Hollywood Game Night fans are in for a treat. NBC just released new details for the TV show’s upcoming Red Nose Day special.
The special episode will feature host Jane Lynch and several celebrity guests as they play games to earn money for charity. Celebrity guests include Kelly Clarkson, Sean Hayes, Jack Black, Isla Fisher, Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman, Cedric the Entertainer, and Sasheer Zamata.
The Hollywood Game Night Red Nose Day special premieres on NBC on May 24th at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Read more details below:
NEW YORK — April 27, 2018 – “Hollywood Game Night,” hosted by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, will join the Red Nose Day celebration on Thursday, May 24 at 9 p.m. ET/PT with some of the biggest names in entertainment set to prove their pop culture chops.
Kelly Clarkson (“The Voice”), Sean Hayes (“Will & Grace”), Jack Black (“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”), Chelsea Handler (“Chelsea”), Isla Fisher (“Wedding Crashers”), Sarah Silverman (“I Love You, America”), Sasheer Zamata (“Saturday Night Live”) and Cedric the Entertainer (“Why Him”) will compete in support of the mission to end child poverty.
Additionally, blink-182’s Travis Barker will join the “HGN” house band, The Scorekeepers, as a guest drummer for the evening.
The two teams will play Red Nose Day-themed versions of fan-favorite games, including Super Smash the Buzzer, Clue-Boom!, Lil Picassos and more.
In this special edition of “Hollywood Game Night,” the gameplay works a bit differently — the team that gets the most points in each game earns money to be donated to Red Nose Day. At the end of five rounds, the team that’s earned the most money will go on to play a special Celebrity Name Game for the chance to raise even more funds. As a national partner of Red Nose Day for the past four years, M&M’S® will be donating $1 million to the fund and contributing all money raised over the course of “Hollywood Game Night” that evening. The Red Nose Day campaign has raised more than $100 million since 2015 to help end child poverty.
“Celebrity Ninja Warrior for Red Nose Day” will kick off the evening at 8 p.m., followed by the special edition of “Hollywood Game Night” at 9 p.m., both featuring some of the biggest names in entertainment competing to raise money to ensure that children in need are safe, healthy and educated. “The Red Nose Day Special,” hosted by Chris Hardwick, will close the night at 10 p.m. All three hours of programming will work collaboratively to celebrate Red Nose Day and encourage donations.
Red Nose Day is an annual event that harnesses the power of entertainment to raise money and awareness for children living in poverty in America and around the globe. NBC’s Red Nose Day programming is a culmination of a seven-week fundraising campaign that brings together millions of Americans around the country to have fun and make a difference. Talent who have supported the campaign include Julia Roberts, Ed Sheeran, Elton John and many more.
Red Nose Day was created by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning writer-director Richard Curtis, (“Love Actually,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Notting Hill”). It has raised more than $1 billion globally since its launch 30 years ago in the U.K. in 1988.”
What do you think? Do you watch Hollywood Game Night? Will you watch the Red Nose Day special?