SitcomsOnline Digest: Will Sasso Joins HBO Max Sitcom Pilot; Home Economics Off to Solid Start

Saturday, April 17, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: Will Sasso Joins HBO Max Sitcom Pilot; Home Economics Off to Solid Start

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It hasn't been a busy week, but we're hearing about casting for an HBO Max comedy, the death of an classic TV actor, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Will Sasso and Tim Chiou have joined the cast of the HBO Max multi camera comedy, OK Boomer. (Hollywood Reporter)
ABC's Home Economics appears to be a ratings success so far. (Deadline)
Felix Silla, who played Cousin Itt on The Addams Family, has died at age 84. (Hollywood Reporter)
More primetime Price is Right is coming, complete with some celebrity guests. (Deadline)
NBC is preparing to rollout their newest game show this summer, Capital One College Bowl. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 17 - APRIL 23)

Younger

The Beverly Hillbillies is this weekend's binge on Decades.
Season 18 of American Dad debuts Monday on TBS.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, May 6

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 4)

Wednesday, May 6

Steve Carell (Rooster/Space Force/The Office/Come to Papa/Watching Ellie) - Watch Steve on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun/The Girl with Something Extra) - Sally appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Maya Rudolph (Loot/Bless the Harts/Forever/Up All Night) - Maya is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Meg Stalter (Hacks/Too Much) and Paul W. Downs (Hacks/Broad City) - Meg and Paul talk about Hacks on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) - Hugh talks about The Sheep Detectives on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour and chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Cedric The Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) and Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Cedric and Anthony take us on a coast-to-coast tasting tour from their new cookbook AC Barbeque: The Husky and Handsome Guide to Grilling on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Taylor Ortega (Big Mistakes) - Taylor drops by to discuss Big Mistakes on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan talks about Death of a Salesman on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Casey Wilson (The Righteous Gemstones/Black Monday/The Hotwives/Marry Me/Happy Endings) and Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Casey, Andrew and Prue Leith talk about The Great American Baking Show on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.