I'm not sure if Legend will be a part of the live telethon for this, but she is a part of the promo:
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NBC Sets 3-Hour ‘Red Nose Day’ Live Telethon for May 21
NBC will close out the 2014-15 regular season on May 21 with a three-hour live telethon that marks the arrival in the U.S. of the Red Nose Day charity drive that has become a U.K. institution.
The Peacock is planning a star-packed telecast featuring standup and sketch comedy segments, musical performances and various celebrity appearances. The special will originate from New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom.
Red Nose Day was launched in 1985 by director Richard Curtis, of “Love Actually” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary” fame. The goal was to raise money for a range of worthy causes and also generate awareness among the public of the struggles of underprivileged people around the world.
As in the U.K., Red Nose Day will include a retail push to encourage people to buy plastic red clown noses to wear on May 21 as a means of acknowledging the greater need in the world.
Telegdy said the talent lineup is coming together now, and he has no worries about assembling an impressive list given the platform and the long track record of Red Nose Day. Actress Sienna Miller and “Voice” coach Christina Aguilera (pictured) are already on board for early promotional efforts. So is “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm.
The three-hour special on Thursday May 21 will come on the heels of four hours of live production of “The Voice” finale earlier that week, Telegdy noted. The hope is that Red Nose Day telecast will also rev up promotion for the two-hour return of “America’s Got Talent” on the following Tuesday, May 26.