Sunday, November 21, 2021

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of November 22, 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 22-26, 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!


Monday, November 22
  • Bill Burr (F Is for Family/Townies) - Watch Bill on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Kristin Chenoweth (Schmigadoon!/Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Zazie Beetz (Atlanta) - Zazie is a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Dennis Quaid (Merry Happy Whatever) - Dennis will be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Kaitlyn Dever (Last Man Standing) - Kaitlyn appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Holly Robinson Peete (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/For Your Love/Like Family/Love, Inc.) - Holly talks about why you could have ADHD and not know it on the Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
  • Harry Hamlin (Movie Stars) - Harry talks about Nat Geo's The Hot Zone: Anthrax on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie/New Girl/Burning Love) - NBC's Today catches up with June in the 9am hour.
  • Nina Dobrev (Fam) - Nina talks about Love Hard on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Tuesday, November 23
  • Jon Bernthal (The Class) - Catch Jon on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Liza Koshy (Liza on Demand) - Liza appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Rachel Dratch (30 Rock) - Rachel is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She will also be on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Aisling Bea (Living with Yourself) - Aisling will be on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • NeNe Leakes (The New Normal) - NeNe guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Kristin Chenoweth (Schmigadoon!/Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin returns with a performance of one of her new holiday album singles on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Casey Wilson (Black Monday/Marry Me/The Hotwives/Happy Endings) - Casey is a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Lena Waithe (Master of None) and Jojo T. Gibbs (Twenties) - Lena and Jojo are guests on The Real, so check your local listings.
  • Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana will be on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Halle Berry (Living Dolls) - Halle opens up about her directorial debut for the movie Bruised on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Alan Cumming (Schmigadoon!) - Alan sharing his personal story in his latest memoir, Baggage: Tales From a Fully Packed Life on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Kevin Hart (The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin talks about True Story on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
  • Jesse Plemons (No Activity/Bent) - Jesse talks about The Power of the Dog on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
  • Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project/The Office) - Mindy talks about her handmade Amazon holiday collection on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
Wednesday, November 24
  • Michael Keaton (Report to Murphy/Working Stiffs/All's Fair) - Watch Michael on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Julie Bowen (Modern Family/Ed) - Julie appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Andy will be on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Jesse Plemons (No Activity/Bent) - Jesse appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Piper Perabo (Turn Up Charlie) - Piper is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • NeNe Leakes (The New Normal) - NeNe guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Max Greenfield (The Neighborhood/New Girl/Modern Men) - Max appears on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Tia Mowry (Family Reunion/Instant Mom/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia uses leftover fruit to make a quick dessert on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • MC Lyte (Partners in Rhyme) - MC talks about Partners in Rhyme on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
  • Marlo Thomas (That Girl) - NBC's Today has Thanks & Giving: Mae-Lin's St Jude Story with Marlo in the 9am hour. Marlo discusses thanks and giving back on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
Thursday, November 25
  • Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Catch Tom on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie/New Girl/Burning Love) - June is a guest on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Paul Rudd (Living with Yourself/Friends/Wild Oats) - Paul appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Kevin Hart (The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly/Samantha Who?) - Melissa appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Scott Foley (The Goodwin Games/A.U.S.A./Scrubs) - Scott is a guest on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Demi Lovato (Sonny with a Chance) - Demi appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect) - Sherri guest hosts a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
  • John Stamos (Fuller House/Grandfathered/Jake in Progress/Full House/You, Again?) - John talks about his podcast The Grand Scheme on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Michael J. Fox (Family Ties/Spin City/The Michael J. Fox Show) - Michael shares stories from his memoir on a repet of 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 a repeat of Access Daily, so check your local listings.
Friday, November 26
  • Kal Penn (Sunnyside/Deadbeat/We Are Men) - Watch Kal on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Paul Rudd (Living with Yourself/Friends/Wild Oats) - Paul appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Dan Aykroyd (Soul Man) and Ernie Hudson (Grace and Frankie/The Last Precinct/Highcliffe Manor) - Dan and Ernie are guests on a repet of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Office) - Ellie appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Seinfeld) - Larry is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Drew Carey (The Drew Carey Show/The Good Life) - Drew chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Dove Cameron (Schmigadoon!/Liv and Maddie) - Dove will be on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect) - Sherri guest hosts a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
  • Yvonne Orji (Insecure) - Yvonne appears on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
  • Fortune Feimster (Kenan/Sunnyside/Champions) - Fortune is a guest on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jennifer Aniston (Friends/Muddling Through/Ferris Bueller/Molloy) - Jennifer appears on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Kristin Chenoweth (Schmigadoon!/Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin performs on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.

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Sitcoms Airing This Week

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.


Monday, November 22

none scheduled


Tuesday, November 23

The Last O.G. - "The Negotiator" (TBS, 10:30PM ET/PT)
Tray's cooking class is interrupted when a young man named Demar comes to tell his pregnant girlfriend, Felicia, they have to run from the police.

Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "Stop Shop and Roll" (BET, 8:00PM ET/PT)
"House of Payne" is the hilarious comedy about retired fire Chief Curtis Payne and his lovely wife, Ella; together, the loving couple navigate the problems of life with their quirky modern-day family.

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Ark Tank" (BET, 8:30PM ET/PT)
The crew competes for a cash prize on Ark Tank, a community initiative to get seniors to invent solutions for the betterment of their community.


Wednesday, November 24

The Goldbergs - "The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The season nine premiere revolves around the iconic ‘80s family paying tribute to Pops. Together they venture down memory lane by visiting Pops’ favorite stomping grounds. Adam Goldberg, forever with camera in hand, captures the outing – theming it to “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” Hijinks and hilarity ensue, and we are reminded that there is no bond greater than family.

