Sunday, November 14, 2021

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of November 15, 2021)

It's Sunday, 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 15-19, 2021, 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!


Sunday, November 14
  • Michael Rapaport (Atypical/The War at Home) - Catch Michael on Watch What Happens: Live at 3:30am on Bravo.
Monday, November 15
  • Paul Rudd (Living with Yourself/Friends/Wild Oats) - Watch Paul on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Dan Aykroyd (Soul Man) - Dan appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Ernie Hudson (Grace and Frankie/The Last Precinct/Highcliffe Manor) - Ernie is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. NBC's Today catches up with Ernie in the 9am hour.
  • Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Office) - Ellie will be on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She also talks about her upcoming Disney+ movie Home Sweet Home Alone on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • John Lithgow (Trial & Error/Twenty Good Years/3rd Rock from the Sun) - John appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • John Goodman (The Conners/Roseanne/Alpha House/Center of the Universe/Normal, Ohio) - John is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Kristen Bell (The Good Place) and Dax Shepard (Bless This Mess) - Kristen and Dax are guests on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • America Ferrera (Superstore) - America talks about Netflix's Gentefied on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Anthony talks about diabes on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
  • Tony Hale (HouseBroken/Veep/Arrested Development) - Tony talks about the new Clifford the Big Red Dog movie on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke talks about her new Amazon series of short stories Southern Belle Insults on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Tuesday, November 16
  • Wilmer Valderrama (That '70s Show) - Catch Wilmer on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Vanessa Hudgens (Powerless) - Vanessa appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) - Aubrey is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. NBC's Today catches up with Aubrey in the 9am hour.
  • Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project/The Office) - Mindy will be on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Yvonne Orji (Insecure) - Yvonne appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Kyle Richards (Down to Earth) - Kyle is a guest on Watch What Happens: Live at 10pm on Bravo.
  • Kieran Culkin (Go Fish) - Kieran will be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) - Tig is a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Kim Fields (The Upshaws/Living Single/The Facts of Life/Baby, I'm Back) - Kim appears on The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
  • Bill Bellamy (Mr. Box Office/Men, Women & Dogs/Cousin Skeeter) - Bill guest hosts The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
  • Deon Cole (grown-ish/black-ish/Angie Tribeca) - Deon is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Al Franken (LateLine) - Al will be on CBS This Morning sometime between 7-9am.
  • John Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) - John gives a sneak peek at his new movie Funny Thing About Love on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about Fox's Our Kind of People on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Brian Baumgartner (The Office) - Brian talks about Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
  • Tisha Campbell (Dr. Ken/Rita Rocks/My Wife and Kids/The Jamie Foxx Show/Martin) - Tisha is a guest on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Wednesday, November 17
  • Michael Keaton (Report to Murphy/Working Stiffs/All's Fair) - Watch Michael on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • America Ferrera (Superstore) - America appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • David Arquette (In Case of Emergency/Double Rush/Parenthood) - David will be on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • John Cho (Selfie/Go On/Kitchen Confidential/Off Centre) - John is a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke talks about her holiday movie Castle for Christmas on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Bill Bellamy (Mr. Box Office/Men, Women & Dogs/Cousin Skeeter) - Bill guest hosts The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
  • Tracy Morgan (The Last O.G./30 Rock/The Tracy Morgan Show) - Tracy is a guest on The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jenny McCarthy (Two and a Half Men/Jenny) - Jenny appears on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Alfonso Ribeiro (In the House/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso brings his top three America's Funniest Home Videos clips of all time on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • Dan Aykroyd (Soul Man), Paul Rudd (Living with Yourself/Friends/Wild Oats), Ernie Hudson (Grace and Frankie/The Last Precinct/Highcliffe Manor) and Mckenna Grace (Young Sheldon/Crash & Bernstein) - Dan, Paul, Ernie and Mckenna talk about Ghostbusters: Afterlife on CBS This Morning sometime between 7-9am.
  • Jennifer Esposito (Samantha Who?/Spin City) - Jennifer talks about Fresh Kills on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Kevin Hart (The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin talks about True Story on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
  • Don Johnson (Kenan) - NBC's Today catches up with Don in the 9am hour.
  • Jon Bernthal (The Class) - Jon talks about King Richrd on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Vanessa Hudgens (Powerless) - Vanessa chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Thursday, November 18
  • Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) - Catch Nick on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Simu Liu (Kim's Convenience) - Simu is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Paul Rudd (Living with Yourself/Friends/Wild Oats) - Paul appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Don Johnson (Kenan) - Don is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Cheech Marin (Rob/The Golden Palace) - Cheech will be on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Anne Heche (Save Me/The Michael J. Fox Show) - Anne appears on The Real, so check your local listings.
  • Harry Shearer (The Simpsons) - Harry appears as Derek Smalls on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) - Zooey is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Liza Koshy (Liza on Demand) - Liza talks about the final season of Liza on Demand on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Suzanne Somers (Step by Step/She's the Sheriff/Three's Company) - Suzanne cooks something yummy on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Vanessa Hudgens (Powerless) - NBC's Today catches up with Vanessa in the 9am hour.
  • Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Stephanie will be on PEOPLE in 10 at 8am.
Friday, November 19
  • Ryan Reynolds (Two Guys and a Girl) - Watch Ryan on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Whoopi Goldberg (Whoopi/Bagdad Cafe) - Whoopi is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Kevin Hart (The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. He also talks about his new limited TV series True Story on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Sarah is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Lea Michele (The Mayor/Scream Queens) - Lea performs a single from her new lullaby album on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Yvonne Orji (Insecure) - Yvonne guest hosts The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project/The Office) - Mindy appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Michael Imperioli (Alex, Inc.) - Michael talks about his new book and sharing wild behind-the-scenes stories from The Sopranos on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • Teri Hatcher (The Odd Couple/Sunday Dinner/Karen's Song/The Love Boat) - Teri and James Denton talk about Hallmark's A Kiss Before Christmas on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Idenity) - Jerry talks about Pups Alone on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Mckenna Grace (Young Sheldon/Crash & Bernstein) - Mckenna chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.

