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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 December 19-23, 2022, 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, December 19

• Will Ferrell (The Office/The Oblongs) - Watch Will on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building) and Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building/Mulaney/I'm a Big Girl Now/The Associates) - Steve and Martin are guests on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Kumail Nanjiani (Bless the Harts/Silicon Valley) - Kumail will be on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary/Fam/Instant Mom/Moesha/It's a Living) - Sheryl appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She will also be on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
• Jim Parsons (Young Sheldon/The Big Bang Theory) - Jim will be on Watch What Happens: Live at 10pm on Bravo.
• Anna Kendrick (Love Life) - Anna is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
• Whoopi Goldberg (Whoopi/Bagdad Cafe) - Whoopi appears on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
• Jean Smart (Hacks/Samantha Who?/Center of the Universe/In-Laws/Style & Substance/Designing Women) - Jean talks about Babylon on CBS Mornings some time between 7-9am.
• Cheech Marin (Rob/The Golden Palace) - Cheech is a guest on CBS Mornings some time between 7-9am.
• Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke talks about HBO Max's Holiday Harmony on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.

Tuesday, December 20

• Jean Smart (Hacks/Samantha Who?/Center of the Universe/In-Laws/Style & Substance/Designing Women) - Catch Jean on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building/Wizards of Waverly Place) - Selena is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Sebastian Maniscalco (How to Be a Bookie) - Sebastian appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Jim Parsons (Young Sheldon/The Big Bang Theory) - Jim is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) - Sarah appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building) - Steve chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• David Alan Grier (Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!/The Cool Kids/The Carmichael Show/Bad Teacher/Life with Bonnie/DAG) - David appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Amy Poehler (Duncanville/Parks and Recreation) - Amy is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
• Niecy Nash-Betts (Scream Queens/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb/Reno 911!) - Niecy and her wife Jessica Betts are guests on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
• Daniel Radcliffe (Miracle Workers) - Daniel faces off with Drew in a rousing game of ping pong and dishes on which actor her commonly gets mistaken for and why the message of his new film rings so true to him on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
• Lake Bell (Bless This Mess/How to Make It in America/Childrens Hospital) - Lake talks about her new audiobook Inside Voice: My Obsession with How We Sound on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
• Casey Wilson (Black Monday/Marry Me/The Hotwives/Happy Endings) and Danielle Schneider (The Hotwives) - Casey and Danielle talk about the Bitch Sesh podcast on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.

Wednesday, December 21

• Kathryn Hahn (Central Park/Happyish/Transparent/Free Agents) - Watch Kathryn on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters/Catastrophe) - Sharon is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Kenan Thompson (Kenan/Kenan & Kel) - Kenan appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Annaleigh Ashford (B Positive) - Annaleigh is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat of ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Niecy Nash-Betts (Scream Queens/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb/Reno 911!) - Niecy will be on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
• Zosia Mamet (Girls) - Zosia appears on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
• Cedric the Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric is a guest on a repeat of The Jennifer Hudson Show, so check your local listings.
• Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - Stanley talks about I Wanna Dance with Somebody on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
• Rev Run (All About the Washingtons) - Rev Run talks about Disney+'s The Hip Hop Nutcracker on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.

Thursday, December 22

• Don Cheadle (The Wonder Years/Black Monday/House of Lies/The Golden Palace) - Catch Don on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Zoey Deutch (The Suite Life on Deck) - Zoey appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke makes a special guest appearance on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea is a guest on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Morris Chestnut (Out All Night), Nia Long (Dear White People/Uncle Buck/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Regina Hall (Black Monday/Grandfathered/Married/Second Generation Wayans) - Morris, Nia and Regina are guests on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
• Kellie Martin (The Guest Book) - Kellie discusses the empowering story and her role in the new Lifetime movie An Amish Sin on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
• John Stamos (Fuller House/Grandfathered/Jake in Progress/Full House/You, Again?) - John reveals which priceless artifact he took from the Full House set and shares the meaningful letter he found from his mother shortly after she passed away appears on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
• Kaitlyn Dever (Last Man Standing) - Kaitlyn opens up about filming with George Clooney and Julia Roberts, what it was like making her new film, Rosaline, a fresh take on the classic Romeo and Juliet tale and more on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
• Mario Cantone (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City) - Mario talks about Lifetime's Steppin' Into the Holiday on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.

