Zendaya, Julia Roberts, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Jodie Foster, Coldplay, Christina Aguilera, Pharrell, One Direction, Robert Pattinson & Jennifer Garner are amongst star-studded lineup for the first-ever Red Nose Day charity event to raise money and change the lives of children living in poverty in the U.S. An enormously popular event in the U.K. that has raised more than $1 billion for charity over the last 30 years, the three-hour special broadcast will air on Thursday, May 21 on NBC TV.
In addition to great comedy, videos produced by Funny Or Die, incredible music performances and almost 100 of Hollywood’s favorite stars, the benefit event will also feature short appeals films that shed light on those in need. A sketch film documenting the creation of ‘Game Of Thrones: The Musical,’ written by Coldplay and featuring a number of the HBO show’s cast members, will be one of the many highlights in ‘Red Nose Day,’ along with John Mellencamp and Keith Urban performing “Pink Houses.”
Red Nose Day was created to raise money to help children and young people living in poverty in the United States and some of the poorest communities around the world. The day’s events will culminate in a three-hour entertainment Money raised will go to the Red Nose Day Fund.