EA to donate to The Inbetweeners’ “Rude Road Trip” for ‘Comic Relief’

As the nation prepares to do something funny for money for Red Nose Day 2011, The Inbetweeners lads are already on it…

The cheeky chaps from hit TV show The Inbetweeners are on a hilariously naughty Red Nose Day challenge travelling around the country to find the rudest and crudest named places possible!  Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison – otherwise known as The Inbetweeners – have challenged themselves to rack up 50 lewd locations in just 50 hours.   Setting off from Bush Lane at 12pm on Tuesday 18th January and finishing at 2pm on Thursday 20th January at a rude London location to be revealed, they’ll also aim to stop off at the likes of Minge Lane, Titty Ho and Bell End along the way.

The Sims will make a donation into the Inbetweeners Challenge pot each time they successfully reach a new location, with a grand total of up to £25k up for grabs if they successfully reach all 50.  The foursome, also known as their alter-egos Will, Simon, Jay and Neil, will tour their risqué route in the classic yellow Fiat from the series, with the cameras rolling the entire time capturing all of the banter as they navigate their route to meet the 50 hour deadline.

Whilst there will be plenty of laughs, joking and mockery along the way, the Rude Road Trip will be a challenging race against time and the lads need your help! Click the “Rude Road Trip” tab to track their progress and make a donation!

To show them your support, make a donation at www.comicrelief.com/inbetweeners and www.facebook.com/thesims3uk or donate £1 by texting RUDE to 70011**.

You can see how the guys get on, with footage available to buy exclusively from iTunes (www.itunes.co.uk)***. The whole show will be available to download from 3rd February – when Red Nose Day officially launches.  Red Nose Day is coming on Friday 18th March. More details about how you can do something funny for money this Red Nose Day are coming very soon! All money donated will go towards helping people living incredibly tough lives both here in the UK and in Africa.

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**Texts cost £1 plus your standard network message charge. £1 per text goes to Comic Relief. You must be 16 or over and please ask the bill payer’s permission. For more information go to www.comicrelief.com/terms

***The cast of the Inbetweeners have donated their time and talents for free! The highlights show will be available from iTunes from 3rd Feb onwards. iTunes will pass 100% of iTunes’ share to the charity. There are production costs to be covered, and we estimate that at least 70% of the selling price will be donated to Comic Relief.

By raising cash this Red Nose Day, you’re helping to change lives forever.  That’s because Comic Relief spends all the money raised by the public to give extremely vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the UK and Africa a helping hand to turn their lives around.

Comic Relief was launched on Christmas Day in 1985, live on BBC One.  At that time, a devastating famine was crippling Ethiopia and something had to be done.  That something was Comic Relief.  The idea was simple – Comic Relief would make the public laugh while they raised money to help people in desperate need.  Before too long, Red Nose Day was created and the first ever event in 1988 raised a staggering £15m.  To date, twelve Red Nose Days have raised more than £500m.  That money has helped, and is helping, to support people and communities in dire need both in the UK and Africa.

* The Sims™, the groundbreaking franchise that allows players to create and live a virtual, simulated life on a computer, celebrated its ten year anniversary in 2010 with an impressive more than 125 million units sold since its launch in February 2000. Now translated into 22 different languages and available in 60 different countries, The Sims has quickly become a universal gaming and cultural phenomenon. Since its June 2009 launch, The Sims 3 has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide to date and was the #1 best-selling PC title for 2009 in North America and Europe. Fan intensity is evidenced through more than 200 million downloads of player created content including: The Sims characters, houses, stories and more. The Sims 3 community site, www.thesims3.com, welcomes up to seven million unique visitors monthly, handles nearly 250 content downloads every minute and more than 3.4 million uploads have been made to date, including 12 movies each hour.  The Sims 3 YouTube Channel is within the top 10 most viewed sponsored channels of all time with more than 42 million video views. Visit The Sims 3 official website to see what the players are creating at www.TheSims3.com or the official YouTube Channel for The Sims at http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSims. The Sims 3 is currently available for PC, Mac, iPhone®, iPod touch® and mobile devices. The Sims 3 is also available on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, Nintendo DS™, and Wii™ and in 2011 on the Nintendo 3DS.

The Inbetweeners – Series 3 & The Inbetweeners Series 1-3 DVD Box Set  is out now.

Source:  Sims 3 UK Facebook Page