The Wonder Years - "The Club" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Dean stumbles upon some “racy literature” and shares it with friends at school. When he is caught by the school principal, Bill and Lillian navigate uncharted territory as parents and Dean learns that manhood isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

The Conners - "Education, Corruption, and Damnation" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After Ben declines Darlene’s proposal, she starts to ponder why she tends to be so negative in life, prompting her to start a journey of self-discovery which leads to Pastor Phil. Meanwhile, newly appointed City Councilman Don Blansky puts Jackie in a tough position as she and Neville are ready to open the new and improved Lunch Box.

Guest starring is Jason Alexander as Pastor Phil, Nat Faxon as Neville and Patton Oswalt as Don Blansky.

Home Economics - "Chorizo With Mojo Verde and Chicharron, $45" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Things get a little hot in the kitchen when Tom considers ghostwriting a memoir for a celebrity chef. Connor starts dating a woke friend of Sarah and Denise’s who makes a surprising impact on him.

Recurring is Nicole Byer as Amanda and guest starring Roselyn Sanchez as Sofía and Anna Akana as Lindsay.


Thursday, November 25

Young Sheldon - "Crappy Frozen Ice Cream and an Organ Grinder's Monkey" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sheldon and George Sr. dine with President Hagemeyer (Wendie Malick) and a university benefactor. Also, Georgie gives Missy some brotherly advice when Mary won’t let her go to the school dance, and Dale and June (Reba McEntire) convince Meemaw to attend their son’s wedding.

United States of Al - "Repo / Wapas Geri" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Al and Riley take on second jobs as “repo men” to make extra money to send to Al’s sister, but Riley’s behavior while working becomes concerning.

Ghosts - "Viking Funeral" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Thorfinn’s bones are discovered on the Woodstone property, he asks Sam to conduct the traditional Viking funeral he’s always wanted. However, Sam and Jay are torn when they learn that the bones could be sold to a museum for a lot of much-needed cash.

B Positive - "Bagels, Billiards and a Magic Show" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
On Gina’s first day as the new owner of the retirement home, she asks Drew for help getting through to a short-tempered resident whose wife is sick. Linda Lavin stars, and Hector Elizondo, Jane Seymour, Ben Vereen, Priscilla Lopez and Jim Beaver recur as residents at Valley Hills Retirement Home.


Friday, November 26

Sydney to the Max - "Any Given Sunday Brunch" (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 - "The Fault in Our Star Night" (Disney Channel, 8:30PM ET/PT)
A girl finally finds her moment to shine when she inadvertently lands an out-of-this-world job to baby-sit an unruly group of very important extraterrestrial children who are hiding out on Earth with their families, disguised as everyday kids.


Saturday, November 27

none scheduled


Sunday, November 28

The Simpsons - "Mothers and Other Strangers" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Teenage Homer and Grampa take a road trip to look for his mom.

The Great North - "From Tusk Til Dawn Adventure" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Former celebrity mountain man, Tusk Johnson, returns to Lone Moose with a big favor to ask of Beef and Wolf; Honeybee enters a contest to win her own mall kiosk.

Bob's Burgers - "FOMO You Didn't" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Susmita offers to help Tina with a photography class assignment; a woman who used to live in the Belchers' apartment comes for a visit.

Family Guy - "The Fatman Always Rings Twice" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
In noir-style, Peter/Mac investigates the disappearance of Meg/Sister Megan.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Friday, June 2

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 29)

Friday, June 2

  • Will Ferrell (The Office/The Oblongs) - Watch Will on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Francia Raisa (How I Met Your Father/grown-ish) - Francia appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Rose Byrne (Platonic/Physical) - Rose is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Star Raving Mad/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - Neil and David Burtka chat with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. They will also be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Alex Borstein (Family Guy/Bordertown/Getting On and Tony Shalhoub (We Are Men/Stark Raving Mad/Wings) - Alex and Tony are guests on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Abbi Jacobson (Broad City) - Abbi opens up about her recent engagement, her bestie Ilana Glazer, what it was like co-creating, writing, producing and starring in A League of Their Own and more on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry and his wife Rebecca Romijn talk all about their show The Real Love Boat on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • Jodie Sweetin (Fuller House/Hollywood Darlings/Full House) - NBC's Today catches up with Jodie in the 9am hour. She talks about Hallmark Channel's The Jane Mysteries: Lost Inheritance on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Dulé Hill (The Wonder Years) and Jazmyn Simon (Ballers) - Dulé and Jazmyn discuss their children's book Repeat After Me: Big Things to Say Every Day on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Michael Urie (Shrinking/Younger/Partners) - Michael sits down to talk about his new projects, including Apple TV+’s comedy series, Shrinking, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Sara Bareilles (Girls5eva) - NBC's Today catches up with Sara in the 9am hour.


New on DVD/Blu-ray (January-June)

Growing Pains - The Complete Series Cheers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Twelve Gimme a Break! - The Complete Series (VEI) Kate & Allie - The Complete Series (VEI)

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02/21 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Nine / The Complete Season Ten
02/28 - Growing Pains - The Complete Series
03/28 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/04 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Fifth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/18 - Blondie - The Complete 1957 Television Series (Blu-ray)
04/25 - Cheers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
05/23 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Eleven / The Complete Season Twelve
05/23 - Go On - The Complete Series
05/23 - Kate & Allie - The Complete Series (Universal)
05/29 - Gimme a Break! - The Complete Series (VEI)
05/29 - Kate & Allie - The Complete Series (VEI)
05/30 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
06/13 - Mayberry R.F.D. - The Complete Series
06/13 - Night Court (1984-1992) - The Complete Series
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