Love Actually filmmaker Richard Curtis, who never lacks for Red Nose Day star power, found the pandemic only boosted the fundraising telecast’s celebrity quotient.Actors, musicians and comedians idled by social distancing proved eager to take part in NBC’s sixth annual Red Nose Day Special, which airs 9:00-11:00 p.m.
EST Thursday (May 21) with songs, sketches and short films about the children and charities that will be aided by donations.
Viewers can tune in on the NBC website, Sling TV, and Hulu with Live TV.“One of the things I always have to face is that people are quite busy.
So when someone says, ‘I’m filming in Madagascar’ or ‘I’m on tour in Australia,’ they’re probably not lying,” said Curtis, the Red Nose co-founder.