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Stand Up To Cancer 2010

By Rach | Published Mon Aug-30-10 -

Following the success of 2008′s telethon, Stand Up To Cancer will once again be taking over the airwaves to raise money for cancer research, on Friday, September 10th. The telethon will air live and commercial-free on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Bio, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, mun2, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The Style Network, TV One, and VH1.

Executive produced by Laura Ziskin, the special will be hosted Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer, and Brian Williams (the anchors, respectively, of the CBS, ABC and NBC evening news programs), and will feature numerous celebrity cancer survivors who exemplify that cancer can affect even the smartest, strongest and toughest people in our lives. Those expected to participate include Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Fran Drescher, Elizabeth Edwards, Delta Goodrem, Michael C. Hall, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sharon Osbourne, Robin Roberts, Maura Tierney, Sofia Vergara, Marissa Jaret Winokur and Ethan Zohn. The broadcast will be dedicated to the 12 million U.S. cancer survivors and illustrate how groundbreaking research can change the tide in the fight against the disease. Updates will be provided on the work of the five Stand Up To Cancer Dream Teams, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, will report on other new developments. One of the musical performances will be an all-star collaboration led by Stevie Wonder with Natasha Bedingfield, Queen Latifah, Martina McBride, Aaron Neville, and Dave Stewart.

See the press release for more information. Other celebrity participants confirmed for the broadcast include Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, David Boreanaz, Zachary Levi, Lea Michele, Sofia Vergara and many more. To donate visit su2c.org/donate. You can donate any time, you don’t have to wait for the night of the show to help.

More “Glee” interviews

By Rach | Published Wed May-19-10 -

Now that the episode has aired, Tim Stack of EW’s PopWatch has posted an interview conducted with Neil during the filming of the episode, and it contains mild spoilers. They talk about how Neil got the gig on Glee, working with Joss, and his fears for the future of Dr Horrible.

There’s also a video interview on MTV.com, conducted on the red carpet at TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people gala a week or two back.

If you didn’t see the episode, you can catch it on Hulu if you’re in the US. In the UK, Dream On will air on E4 this coming Monday (May 24th) at 9pm, repeated throughout the week, and on Channel 4 next Friday (May 28th) at 8pm for those of you without digital. “Dream On” is the only one of Neil’s songs from the episode that has an official studio version, which you can buy on iTunes or here on Amazon (coming soon), and features on the Volume 3: Showstoppers soundtrack album, which is out now.

In non-Glee news, Stand Up To Cancer today announced that following their September 2008 telethon, there will be another this year, to be broadcast on September 10th. More details will be announced as the date approaches, and Neil may not be involved, but he is a strong supporter of their work so we’re keen to publicise their event here.

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News Roundup

By Rach | Published Wed Sep-10-08 -

Neil’s appearance on Monday night’s Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is available to watch on our YouTube channel. It’s a fun (though short!) interview, in which they talk about vampires, psychics, football and road accidents! A few other videos recently added include a snippet from Stand Up To Cancer, and a couple of interviews (here and here) from the opening of the CBS Scene Bar Restaurant, and perhaps most importantly of all, this HIMYM promo (sadly only ten seconds long).

I’ve heard tell there’s another season four promo airing on CBS that was spotted during the HIMYM rerun on Monday night, so if anybody manages to record that or finds it online, please point us in the right direction!

Neil will be appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres Show next Friday, September 19.

Finally, check out this piece on the CBS Scene opening, and Neil’s attendance at the Patriots game on Monday from boston.com.

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Craig Ferguson Tonight!

By Rach | Published Mon Sep-8-08 -

Don’t forget, Neil will be on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson tonight. The show airs on CBS at 12:35AM ET/PT.

Neil was present at a couple of events over the weekend and the gallery has been updated with photos – he was present at the ABC/CBS/NBC Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon on Friday night, and then on Saturday night he attended the opening of CBS Scene, the new Bar Restaurant at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass, and he stuck around for the Patriots-Chiefs game yesterday.

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Golden Icon Awards & Stand Up To Cancer

By Rach | Published Tue Aug-19-08 -

Travolta Family Entertainment recently announced the winners of their Golden Icon Awards. Neil was awarded the Golden Icon Award for Best Actor in a Comedic Television Performance for his role in How I Met Your Mother.

On September 5th, Stand Up To Cancer are running a landmark event to be broadcast simultaneously on ABC, CBS and NBC. As well as being the platform for the premiere TV performance of their charity single featuring a megastar cast, Just Stand Up, the Stand Up To Cancer special “will feature stars from film and television that will perform as well as present filmed content giving viewers insight into cancer. Various screening tests will be demonstrated in novel and entertaining ways”

“As of today, celebrities confirmed for the broadcast (both for personal appearances or answering telephone calls) include: Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Abigail Breslin, Josh Brolin, David Cook, Katie Couric, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kirsten Dunst, Elizabeth Edwards, Jon Favreau, America Ferrera, Charles Gibson, Neil Patrick Harris, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, Masi Oka, Danica Patrick, Christina Ricci, Robin Roberts, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron, Goran Visnjic, Forest Whitaker, Brian Williams and Reese Witherspoon. Additional participants and musical performers are still to be announced.”

Visit the SU2C Press Center for more information.