You may think that American Idol is all about Simon Cowell being catty to a succession of awful singers and occasionally doing dramatic eye-rolls when anyone mentions harrowing massacres that happened less than 48 hours earlier, but you’re wrong.

American Idol cares. American Idol cares about charity. And that’s why tomorrow will see Idol Gives Back – a two-hour, star-filled fundraising show where viewers will be urged to raise money to help the needy in America and Africa. Idol Gives Back is an outstanding idea, especially since Bono is taking part – which hopefully means Simon Cowell will spend upwards of 45 minutes explaining in forensic detail just why Bono is such a terrible arsehole in front of an audience of tens of millions.