Friday, August 08, 2014

Celebrity Name Game Guest Info; Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 11, 2014)

Celebrity Name Game - Craig Ferguson

Celebrities will be put to the test in Celebrity Name Game, the hilarious new game show that combines the best of pop culture with the best of comedy. The syndicated, half-hour weekday strip is hosted by Emmy-nominated funnyman Craig Ferguson and executive produced by Courteney Cox and David Arquette. Celebrity Name Game premieres Monday, September 22 across more than 93% of the country including the Top 50 U.S. markets, including WPIX New York, KTLA Los Angeles and WGN Chicago. Fast-paced and funny, Celebrity Name Game pairs celebrities with contestants in order to identify famous names - actors, singers, athletes, pop culture figures, politicians, even cartoon characters - based on improvised clues. In a competitive, yet party atmosphere, contestants take part in four rounds of fast-paced gameplay for a chance to win up to $20,000.

Confirmed guest stars for the 2014/15 season include executive producers Courteney Cox (Cougar Town) and David Arquette (Scream), along with Tom Arnold (Roseanne), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal), Cheryl Burke (Dancing with the Stars), Peter Facinelli (Twilight), Vivica A. Fox (Sharknado 2), Billy Gardell (Mike and Molly), Ana Gasteyer (Suburgatory), Tony Hale (Veep), Chris Kattan (SNL), Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback), Jane Leeves (Hot in Cleveland), Kevin McHale (Glee), Joely Fisher ('Til Death), Jim O'Heir (Parks and Recreation), Cheri Oteri (SNL), Will Sasso (The Three Stooges), Nev Schulman (Catfish), Karina Smirnoff (Dancing With The Stars), Nicole Sullivan (The King of Queens), Mena Suvari (Hysteria), Scott Wolf (Perception), and Constance Zimmer (House of Cards).


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 August 11-15, 2014, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!


