SitcomsOnline Digest: Discovery+ Docuseries Looks Back at Glee Controversies; SNL Treats Viewers to Kenan and Kel Reunion

Saturday, December 10, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: Discovery+ Docuseries Looks Back at Glee Controversies; SNL Treats Viewers to Kenan and Kel Reunion

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a light holiday season news week, but we have news of a Glee docuseries, a Kenan and Kel reunion, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

The TV show Glee had a dark side to it behind the scenes, and now, a Discovery+ documentary is looking into that. (Deadline)
Finally, fans got what they wanted on Saturday Night Live this weekend: a reunion of Kenan and Kel. (Entertainment Weekly)
ABC has pulled a Backstreet Boys holiday special that was planned for next week following some recent allegations against Nick Carter. (Deadline)
Actress Helen Slayton-Hughes, who is perhaps best known for her recurring role on Parks and Recreation, has died. (Variety)
Actress Kirstie Alley has died at age 71. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 10 - DECEMBER 16)

Decades is having a Cheers binge this weekend, featuring Kirstie Alley episodes.
Call Me Kat is now streaming on HBO Max.
Saturday Night Live is bringing Steve Martin and Martin Short in as co-hosts tonight.
Remember Miss Cleo, who invited you to "call me now" on cable TV commercials in the late 90s and early 00s? HBO Max has a new movie about her coming on Thursday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, February 17

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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 16)

Tuesday, February 17

DeRay Davis (My Wife and Kids) - DeRay is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Jennifer Garner (Party Down/Camping) - Jennifer talks about The Last Thing He Told Me on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Dove Cameron (Schmigadoon!/Liv and Maddie) - Dove and the cast of 56 Days can be heard on a Town Hall on Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) and and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Drew is hitting the headlines with her co-pilot Ross Mathews, Valerie Bertinelli and Tig Notaro on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. Tig talks to Drew about executive producing the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light.
Erika Alexander (Run the World/Living Single/The Cosby Show) - Erika tells Drew about her show Invasion and her podcast ReLiving Single on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Danny Trejo (Saint George) - Danny talks about History's Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.