[12][13][14][15] Unlike People in Need campaigns, due to the lockdown restrictions, no community fundraising (such as bucket collections, sponsored activities, or merchandise sales) took place in the days leading up to the main event.
[16] The show was hosted by Deirdre O'Kane, Baz Ashmawy, Nicky Byrne and Jennifer Zamparelli, and Eoghan McDermott as a group, with a pause for RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock.
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Dylan Llewellyn, played Derry Girls-versions of themselves in a sketch with Saoirse Ronan.
[14][21] Others included Aisling Bea,[22] Hozier,[22][11] Samantha Mumba, Amy Huberman, Chris O'Dowd, Christy Moore[23][24] and host of other Irish and international celebrities, comedians, actors, and musicians.
[27] A mockumentary on the history of The Panel featured interviews from its presenter Dara Ó Briain, and panellists Ed Byrne, Neil Delamere, Mairead Farrell, Andrew Maxwell and Colin Murphy as well as guests Adam Hills and David Mitchell.