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Sitcoms Airing This Week

Sunday, November 14

Bob's Burgers - "Diarrhea of a Poopy Kid" (Fox, 7:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Gene can't eat Thanksgiving dinner because of a stomach flu, the family tries to cheer him up.

The Simpsons - "A Serious Flanders" (Fox, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When a ruthless debt collector comes to Springfield, Homer and Ned's lives are sucked into the artfully violent world of prestige TV.

The Simpsons - "A Serious Flanders (Part 2)" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Things for Ned and Homer go from bad to worse in the stunning conclusion of this SIMPFLIX prestige crime thriller.

The Great North - "Tasteful Noods Adventure" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Ham is assigned an after-school job at a restaurant and gets an unexpected surprise; Moon develops a crush on an older woman.

Bob's Burgers - "Loft in Bedslation" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Linda and the girls attempt to build a loft bed for Louise in just one day; Bob and Gene host a group of gamers.

Family Guy - "Peterschmidt Manor" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Lois and her father attend the funeral of Lois' childhood nanny; Peter and the rest of the family turn Pewterschmidt mansion into a hotel.


Monday, November 15

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Shakedown" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Gemma’s phone is stolen, Dave and Calvin team up to get it back, only to have their mission take an unexpected turn. Also, Malcolm and Marty move into their new house.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "A Tough Old Bird" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bob and Abishola try to help a sad and volatile Kemi who, after being dumped by Chukwuemeka, struggles with the possibility that her happiest days might be behind her.


Tuesday, November 16

The Last O.G. - "Helping Is Hard" (TBS, 10:30PM ET/PT)
Tray begins teaching at the community center and training Javi in boxing until his mother shows up, angry he's been skipping school.

Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "DNA'int" (BET, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Retired fire Chief Curtis Payne and his lovely wife, Ella, navigate the problems of life with their quirky modern-day family.

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Only the Lonely" (BET, 8:30PM ET/PT)
After losing his job, Jeremy decides to move to the backwoods of Georgia to help his grandfather, who has purchased a rundown home for the elderly.


