How can I get a big celeb for a small budget?

alfa beta

ok - so here's the deal - I'm part of a bunch of people organizing a summer festival for a seaside village.

It's a family festival with stuff going on for three days to appeal to kids, teens and grown-ups alike - and we've been running it now for 6 years during which time it's grown constantly.

But here's the thing. This year I'd love to get someone famous - like REALLY famous - to be involved - to give a talk or something - but I simply don't have the resources to pay what a REALLY famous person's agent would be looking for.

So I've come here to the wonderful world of after hours to see if any of the lateral thinkers who frequent this forum have any ideas as I how I could go about this.

Perhaps someone here has even done it - you know got Bono to sing a song in the local pub or Bill Gates to drop by and give a talk in the town hall.....

It must be possible - anything's possible........but how???

The King of Moo

1. Become famous before the start of the festival.

2. Be the special guest yourself and don't ask for a fee.

alfa beta

hang on.....are you really a king?

The Scientician

If it's for charidee you might get some z-list celeb on board.

The King of Moo

alfa beta wrote: »

hang on.....are you really a king?

It depends on how you define "King," but yes.

If I'm to do the job, I'll need some mead and a litter manned by four strong eunuchs.

Kevin Duffy

The top posters in AH will be famous to tens of thousands of people, ask them to come along.

Biggins can be in the Politics Tent, Zohan can do hairdressing and Krav Maga demos etc. We'll throw in Makikomi on security as a free bonus. Can't say fairer than that.

El Weirdo

alfa beta wrote: »

It must be possible - anything's possible........but how???

Can you suck dick?

InkSlinger67

I kinda look like Hannibal Lecter and will work for some Fava Beans if that helps OP?

CreepingDeath

alfa beta wrote: »

But here's the thing. This year I'd love to get someone famous - like REALLY famous - to be involved - to give a talk or something - but I simply don't have the resources to pay what a REALLY famous person's agent would be looking for.

Do you know anyone famous born in the area ?
You'd have more chance getting them to come along to help out.

mikemac1

Amanda Brunker is available for singing at short notice

CreepingDeath

That shoplifting chef "Antony Worrall Thompson" seems to be down on his luck.
You might get him for €100 of Tesco vouchers.

MagicMarker

Do you mean really famous in a real life, like a movie star? Or really famous in Irish life, like a GAA player?

kfallon

I'll do it for a small fee

JustAddWater

You can relax now OP

I'm the world ping pong champion '99

I'm also free that day

InkSlinger67

JustAddWater wrote: »

You can relax now OP

I'm the world ping pong champion '99

I'm also free that day

Forrest?

marketty

That George Clooney lookalike in Kilkenny, no one will know the difference
Edit:here he is http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/local/local_actor_crowned_clooney_lookalike_1_3437380

retalivity

How big? Locally famous, Nationally famous, Internationally famous?
And famous for what? Music, film, tv, etc?

You could prob get a zlist bb reject for the same money as an enlightened author or speaker.

alfa beta

MagicMarker wrote: »

Do you mean really famous in a real life, like a movie star? Or really famous in Irish life, like a GAA player?

Yeah I'm talking very famous

Irish possibly - but Irish as in Bono Irish or Bob Geldof Irish....not Amanda Brunker Irish...

The z-listers are already lined up....it's the wow factor I'm wondering about

patwicklow

I know loads of air head Z Listers and a few A ones but the A ones are all in Hollywood,

InkSlinger67

MagicMarker wrote: »

Do you mean really famous in a real life, like a movie star? Or really famous in Irish life, like a GAA player?

You could go into Temple Bar with a rope and round them up at 3am if you're stuck tbh

They get dazzled by the bright lights apparently!

I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I'm kind of a big deal. I was in the audience of BiBi Baskin's Big Top and I was shown on camera.

efb

CreepingDeath wrote: »

That shoplifting chef "Antony Worrall Thompson" seems to be down on his luck.
You might get him for €100 of Tesco vouchers.

what would he need tesco vouchers for, throw them in the security guards face to distract him????

alfa beta

patwicklow wrote: »

I know loads of air head Z Listers and a few A ones but the A ones are all in Hollywood,

interesting....so who might the hollywood ones be (if you don't mind me asking?)

mikemac1

Mickey Joe Harte isn't busy lately

Give him a buzz

gigino

There are 1782 public servants in this country who are paid more than the p.m. of the UK ( Cameron only gets 142,500 stg a year ). Ask one of them along, there is probably one from your area. Interview them on what it feels like to be highly paid / pensioned.

maxfresh

offer plenty of cocaine :P

tim_holsters

OP you're part of a group of people who are organising a summer festival for a seaside village.

I hate you. LET IT RAIN.

Logical Fallacy

Find someone who was recently in the news for all the wrong reasons and tell them it will count towards their community service.

aquaman

Why Bother...?

Get really good entertainment instead.

strobe

alfa beta wrote: »

ok - so here's the deal - I'm part of a bunch of people organizing a summer festival for a seaside village.

It's a family festival with stuff going on for three days to appeal to kids, teens and grown-ups alike - and we've been running it now for 6 years during which time it's grown constantly.

But here's the thing. This year I'd love to get someone famous - like REALLY famous - to be involved - to give a talk or something - but I simply don't have the resources to pay what a REALLY famous person's agent would be looking for.

So I've come here to the wonderful world of after hours to see if any of the lateral thinkers who frequent this forum have any ideas as I how I could go about this.

Perhaps someone here has even done it - you know got Bono to sing a song in the local pub or Bill Gates to drop by and give a talk in the town hall.....

It must be possible - anything's possible........but how???

Whenever someone starts something with 'Ok...' you know it's going to be weird. It's the only time people do it. 'Ok... so I need a gheko', 'Ok... so I know she's your sister but...' 'Ok... remember when I pissed in your sink'.

Senna

Jedward, their bound to come to the opening of a crisp bag if asked.

Chuck Stone

Easy fix.

Write a letter from a 'dying' child to the biggest names you can think of and hire a child actress to play the part.




That's it. I'm definitely out of the PC brigade now.

WalterMitty

Call it FapFest and invite Ron Jeremy.