Business initiative have all been grown through Crowdfunder.
About The Covid Arms
Twitter - @covid_comedy
Web - www.comedyatthecovid.co.uk
The Covid Arms was founded by Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jess Lea-Wilson and Jake Lea-Wilson. They got together to bring back live comedy during lockdown; broadcasting from the virtual ‘Covid Arms’ pub. In just four weeks since the online pub opened its doors to punters, they have raised a staggering £50k for charity, and been able to pay some comedians who’ve lost their livelihood in the process.
About Beavertown:
Beavertown is dedicated to crafting high quality, innovative beers like Gamma Ray APA or Neck Oil SIPA that appeal to the thirsty masses, as well as more experimental brews from our Tempus Project. From brewing to branding, we believe in creativity in everything we do.
At Beavertown, we believe beer is more than just a beer, it’s an experience; which is why we host a weekly Saturday taproom to give people the chance to taste our carefully crafted beer in its natural habitat, our own Tottenham brewery
Now seven years old, Beavertown began life on a 650L kit in a BBQ joint in Haggerston, currently brewing in 5500L batches producing around 9,000,000 pints a year with a new brewery opening in March 2020 capable of 90,000,000 pints!
The official craft beer of Tottenham Hotspur F.C., you can enjoy a crisp pint of your favourite Beavertown brew in our new taproom and microbrewery inside the stadium - the first of its kind
Winner of 2 gold medals at the International Beer Challenge for core range beers Gamma Ray & Neck Oil
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Web: www.beavertownbrewery.co.uk
For further information, please contact georgia@beavertownbrewery.co.uk
Guinness World Records:
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About Guinness World Records
What’s the fastest game bird in Europe? This was the question that inspired the founding of Guinness World Records back in 1955. Starting with a single book published from a room above a gym, GWR has grown to become a global multi-media brand, with offices in London, New York, Miami, Beijing, Tokyo and Dubai. Today, we deliver world-class content, not just through Books, but via TV shows, Social Media and Live Events. Our in-house consultancy works closely with brands and businesses around the world to harness the power of record-breaking and deliver award-winning campaigns and business solutions. Our ultimate purpose is to inspire people - individuals, families, schools, groups, companies, communities and even entire countries – to read about, watch, listen to and participate in record-breaking. To join this record-breaking community – and find out the answer to that original question – visit guinnessworldrecords.com.