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Comics take one giant leap for charity

 
28 07/02 composite split Alistair McGowan and comic/conductor Rainer Hersch in a studio to recreate the famous Jerry Lewis/Dean Martin Jump photo to publicise a Musician’s Benevolent Fund Charity event at the Royal Festival Hall on the 1st April. Credit: Hans Staartjes Original picture of jerry lee Lewis and Dean Martin
7 February 2013

Comedians Alistair McGowan and Rainer Hersch recreate the leap from a 1951 shot originally starring Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin to publicise an April Fool’s Day Comedy Concert at the Royal Festival Hall. Money raised from the concert, conducted by Hersch, will go to the Musicians Benevolent Fund.

Tickets from www.southbankcentre.co.uk

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