Various - Sunday For Sammy 2012 (Dvd)

Add to that a rapturous standing ovation for surprise guest Joe McElderry following his stunning rendition of 'Nessun Dorma', another pair of side-splitting sketches written by Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood featuring Emmerdale's Charlie Hardwick and Chelsea Halfpenny plus The Bill's Angie Lonsdale and the RSC's Peter Peverley.

Then there were brilliant young comedians Gavin Webster and Josh Daniels, a duet with a difference from Billy Mitchell, a very timely ode to a pasty from Tyneside Troubadour Pete Scott, cameo performances from grant recipients Nathalie Stern and Adam Taylor and the whole thing topped off with a rip-roaring selection of tunes from the rockin' Sammy Bandits with vocals from Ray Stubbs, Tim Healy, Lorraine Crosby and Billy Mitchell.

Sunday for Sammy raises cash from the ticket sales at the shows and the income from the DVDs to help young performers at the outset of their careers. Since it's inception in 2000 the show has become a benchmark for North East entertainment, the shows sell out in days and the DVD's find their way into homes all over the world.

'A warm, fuzzy, rocking and very funny show which was as tightly packed as a box load of jam.'
Sam Wonfor, The Journal.

'The stars came to raise cash in Sammy's name and the crowd simply went wild. I left with a smile on my face - I always do at Sunday for Sammy. A cracking neet oot!'
Gordon Barr, Newcastle Evening Chronicle.