Monday, August 11, 2014

  • Dana Carvey (One of the Boys) - Watch Dana on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Office) - Ellie appears on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Bobcat Goldthwait (Unhappily Ever After) - Bobcat is a guest on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Jim Gaffigan (My Boys/Welcome to New York) - Jim appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Kate Micucci (The Big Bang Theory/Raising Hope) - Kate visits Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Megan Fox (Hope & Faith) - Megan is part of the guest panel on Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm.
  • Will Arnett (The Millers/Up All Night/Arrested Development) - Will stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
  • Anna Camp (The Mindy Project) - Anna is a guest on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
  • Tracy Morgan (30 Rock/The Tracy Morgan Show) - Tracy appears on a repeat from April on The Arsenio Hall Show, so check your local listings.
  • Arsenio Hall (Arsenio) - Arsenio guest co-hosts The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Kathy Griffin (Suddenly Susan) - Kathy chats on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Brooklyn Decker (Friends with Better Lives) - Brooklyn guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
  • Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) - Kunal is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Kelsey Grammer (Partners/Frasier/Cheers and Martin Lawrence (Partners/Martin) - Kelsey and Martin talk about their new FX comedy Partners on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
  • Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Terry and the rest of the cast of The Expendables 3 are guests on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
  • Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) - Catch Eric on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS. He also chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Jeff Foxworthy (The Jeff Foxworthy Show) - Jeff is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Damon Wayans, Jr. (New Girl/Happy Endings) - Damon drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
  • Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
  • Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show) - Steve appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Bob Saget (How I Met Your Mother/Full House) - Bob talks about his TV career, doing stand-up and his memoir on a repeat of Katie, so check your local listings.
  • Niecy Nash (The Soul Man/Reno 911!) - Niecy stops by the house on a repeat of Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
  • Clark Gregg (The New Adventures of Old Christine) - Clark is a guest on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show on your local station or at 3am on BET.
  • Christopher Knight (The Brady Bunch) - Christopher talks about the Brady Bunch Convention and Investigation Discovery's Heartbreakers on NBC's Today at 7:50am. He will also be on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET and HuffPost Live at 2pm. He can be heard on Sirius XM on Opie & Jim Norton on Opie Radio Channel 103 at 8:35am, Shade 45 with SWAY on Shade 45 Radio Channel 45 at 9:05am, and Morning Jolt with Larry Flick on OutQ Channel 106 at 9:30am.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
  • Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Watch Andrew on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
  • Martin Lawrence (Partners/Martin) - Martin stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
  • Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) - Kumail visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
  • Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) - Aubrey is part of the guest panel on Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm. She also appears on a repeat of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11pm.
  • Betsy Brandt (The Michael J. Fox Show) - Betsy chats on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Kevin Hart (The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jeremy Piven (Entourage/Ellen) - Jeremy appears on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show on your local station or at 3am on BET.
  • Breckin Meyer (Married to the Kellys/Inside Schwartz and Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Saved by the Bell) - Breckin and Mark-Paul are guests on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
  • Billy Bob Thornton (Hearts Afire) - Billy Bob is a guest on Larry King Now at 2/5pm PT/ET on Ora.tv and Hulu.
  • China Anne McClain (A.N.T. Farm/Tyler Perry's House of Payne) - China Anne will be on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:35am.
  • Adam Pally (Happy Endings) - Adam appears on SI Now at 1pm.
Thursday, August 14, 2014
  • Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Catch Chris on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Judy Greer (Married/Mad Love/Miss Guided) - Judy is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Bob Newhart (The Bob Newhart Show/Newhart/Bob) - Bob appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Constance Zimmer (Entourage/Good Morning, Miami) - Tune in to see Constance on a repeat of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) - Aubrey visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
  • Derek Waters (Married to the Kellys) - Derek stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney is part of the guest panel on Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm.
  • Demi Lovato (Sonny with a Chance) - Demi appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo. She will also be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Leah Remini (The King of Queens/Family Tools) - Leah chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Kevin Nealon (Weeds/Hiller and Diller/Champs) - Kevin is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Mary Lynn Rajskub (How to Be a Gentleman) - Mary joins the Chew Crew on a repeat of ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
  • Brittany Daniel (The Game/That '80s Show) - Brittany appears on a repeat of The Better Show, so check your local listings.
  • Kim Wayans (A Different World) - Kim is a guest on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
Friday, August 15, 2014
  • Demi Lovato (Sonny with a Chance) - Watch Demi on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
  • Jennie Garth (Mystery Girls/What I Like About You) and Tori Spelling (Mystery Girls) - The stars of ABC Family's Mystery Girls chat with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Jennifer Lawrence (The Bill Engvall Show) - Jennifer appears on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
  • Bella Thorne (Shake It Up) - Bella is a guest on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
  • Denis Leary (The Job) - Denis answers audience questions on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • Brooklyn Decker (Friends with Better Lives) - Brooklyn dishes on which of her friends she'd want to trade places with on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • Clark Gregg (The New Adventures of Old Christine) - Clark talks about Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and family life with wife Jennifer Grey on a repeat of Katie, so check your local listings.
  • Marilu Henner (Taxi/Evening Shade) - Marilu discusses her role in the Hallmark Channel original series Signed, Sealed, Delivered on a repeat of Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
  • Holly Robinson Peete (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/For Your Love) - Holly appears on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show on your local station or at 3am on BET.
  • Loni Anderson (WKRP in Cincinnati) - Loni talks about her family's health crisis on a repeat of The Doctors, so check your local listings.
  • Candace Cameron Bure (Full House) - Candace guest co-hosts Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
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Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, September 8

Universal Basic Guys - "Pet Projects (Pilot)" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Threatened by a doctor's kindness toward Tammy, Mark tries to get her an exotic animal; Hank bonds with the chimpanzee via its bluetooth; David's dog saves David and Mernft Man from a pet snake.

Bob's Burgers - "The Big Stieblitzki" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
The family gets invited to Rudy's father's birthday party; Tina attempts to convince a woman to commit to a relationship with Rudy's father.

The Great North - "Welcome To Miami Adventure" / "Worst Drives Club Adventure" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Coming off the heels of her break-up, Judy is taken on a wild adventure with Honeybee and Aunt Dirt; Judy tries to learn to drive.

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Friday, September 6

  • Kumail Nanjiani (Bless the Harts/Silicon Valley) - Watch Kumail on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Michael Keaton (Report to Murphy/Working Stiffs/All's Fair) - Michael appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Conner O'Malley (Shrill) - Conner is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Edie Falco (Bupkis/Nurse Jackie) - Edie talks about her film I'll Be Right There on NBC's Today in the 10am hour and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Josh Gad (Wolf Like Me/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) - Josh is joining Drew and telling her about getting denied from his college's musical theater program and making his return to Broadway after eleven years with bestie Andrew Rannells on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Diane Farr (Splitting Together/Like Family/The Job) - Diane discusses the CBS drama series Fire Country on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.


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