Stand Up To Cancer: One Week From Tonight

Next Friday night, September 5, 2008, at 8:00 PM (EST), stars from film, television, sports, journalism and music will come together in an unprecedented evening of philanthropy.

NBC, ABC and CBS are each donating one hour of simultaneous, commercial-free prime-time for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) — a nationally televised fundraising event.

This special broadcast will feature live performances/appearances by: Casey Affleck, Christina Applegate, Jennifer Aniston, Lance Armstrong, Josh Brolin, David Cook, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Kirsten Dunst, Elizabeth Edwards, Jon Favreau, America Ferrera, Neil Patrick Harris, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Masi Oka, Danica Patrick, Christina Ricci, Robin Roberts, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron, Goran Visnjic, and Forest Whitaker.

It was also just announced that Jessica Alba, Charles Barkley, Halle Berry, Jack Black, Abigail Breslin, Kate Bosworth, Sheryl Crow, Ellen DeGeneres, Melissa Etheridge, Jimmy Fallon, Jennifer Garner, Brad Garrett, Angie Harmon, Tony Hawk, Marg Helgenberger, Diane Keaton, Rob Lowe, Mandy Moore, Don Newcombe, Sharon Osbourne, Josh Peck, Mekhi Phifer, Keanu Reeves, Jimmy Smits, David Spade and Carrie Underwood are now scheduled to appear as well.

The evening will also feature the premier of “Just Stand Up” — a charity single including Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes, and Carrie Underwood.

The single will be available on iTunes on September 2nd — I’ll get you the link next week when it goes live.

You do NOT want to miss this event. Set your VCR, Tivo, Direct TV, whatever means of recording you have, today for 9/5/08 at 8:00 EST!

Meanwhile, feel free to shop the SU2C store to pick up some cool stuff, send out a SU2C evite and host a viewing party, read about ‘where the money goes‘ so you feel confident about your donation. Oh, and did I mention you can make a donation?

Now let me ask you this: of all the aforementioned celebrities … who are you most anxious to see that night?

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