What time is Comic Relief does University Challenge on BBC2, what universities are competing and who is hosting?

COMIC Relief does University Challenge as our favourite quiz programme gets a celeb overhaul in a one-off special.

Some famous faces will be battling it out for your entertainment and in the name of charity. Here's everything you need to know.

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What time is Comic Relief does University Challenge on BBC2?

The Comic Relief special of the hit quiz show will be aired during the biennial event TONIGHT  (March 15).

If you want to watch some of our fave celebs battling it out to be most intelligent then you can tune in to BBC2 on Friday, March 15.

The show will air from 10pm-10.35pm while the extravaganza briefly switches to BBC Two when coverage on BBC One breaks for The News from 10pm to 10.40pm

What universities are competing?

None!

But before you switch off, a host of famous aces will be competing instead.

That's right, get ready to watch the likes of Jason Manford and Emily Atack battle it out to come up trumps.

Here's the full list of celebs confirmed for the one-off special:

• Jason Manford
• Emily Atack
• Kerry Godliman
• Martin Freeman
• Robert Rinder
• Luisa Omielan
• Darren Harriott

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Who is hosting?

David Baddiel will be taking over the reins from Jeremy Paxman.

The Cambridge graduate will certainly be able to hold his own on the IQ focused programme.

And no doubt he'll inject some of his famous wit into the mix - promising for an entertaining show.