{"id":42736,"date":"2022-09-15T03:20:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T07:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=42736"},"modified":"2022-09-15T03:20:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T07:20:09","slug":"performers-and-additional-celebrity-guests-announced-for-abcs-norman-lear-100-years-of-music-and-laughter-airing-thursday-september-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/15\/performers-and-additional-celebrity-guests-announced-for-abcs-norman-lear-100-years-of-music-and-laughter-airing-thursday-september-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Performers and Additional Celebrity Guests Announced for ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter&#8221; Airing Thursday, September 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41868\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/norman-lear.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/norman-lear.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/norman-lear-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>The Special Will Feature Star-Studded Performances by Anthony Anderson, Kristen Bell, Ledisi, Justina Machado, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelly Rowland, Amber Stevens West, and Michelle Williams<br \/>\nHonoring the life and legacy of the remarkable storyteller, activist, and philanthropist Norman Lear, ABC has announced additional celebrity attendees as well as musical and comedy performers set to appear in the special celebration, &#8220;<strong><em>Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221; The star-studded evening airs Thursday, September 22 (9:00-11:00PM EDT), on ABC and is available the next day on Hulu.<\/p>\n<p>Special guests set to celebrate Norman through speeches and comedy performances include Asante Blackk, George Clooney, Laverne Cox, Isabella Gomez, Emily Hampshire, Tom Hanks, Rita Moreno, Ms. Pat, Jay Pharoah, Rob Reiner, Aida Rodriguez, and George Wallace. 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