Comedian Asks Internet Viewers For One Million Dollars...And Gets It!

Do you wish you had $1 Million? Well apparently all you had to do with ask! Sketch comedian Craig Rowin put out a video request back in November for a millionaire to give him one million dollars saying, "I don't need it for anything specific, but I think it would be awesome." Well, guess what? It looks like a millionaire is making Craig's wish come true! The original 'Please Give Me One Million Dollars' clip went up on November 21, 2010 followed by another video by the same title to update millionaires. He told viewers that he had not yet received one million dollars but he had received many emails at his PleaseGiveMeOneMillionDollars@gmail.com email account. A couple of weeks later Craig updated viewers once again in 'Still Please Give Me One Million Dollars', in which he rips up a $5,000 check because he asked for one million dollars! Get it right people! Craig even plead his case and requested one million dollars from Alabama's millionaires in an interview on Wake Up Alabama. In the interview he says, "I don't have any current debt, but I am asking for a million dollars because it would be pretty awesome to have." Helping Craig's case was the fact that he really is hilarious. In the Alabama interview you can hear the anchors cracking up while he's answering their questions. And surely the guy who has decided to give Craig one million dollars must have a great sense of humor as well. In the most recent video uploaded to the RoryAndCraig YouTube channel, which Craig shares with his fellow sketch-comedian in crime Rory, Craig announces his success! We don't get any specifics, aside from the fact that the millionaire who is giving him the money is named Benjamin and that he will be receiving the money live on stage at the UCB Theatre on February 2 at 8 PM. He says he has received a notarized letter that he will give Craig one million dollars and expect nothing in return. "On February 2 I will be a One Millionaire!" Of course, I am generally inclined to question everything I see on the internet. But is the Please Give Me One Million Dollars campaign a hoax? The look on Craig's face in the final video tells me that this guy is for real. He looks like a kid in Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory when he talks about the fact that he's been offered the money. On the other hand, maybe I just want to believe this is for real. I guess I wouldn't be surprised if I found out that the Upright Citizens Brigade was pulling this off as a publicity stunt. After all, Craig and Rory are UCB comedians and the check is being handed over on the UCB stage. But I guess we'll only know for sure once we see what happens on February 2 and my fingers are crossed that this is for real because, in the words of Craig Rowin, "it would be awesome!" Don't you wish you had come up with the idea to ask the Internet for a million dollars? I sure wish I had!

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Comedian Asks Internet Viewers For One Million Dollars...And Gets It!

Craig Rowin put out a video request back in November for a millionaire to give him one million dollars and guess what? It looks like a millionaire is making Craig's wish come true!

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