Friday, December 23

• Lisa Ann Walter (Abbott Elementary/Life's Work/My Wildest Dreams) - Watch Lisa on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Jenna Ortega (Stuck in the Middle/Richie Rich) - Jenna is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly/Samantha Who?) - Melissa appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project/The Office) - Mindy chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat of ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Jason Ritter (The Class/Us & Them) - Jason appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Christina Applegate (Dead to Me/Up All Night/Samantha Who?/Jesse/Married with Children) - Christina will be on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
• Tamela Mann and David Mann (Tyler Perry's Assisted Living/Mann & Wife/Meet the Browns) - Tamela and David share a deeply personal secret that tested their faith, talk about their latest tour and Tamela performs her inspirational song Finished on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
• Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) - Zooey opens up about her new dream home with Property Brothers boyfriend Jonathan Scott and more on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
• Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary/Fam/Instant Mom/Moesha/It's a Living) - Sheryl talks about Sleigh on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
• Jane Lynch (Angel from Hell) and Kate Flannery (The Office) - Jane and Kate discuss their Christmas cabaret tour and participate in a holiday-themed quiz on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
• Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game/Here We Go Again/The Steve Harvey Show/Minor Adjustments) and Hosea Chanchez (The Game) - Wendy and Hosea talk about The Game's second season, which premiered Thursday, December 15 on Paramount, on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.

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Sitcoms Airing This Week

Sunday, December 18

The Simpsons - "One Angry Lisa" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Lisa gets called for jury duty; Marge becomes obsessed with her exercise bike.

The Great North - "A Knife to Remember Adventure" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Honeybee and Wolf discover an Outback-themed restaurant they can't stop going to; beef confronts his fear of small talk.

Bob's Burgers - "The Reeky Lake Show" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The family's Labor Day lake trip takes a turn when the Belchers find themselves trapped in their cabin, hiding from what lurks outside.

Family Guy - "Brief Encounter" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Peter and Quagmire accidentally switch underwear, they begin to mimic the other's behavior; Stewie and Doug agree to commit each other's murders.

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Monday, December 19

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Family" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Dave starts researching his genealogy, he makes a surprising discovery: he and Calvin are more than just neighbors. Also, Tina offers to help Gemma when she’s overcome with morning sickness, and inadvertently stumbles on a new business idea.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Welcome to Lagos" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After Bob and Abishola land in Lagos, they rush to rescue Dele from his dad’s place and are a bit surprised at what they find once reunited. Also, Auntie Olu and Uncle Tunde explore their old stomping grounds and realize things have changed since their last visit to Nigeria.

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Tuesday, December 20

Ghosts - "The Christmas Spirit: Part One" (CBS, 10:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
In part one of a special one-hour #Ghostsmas episode, Jay’s sister, Bela (Punam Patel), visits Woodstone Mansion and brings along an adoring male friend, inspiring Sam to spark a romance between them in the spirit of the holiday rom-coms she loves. Meanwhile, the ghosts have conjured up a very different holiday plan for Trevor and Bela. Also, Isaac has an awkward encounter with Nigel that forces him to look back on events in his life.

Ghosts - "The Christmas Spirit: Part Two" (CBS, 10:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
In part two of a special one-hour #Ghostsmas episode, Sam and Thorfinn get caught in the crossfire as the scheme Jay’s sister, Bela (Punam Patel), and the ghosts have conjured up goes awry. Also, Isaac’s marriage to Beatrice sheds light on how apprehensive he has been in communicating his feelings to Nigel.

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Wednesday, December 21

The Conners - "Parent Traps and Heart Attacks" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When a relative passes away unexpectedly, the family must debate about who should gain custody of a jaded nephew, who is just shy of his 18th birthday.

