Red nose day US: What time is it and how can you watch it?

Annual celebration returns for sixth year this week

Red Nose Day US celebrates its sixth year on Thursday 21 May, with three hours of comedy and musical programming, featuring Jack Black, Ben Stiller and Gwen Stefani, among other famous faces

The event, that was transplanted over to the US six years ago, is inspired by the annual UK tradition where people buy and wear red noses to raise money for charity.

Red Nose Day is a fundraising campaign run by Comic Relief Inc. and raises money to tackle child poverty in the US and abroad.

Usually the red noses can be bought for $1 at stores such as Walgreens and Duane Reade, but this year the organisation have instead offered digital red noses to help stop the spread of Covid-19.

According to the organisation, in the five years that Red Nose Day has existed in the US, the organisation has raised over $200m to help tackle child poverty for nearly 25 million children in the US and abroad.

What time is it and how can you watch it?

The 2020 Red Nose Day is scheduled to begin on Thursday 21 May at 8pm ET/PT on NBC with a special one hour show called Celebrity Escape Room.

Jack Black is hosting the show and guests will include Adam Scott, Ben Stiller and former Friends stars Courtney Cox and Lisa Kudrow.

Then at 9pm ET/PT, the two hour long Red Nose Day Special will begin, which will be hosted by This is Us stars Mandy Moore and Justin Hartley.

What can I expect?

Keeping to tradition, stars from film, tv and music will be performing during the show, even if the coronavirus will bring a different feel to it.

Comedians Ricky Gervais, Sarah Silverman and Veep star Tony Hale are among the performers trying to make the audience laugh at this year’s event.

On the musical side, Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson, among others will be performing during the show.

A lot of content will be packed into the two hour special, alongside short films that will showcase how the fundraising efforts make a difference in communities around the world.