Wednesday, November 17

The Goldbergs - "A Light Thanksgiving Nosh" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Beverly learns that Linda Schwartz will host Thanksgiving this year, she becomes concerned that her role as family hostess — and more importantly as Erica’s mom — is threatened. Meanwhile, Pop-Pop surprises the family by showing up with a new “lady friend”.

The Wonder Years - "Science Fair" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
After seeing Dean bullied by Michael after school Lillian goes to confront his parents and learns he needs more compassion than discipline. Much to Dean’s dismay, she takes Michael under her wing and helps him with his project for the science fair – an event where Dean typically excels.

The Conners - "Let's All Push Our Hands Together for the Stew Train and the Conners Furniture" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT)
The Lunch Box is busier than ever, and when Jackie devises an offbeat plan of how to serve the customers, it’s anything but smooth service. Meanwhile, Dan begins to sell some furniture to make room for his new bride and her things but finds it a bit harder to let go than he thought.

Home Economics - "Two Thousand Pounds of Sand, $240" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Tom, Sarah and Connor are determined to prove that they can host a successful Thanksgiving dinner when they switch up their annual holiday tradition to gather at Connor’s place. Denise has some sibling drama of her own when her sister joins the Hayworth family celebration.


Thursday, November 18

Young Sheldon - "An Introduction to Engineering and a Glob of Hair Gel" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Sheldon takes his first engineering class with Professor Boucher (Lance Reddick). Also, Meemaw and Dale help take care of his ex-wife, June (Reba McEntire).

United States of Al - "College / Pohantoon" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Al struggles with the college class he is taking, Riley takes it upon himself to speak to his professor. Also, Art’s confidence is shaken when he learns Lois (Rachel Bay Jones) used to be married to a professional football star. John Ross Bowie guest stars as Professor Williams, Al’s psychology instructor.

Ghosts - "D&D" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT)
After Jay is kicked out of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign with his city friends, Sam agrees to facilitate a new one between him and the ghosts. Also, Isaac confronts his feelings for Nigel, a British soldier ghost from whom he’s been keeping a gigantic secret.

B Positive - "A Dishwasher, a Fire and a Remote Control" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Gina is pressured by the seniors at Valley Hills to fire the chef, Bert (D.B. Sweeney). Also, a frustrated Drew blows up at one of his therapy patients.


Friday, November 19

Sydney to the Max - "Pie Hard" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
A sociable middle schooler navigating the challenges of growing up and her protective single father learn they have more in common than they realize.

Gabby Duran & the Unsittables - "Magic Hours" (Disney Channel, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Gabby and Wes' school project gets wiped from Wes' ancient laptop, they go on a wild ride to resurrect it before its due.


Saturday, November 20

Danger Force - "Krampapalooza" (Nickelodeon, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Danger Force sees an opportunity to make money fast by hosting Swellview's hottest music festival, but they catch a case of the Kramps when Krampus threatens to ruin their plans.

Side Hustle - "A Mouth Noise Christmas" (Nickelodeon, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Tasked with getting Mouth Noise back together by the new town billionaire, the kids must put on an epic holiday concert; when a sensitive hearing group bans all music in town, the kids must find a way to save Christmas and their concert.


Sunday, November 21

The Simpsons - "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Smithers finds true love with a famous fashion designer, but his new relationship may destroy Springfield.

The Great North - "Good Beef Hunting Adventure" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
During Thanksgiving week, the Tobin kids and Honeybee take part in an old family tradition called the Beef Hunt; Beef wrestles with his greatest fear.

Bob's Burgers - "Stuck in the Kitchen with You" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
When Bob volunteers to cook Thanksgiving dinner for a retirement home, Louise gets stuck helping him on his most intense cooking day of the year; Gene and Tina try to help Zeke entertain the residents.

Family Guy - "The Birthday Bootlegger" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
A new boss quells Peter's favorite part about work: office birthdays; Stewie is put in detention and comes out a ruffian.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Saturday, September 7

Johnson - "Bahama Breeze" (Bounce TV, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Naomi is impressed with Omar's growth; Antionette makes Jarvis a proposal at a much-needed time; Greg reconnects with Jada; Omar, Keith and Jarvis hit the club.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 2)

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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