The Comic Relief charity, which has raised food scarcity awareness and a substantial amount of money, will air its annual Red Nose Day special on NBC.
As stated on the charity’s official website, “Through the power of entertainment, we raise awareness and money to help kids who need us most at home and around the world. Red Nose Day is on a mission to lift kids out of poverty and has raised over $1 billion globally in the last 25 years.”
Using comedy and their passion to continue the vision of Red Nose Day, a large list of stars will come out to help kids on a live broadcast. These include Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Ellen DeGeneres, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, and Sarah Silverman. Tracy Morgan, who recently returned to comedy after suffering an accident last year, as well as Key & Peele, will also make an appearance.
Some cast members from The Walking Dead will perform a humorous skit, including Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus.
Other celebrities on the list include Anna Kendrick, Malin Akerman, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Ellie Kemper. Milo Ventimiglia, Tyler Perry, Emma Watson, Trevor Noah, Jay Leno, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Kristen Bell, Rose Byrne, Blake Griffin, Emma Thompson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Danny Trejo, Adam Devine, Steve Buscemi, and Ron Funches.
Comic Relief was founded in 1985 by Richard Curtis and Lenny Henryin to help improve food scarcity in Ethiopia.
The Red Nose special will air on May 26 at 9 p.m. EST.