Comic Relief 2013 Live: One Direction to Sing Nose Day Song, Nicole Scherzinger, Emeli Sandi, Miranda Hart to Perform
Friday marks the 25th annoversary of Red Nose Day and BBC One will air a live televison special, Comic Relief - Funny for Money.
The live eight-hour program will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two, and begins at 7 p.m. GMT U.K. time or 3pm EDT.
One Direction, Grimshaw, Nicole Scherzinger and Emeli Sande and more will perform songs and other stars will perform a comedic sketch to help raise cash for the British charity. The mega-successful British boy band will sing this year's official Red Nose Day song, One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks.) The track was inspired by Blondie's One Way or Another and Teenage Kicks by The Undertones.
One Direction's Louis Tomlinson stepped out with bright red hair today to show his suppprt for the cause.
Members of One Direction tweeted their excitement about their participation this week.
1D's Zayn Malik wrote: "Excited for @rednoseday today gunna be amazing :D xx (sic)."
"Happy @rednoseday ! Lookin forward to today ! Hopefully everyone gets behind a great cause (sic)" Niall Horan tweeted, along with a picture of himself wearing the signature red nose with the caption: "Happy @rednoseday everyone! Nialler x".
Another celebrity will make a change to their hair in the name of charity- British singer Jessie J is expected to shave her head live on television for the event The move is part of an annual tradition of a celebrity shorning their locks for the cause.
The big night of the TV relief effort will see a star-studded line-up of comedians perform as the charity celebrates its 25th anniversary. British comedic actress Miranda Hart will appear during the telethon and perform a sketch of her popular television show, Call the Midwife. She will be joined by Jessica Raine, Pam Ferris and Jenny Agutter. Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, two of the UK's biggest comedians, will appear during the live telecast on BBC Radio 2.
Rihanna showed her support for the cause by wearing a red Nose Day t-shirt without any pants.
The first Red Nose Day took place on February 5, 1988, in response to famine in Ethiopia and was watched by more than 30 million people. The last Red Nose Day, in 2011, raised a record-breaking almost $150 million.
Watch the free live stream of BBC One special Comic Relief - Funny for Money live telethon here, available only to viewers in the U.K.
