In a sultry and unscripted News Time, Chad breaks down how the year in comedy, streaming, TV and movies changed during the first year of the pandemic.
Comedy’s charitable contributions! | News Time
“You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things.”
-Jon Stewart
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Jon Stewart’s “Night of Too Many Stars” makes its return to airwaves with debut on its new home, HBO. And, most assuredly, there will be no shortage of stars. The ex-late night host looks to be extremely excited to bring back one of television’s biggest benefits. However, comedy is known to lead several organizations. StandUp2Cancer, Red Nose Day and many others are among the numerous charitable federations as they each help a specific segment or an entire population. Let’s take a look at why these exist and how you can help too only on News Time.
Charities:
Night of Too Many Stars: https://www.nextforautism.org/donate/
StandUp2Cancer: https://secure.eifoundation.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=su2c_donate
Stand Up for Heroes: https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/donate/
Hilarity for Charity: https://hilarityforcharity.org/take-action/donate/
Comedy Cures: http://comedycures.org/donate/
Red Nose Day: https://secure.donate.comicrelief.com/
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