Love Actually cast reunites for one night
NBC is expanding its Red Nose Day charity programming with help from Julia Roberts and other stars.
The network says its prime time schedule on May 25 will be devoted to the Comic Relief fundraiser for children in need.
Running Wild with Bear Grylls for Red Nose Day, with Roberts joining Grylls in Africa, airs at 7 p.m.
A celebrity edition of American Ninja Warrior with Derek Hough, Natalie Morales and others, will precede it at 6 p.m.
The night will be capped by NBC’s third annual The Red Nose Day Special, hosted by Chris Hardwick from 8-9 p.m.
Roberts and Grylls will show how donations are helping people in Nairobi, Kenya, with other segments addressing how children in other countries are being helped.
Red Nose Day was founded in Britain by filmmaker Richard Curtis and expanded to the U.S. two years ago, where it has raised more than $60 million to date.
An added attraction this year: Curtis, writer-director of the 2003 movie Love Actually, has created a short reunion film that will air during The Red Nose Day Special from 8-9 p.m.
Cast members revisiting their roles from the romantic comedy include Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy and Rowan Atkinson.
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