Watch live as comic and his band stage a marathon for Stand Up To Cancer

Alex Horne and his band are partway through a marathon session singing a single song for 24 hours song.

And the track he chose? How Long, the 1974 hit from the English band Ace, with its apt refrain: ‘How long has this been going on?’

The effort from The Horne Section is in support of Stand Up To Cancer, which airs on Channel 4 tonight, and is being livestreamed on YouTube.

Guests joining the band have included Flo & Joan, Bridget Christie, Phil Ellis and Sara Pascoe.

Donate online via channel4.com/SU2C, or via UK mobiles by texting FORTY, THIRTY, TWENTY or TEN to 70404 to give that many pounds. It’s charged at standard rate for text messages – donors must be over 16 and have  the bill payer's permission.  

Published: 12 Dec 2025