Friday, November 23, 2012
Blog Book Review: Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979 - A Complete Guide; Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 26, 2012)
All in all, this is an excellent and well-researched book that sitcom fans are sure to enjoy. I tried my hardest to find "cracks" in the book, such as a sitcom that was missed, but as it turns out, every single one that I thought should have been included didn't fit the criteria (for example, they all had a second season or they aired after 1979). Some of the details that I read about some of the sitcoms in this book were much more detailed than anything I've read before, and I was impressed that anybody could know so much about some of these very rare series. It would be nice to see some follow up books similar to this one, such as perhaps a book on single season sitcoms after 1979... although understandably, these have become far too numerous in more recent years to write a concise book on all of them. In any event, Leszczak did an excellent job with this book, and I think that it is certainly worth it for any sitcom fan to pick up this book.
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The book is also available at McFarland and Barnes & Noble.
It's Friday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of November 26-30, 2012, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVR's (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!
Monday, November 26, 2012
- Max Greenfield (New Girl) - Watch Max on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Jim Parsons (the Big Bang Theory) - Jim appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Maggie Elizabeth Jones (Ben and Kate) - Maggie visits The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Lily Tomlin (Malibu Country) - Lily stops by The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
- T.J. Miller (Carpoolers) - T.J. is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
- Billy Connolly (Head of the Class/Billy) - Billy appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
- Wendie Malick (Hot in Cleveland/Just Shoot Me)- Wendie chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond) - Tune in to see Ray on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
- Peri Gilpin (Frasier) - Peri talks about the campaign to stomp out breast cancer on Marie on Hallmark Channel at 11am ET/PT.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is a guest on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
- Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) - Catch Alec on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Julie Bowen (Modern Family) - Julie stops by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Reba McEntire (Malibu Country/Reba) - Reba visits Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 12am on ABC.
- Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tom appears on a repeat of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC.
- Victoria Justice (Victorious/Zoey 101) - Victoria is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC.
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler (Guys with Kids) - Jamie-Lynn chats on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC.
- Anthony Anderson (Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Anthony drops by Tavis Smiley on PBS, but check listings for time.
- Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney is part of the guest panel on Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm.
- Kristen Schaal (30 Rock/Bob's Burgers) - Kristen appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
- Fran Drescher (Happily Divorced/The Nanny) - Fran chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Helen Hunt (Mad About You) - Helen is a guest on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
- Jim O'Heir (Parks and Recreation) - Jim stops by Marie on Hallmark Channel at 11am ET/PT.
- Debi Mazar Entourage) - Debi chats on Joy Behar: Say Anything! at 6pm on Current.
- Wendie Malick (Hot in Cleveland/Just Shoot Me) - Wendie gives us a sneak peek at the new season of Hot in Cleveland on The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
- Judy Greer (Two and a Half Men/Mad Love/Arrested Development) - Watch Judy on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Wanda visits The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Betty White (Hot in Cleveland/The Golden Girls/The Mary Tyler Moore Show) - Betty chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Fran Drescher (Happily Divorced/The Nanny) and Tichina Arnold (Happily Divorced/Martin/Everybody Hates Chris) - Fran and Tichina are guests on Joy Behar: Say Anything! at 6pm on Current.
- Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Catch Tom on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Tim Allen (Last Man Standing/Home Improvement) - Tim appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 12am on ABC.
- Kristin Davis (Sex and the City) - Kristin is a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
- Nat Faxon (Ben and Kate) - Nat visits The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
- Dick Van Dyke (The Dick Van Dyke Show) - Dick stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
- Jim Belushi (According to Jim) - Jim chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Patricia Heaton (The Middle/Back to You/Everybody Loves Raymond) - Patricia is a guest on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
- Christina Applegate (Up All Night/Samantha Who?/Married with Children) - Tune in to see Christina on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
- Teri Polo (Man Up!/I'm with Her) - Teri shows Marie how to make her favorite holiday decorations on Marie on Hallmark Channel at 11am ET/PT.
- Janet Hubert (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Janet appears on Joy Behar: Say Anything! at 6pm on Current.
- Sherri Shepherd (Sherri/Less Than Perfect) - Sherri is a guest on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
- Robin Williams (Mork & Mindy) - Watch Robin on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory/Blssom) - Mayim appears on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
- Max Greenfield (New Girl) - Max is a guest on a repeat of Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm.
- Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls) - Beth chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Wanda continues to make the rounds on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
- Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea appears on a repeat of Katie, so check your local listings.
- Patricia Heaton (The Middle/Back to You/Everybody Loves Raymond) - Patricia stops by The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
- Helen Hunt (Mad About You) - Helen is a guest on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, January 22
Shifting Gears - "Job" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt’s shop. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt’s vision on a high-stakes restomod project.
Abbott Elementary - "Strike" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
City buses have stopped running due to a strike, resulting in many students being absent from school. The teachers at Abbott try to find creative solutions and adapt to hybrid learning. Meanwhile, Gregory and O’Shon strike up a friendship.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)
Wednesday, January 22
- Lucy Liu (Joey/Pearl) - Watch Lucy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts/White Famous), Betsy Sodaro (Ghosts/Duncanville/Disjointed/Animal Practice) and Punam Patel (Ghosts/Return of the Mac/Kevin from Work) - Utkarsh, Betsy and Punam are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about Watson on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am, on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour, and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Andrew, Nick and Lin-Manuel Miranda are chatting with Drew about their Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also talking to Drew about parenting advice, how they were raised and how comedy brings people together.
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