The Goldbergs - "Worst Grinch Ever" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sleigh bells are ringing! When Erica buys a festive baby toy, Beverly goes full on Grinch in an attempt to steal Christmas. Meanwhile, Adam discovers some surprising information about Brea, and the JTP host their first holiday party.

Abbott Elementary - "The Principal's Office" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After Gregory sends a disruptive student to the principal’s office, he’s dismayed to find out the kids actually enjoy spending the supposed disciplinary time with Ava. Meanwhile, Melissa invites Janine over to her house to teach her how to cook, but Janine becomes determined to reunite Melissa with her estranged sister.

Abbott Elementary - "Holiday Hookah" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
On the last day of school before winter break, Janine is convinced by her friend to go to a popular Hookah Club where she runs into unexpected colleagues. Elsewhere, Jacob crashes Barbara and Melissa’s traditional holiday dinner and in the process begins to learn the true meaning of Christmas.

Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "So Nice to Meat You" (BET, 8:00PM ET/PT)
After Glo exchanges harsh words with Curtis she gives him 210lbs of pork that a butcher-friend gave her; Curtis is suspicious of the gesture and begins piecing together an unlikely tale of matricide and cannibalism.

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Crazy Love" (BET, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Mr. Brown has a new love interest from church and takes her on several dates; the Pleasant Days crew begins to grow suspicious of his new lady friend's intentions, and considers whether or not to butt into his love life.

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Thursday, December 22

Young Sheldon - "Future Worf and the Margarita of the South Pacific" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sheldon and Missy try to help the family’s finances. Also, Mary struggles to find her footing without the church.

Ghosts - "Pete's Wife" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Pete convinces Sam to invite his living wife to the mansion, only to discover she’s been keeping a dark secret from him for many years. Also, Sassapis gets angry with Thorfinn for binge-cheating their favorite show without him, and Trevor learns he may have a daughter.

Ghosts - "Alberta's Fan" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)

Alberta is thrilled when a super-fan of her music visits the mansion to learn more about her. Also, Thor convinces Hetty to go on a walk with him in hopes that it will spark a special memory.

Ghosts - "Possession" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Hetty accidentally possesses Jay’s body just as he and Sam are to about show Woodstone Mansion to a renowned wedding planner.

Ghosts - "The Vault" (CBS, 10:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Just as Sam and Jay are set to host a friend’s wedding that could get their B&B business off the ground, the ghost of Hetty’s husband, Elias Woodstone (Matt Walsh), tries to ruin it.

Ghosts - "Trevor's Pants" (CBS, 10:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The secret about Trevor’s missing pants is finally revealed when his wealthy former friend comes to Woodstone Mansion to buy the timepiece Sam and Jay found on Elias Woodstone’s corpse. Also, Thor decides to tell Flower how he feels about her.

Welcome to Flatch - "Blackout" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
A major heatwave passes through Flatch and gender-reveal cakes, lizards and chickens are melting when the town has a blackout; everyone must band together to stay cool, but wild antics and chaos erupt.

Call Me Kat - "Call Me Skeeter Juice" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
It's time for Sheila to renew her driver's license, but she refuses to go take the test; Phil urges the group to try his mama's moonshine despite their skepticism; Max finally sells a song to be used in a national commercial.

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Friday, December 23

none scheduled

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Saturday, December 24

none scheduled

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Sunday, December 25

The Simpsons - "A Made Maggie" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Fat Tony becomes Godfather to Maggie Simpson.

The Great North - "Cillian Me Softly Adventure" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
During Lone Moose's Disaster Day event, Wolf and Honeybee have their very first fight.

Bob's Burgers - "Gene's Christmas Break" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After Gene breaks his favorite, extremely rare '70s era Christmas record, Tina and Louise join him in the search for another copy; Teddy wants to do a neighborhood Secret Santa with Bob and Linda.

Family Guy - "Christmas Crime" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Mayor West's nativity scene is ruined, Brian is seen as the prime suspect.

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