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Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Stand Up to Cancer has announced the lineup for its 2023 fundraising special. The special, titled "How It Started, How It's Going," will celebrate SU2C's impact and progress over the past 15 years and air Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. EDT on multiple platforms.
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Jessica Biel, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Banks, Danai Gurira, Julianne Moore, Katie Couric, Tony Hale, Ken Jeong, Maria Menounos, Tig Notaro, Jimmy Smits, Eric Stonestreet and Justin Timberlake will participate.
In addition, the special will include a montage of comedic skits from past shows featuring Jack Black, Ben Falcone, Zach Galifianakis, Brad Garrett, Bill Hader, Jon Hamm, Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Melissa McCarthy and Matthew McConaughey, along with musical performances from Brittany Howard, Simone Ledward Boseman and The Who.
Stand Up to Cancer aims to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.
"We started this movement in 2008 to save lives and it is remarkable to see that in 15 years our scientists have accomplished this goal through breakthrough research that intercepts and treats cancer in ways we never thought possible," said Couric, a SU2C co-founder.
"There is more work to do to cure cancer and every dollar counts; we will not stop until we make every cancer patient a long-term survivor."
The Stand Up to Cancer Special will air on more than 50 media platforms, including ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox.
Couric shared photos Sunday on Instagram from the filming of this year's special.
"We have gotten the support of so many cool people through the years, and I just want to say thank you to all of you who have been a part of it," she wrote.
"We had a pared down, lower key celebration this year because of the strikes, but it was an incredibly moving hour highlighting inspiring patient stories, saluting the brilliant scientists and reaffirming our motto that 'This is where the end of cancer begins.'"
