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The Mad Monk

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10,474 posts

116 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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If I am asked to appear on television, should I ask for money?

If so, how much?

How do I go about it? Do I say - well I haven't an agent, but would you pay me say, £1,000? £10,000?

Eric Mc

121,779 posts

264 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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What are you appearing on TV to do?

selym

9,539 posts

170 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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I don't think the subjects of Jeremy Kyle get any money - maybe a KFC.

red_slr

17,122 posts

188 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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Depends on what you are doing really.

Dr Jekyll

23,820 posts

260 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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Typically for a one off appearance it's a few hundred, rising into 4 figures if you're well known. Celebrities tend to get paid more than experts.

tribalsurfer

1,136 posts

118 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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Crimewatch ?

juice

8,509 posts

281 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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tribalsurfer said:
Crimewatch ?
hehe

So

26,271 posts

221 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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The Mad Monk said:
If I am asked to appear on television, should I ask for money?

If so, how much?

How do I go about it? Do I say - well I haven't an agent, but would you pay me say, £1,000? £10,000?
Are you there in a professional capacity? For example as an industry expert? You might be able to get a fee, but not a big one as far as I am aware.

Have you been invited into a light entertainment show as a contestant? Then no. They will probably arrange your transport and accommodation, which will improve in quality the further on the competition runs.

It's difficult to get famous people into TV studios unless they are selling a book / film / exercise video. There is a reason for that.

If you're important to them and they cannot easily replace you with someone they can get for cheap you could say, "You appreciate obviously that I am the world acknowledged industry expert in [insert expertise here], so I am busy and have costs, are you able to compensate me for appearing?"



Edited by So on Sunday 21st April 08:42

Black can man

31,816 posts

167 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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The Mad Monk said:
If I am asked to appear on television, should I ask for money?

If so, how much?

How do I go about it? Do I say - well I haven't an agent, but would you pay me say, £1,000? £10,000?
When i was a street Market trader advertisers seemed to always want an cheekie chappie last colli on the trolly shouter & if you could juggle satsuma's then you could name your own price !

I've been in 3 adverts in the 90's . The Disney one i did for Aladdin paid really well & was in it for a split second, Was great "having make up applied " not sure they had enough TBH.

The Mad Monk

Original Poster:

10,474 posts

116 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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Black can man said:
When i was a street Market trader advertisers seemed to always want an cheekie chappie last colli on the trolly shouter & if you could juggle satsuma's then you could name your own price !

I've been in 3 adverts in the 90's . The Disney one i did for Aladdin paid really well & was in it for a split second, Was great "having make up applied " not sure they had enough TBH.
How much is "Really well"?

Hundred? Tens of hundreds? Thousand? Tens of thousands?

Wacky Racer

38,099 posts

246 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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I would get off it if I were you, it might buckle under your weight, They can be quite expensive.

DoubleD

22,154 posts

107 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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The Mad Monk said:
If I am asked to appear on television, should I ask for money?

If so, how much?

How do I go about it? Do I say - well I haven't an agent, but would you pay me say, £1,000? £10,000?
You are going to have to give away some details if you want an answer on this one.

Narcisus

8,054 posts

279 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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Undateables ? biggrin

Wacky Racer

38,099 posts

246 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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juice said:
tribalsurfer said:
Crimewatch ?
hehe
Have another. hehe

blueg33

35,576 posts

223 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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About 15 years ago, I auditioned for the role of a presenter on a new property show. The proposed pay was less than i earned at the time as Land Director for a major housebuilder.

So

26,271 posts

221 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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blueg33 said:
About 15 years ago, I auditioned for the role of a presenter on a new property show. The proposed pay was less than i earned at the time as Land Director for a major housebuilder.
Did the show ever air?


DoubleD

22,154 posts

107 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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So said:
blueg33 said:
About 15 years ago, I auditioned for the role of a presenter on a new property show. The proposed pay was less than i earned at the time as Land Director for a major housebuilder.
Did the show ever air?
Yeah, its presented by some woman called Kirsty I think. I cant see it lasting though.

Sheepshanks

32,528 posts

118 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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blueg33 said:
About 15 years ago, I auditioned for the role of a presenter on a new property show. The proposed pay was less than i earned at the time as Land Director for a major housebuilder.
I would imagine Land Director for a major housebuilder has a pretty fabulous package attached to it though? Presenting, of course, could lead to all sorts of follow-on opportunities - I bet many people would do it for nothing.

My missus was asked about being on ‘The Hundred’ panel for All Together Now and I was surprised how much they were talking about bearing in mind there’s 100 of them, although it was quite a commitment.

Black can man

31,816 posts

167 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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The Mad Monk said:
Black can man said:
When i was a street Market trader advertisers seemed to always want an cheekie chappie last colli on the trolly shouter & if you could juggle satsuma's then you could name your own price !

I've been in 3 adverts in the 90's . The Disney one i did for Aladdin paid really well & was in it for a split second, Was great "having make up applied " not sure they had enough TBH.
How much is "Really well"?

Hundred? Tens of hundreds? Thousand? Tens of thousands?
Sadly it wasn't a spielberg shoot, we dis an hours filming for around £200.00 but that was pretty decent in 1991 or thereabouts .

I got a fiver for the Whisper one laugh

BTW if you new employers want a Clooney lookalike "Strawberries are cheap today" kind of guy that can juggle Kiwi fruit then PM me please.

vixen1700

22,668 posts

269 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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Went along with my sister-in-law to a Dale Winton game show called I Am the Answer a few years back.

A show so crap, it was axed after the first couple and never got to see her one. laugh