Kevin Hart To Host Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon Relaunch
Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Muscular Dystrophy Association will relaunch its signature event – the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon – with Kevin Hart joining as host, the MDA announce today.Renamed the MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon – and with a significantly shorter running time than the all-night endurance tests that were a Labor Day tradition from the 1960s to 2010, the two-hour streaming event will air globally on Saturday October 24 at 8 pm ET, with streaming partners to be announced.The telethon will raise funds for the MDA and Hart’s Help From the Hart Charity. The host will be joined by celebrity guests including Jack Black, Usain Bolt, Josh Gad, Michael B.