Sunday, October 29, 2023

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of October 30, 2023)

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 October 30-November 3, 2023, 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, October 30
  • Pete Holmes (How We Roll/Crashing) - Watch Pete on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Annaleigh Ashford (B Positive) - Annaleigh appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. He talks about Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am, on ABC's The View at 11am ET/10am CT-PT and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
  • David Duchovny (Californication) - David appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Reneé Rapp (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - Reneé will be on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?), Bill Bellamy (Mr. Box Office/Men, Women & Dogs/Cousin Skeeter) and Jeff Garcia (Mr. Box Office) - Chelsea, Bill and Jeff are guests on repeats of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on CBS between 12:37-1:37am.
  • Josh Gad (Wolf Like Me/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) and Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Josh and Andrew are guests on Watch What Happens: Live at 10pm on Bravo.
  • Meg Ryan (One of the Boys (1982) - E! News interviews Meg at 11pm on E!.
  • Tituss Burgess ( Schmigadoon!/Central Park/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Tituss tells Sherri about his new starring role in Moulin Rouge on Broadway on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Keshia Knight Pulliam (Tyler Perry's House of Payne/The Cosby Show) - Keshia is back with a baby update, plus working with Lifetime on the "Stop Breast Cancer For Life" campaign on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Jennifer Garner (Party Down) - Jennifer appears on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry talks about Fox's Pictionary on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Zainab Johnson (Upload) - Zainab talks about Amazon Prime's Zainab Johnson: Hijabs Off on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Tuesday, October 31
  • Marisa Tomei (A Different World) - Catch Marisa on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Meg Ryan (One of the Boys (1982) - Meg is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Garcelle Beauvais (The Jamie Foxx Show/Merry Happy Whatever) - Garcelle appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 1am on Bravo.
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Crazy Ones) - E! News has an interview with Sarah at 11pm on E!.
  • Joel McHale (Animal Control/Community/The Great Indoors) - Joel talks about his partnership with Snickers on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Wednesday, November 1
  • Octavia Spencer (Mom) - Watch Octavia on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC. E! News has an interview with her at 11pm on E!.
  • Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He discusses his iconic career, personal struggles and new memoir, Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond, on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Brendan Hunt (Ted Lasso) - Brendan appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Jonathan Slocumb (The Steve Harvey Show) and Yvette Wilson (The Parkers/Moesha/Thea) - Jonathan and Yvette are guests on repeats of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on CBS between 12:37-1:37am.
  • Meg Ryan (One of the Boys (1982) and David Duchovny (Californication) - Meg and David talk about What Happens Later on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
  • Amy Yasbeck (Wings/Alright Already/Life on a Stick) - Amy talks about the 20th anniversary of the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:30am.
  • Tituss Burgess ( Schmigadoon!/Central Park/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Tituss is interviewed on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:50am.
Thursday, November 2
  • Kim Coles (One on One/The Geena Davis Show/Living Single) - Kim is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on CBS between 12:37-1:37am.
  • Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry stops by to tell Sherri about his new memoir, Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Friday, November 3
  • Olivia Rodrigo (Bizaardvark) - Watch Olivia on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Eric André (Man Seeking Woman/2 Broke Girls/Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23) - Eric appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Brian Scolaro (Stacked/Sullivan and Son) - Brian is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on CBS between 12:37-1:37am.
  • Pauly Shore (Pauly/The Pauly Shore Show) - Drew is chatting with Pauly on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Vanessa Hudgens (Powerless) - NBC's Today catches up with Vanessa in the 10am hour.
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Sitcoms Airing This Week

Sunday, October 29

The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" (Fox, 7:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Marge's resentment takes monstrous form; Lisa tries to save the planet through murder; Homer learns he's not the man he thought he was.

Bob's Burgers - "Apple Gore-chard! (But Not Gory)" (Fox, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Louise suspects there's something sinister afoot during a Halloween field trip to an apple orchard; Tina and Gene hope to win the school costume parade.

The Simpsons - "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
In a parody documentary, a young college-dropout CEO embraces the Silicon Valley "fake it until you make it" philosophy and bewitches Mr. Burns into funding her highly dubious dream project.

Krapopolis - "Woods-Stock" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Tyrannis becomes the life of a party in the woods, summoning the god Dionysus; Deliria and Shlub explore their open relationship at the Parthenon.

Bob's Burgers - "Running Down a Gene" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Gene tries to learn how to lucid dream in order to recover the world's most perfect song that he wrote while asleep; Louise and Tina try to trap a cricket whose chirping is keeping Linda up at night.

Family Guy - "Happy Holo-ween" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Peter makes a hologram of himself in order to get out of menial household duties.

The Villains of Valley View - "The Return" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When teenage supervillain Havoc stands up to the head of the League of Villains, her family members are forced to change their identities and relocate to a sleepy Texas suburb.


Monday, October 30

Ghosts (UK) - "Halloween" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
On Halloween at Woodstone Mansion, the ghosts try to help Sam and Jay protect their home from the neighborhood kids who annually vandalize the house.

Ghosts (UK) - "Halloween 2: The Ghost of Hetty's Past" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
A séance at Sam and Jay’s last-minute Halloween party conjures up a spirit from Hetty’s past. Also, Isaac worries Nigel will be turned off by his ghost power.


Tuesday, October 31

none scheduled


Wednesday, November 1

none scheduled


Thursday, November 2

Son of a Critch - "You're Dead After School" (The CW, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Fox's boyfriend threatens to beat Mark up after school; Mary learns Mike Sr. is making less money than their son and pushes her husband to demand a raise.

Run the Burbs - "Phamily Ties" (The CW, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Camille struggles with her Indian identity when a cousin visits; Andrew's on a cold case; Khia returns from Paris early.

Children Ruin Everything - "Identity" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT)
When Astrid and James' daughter Viv answers on a school assignment that she is Indigenous instead of her actual heritage, Indian, Astrid begins to feel guilty that she has not properly taught Viv about their family history.

Everyone Else Burns - "Episode 2" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT)
David unearths a 1000-year-old rulebook of the Order and uses it to police his family.


Friday, November 3

none scheduled


Saturday, November 4

none scheduled


Sunday, November 5

The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
After Bart is turned into an NFT, Marge fights through the blockchain to rescue her son; to track down a gruesome serial killer, Lisa turns to a murderer from her past; an outbreak transforms Springfielders into a plague of lazy, beer-loving oafs.

Krapopolis - "Please Demeter" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Tyrannis begins dating the goddess Demeter and is given an option at immortality that Deliria squashes; Stupendous and Hippocampus go to Hades to retrieve Stupendous' shield from a fallen foe.

Bob's Burgers - "Bully-ieve It or Not" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
The Belcher kids learn a secret about Zeke's past; Bob rekindles his feud with Jimmy Pesto.

Family Guy - "Old World Harm" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Peter and Lois vacation in Florida, only to discover they've rented a condo in a retirement community; Brian helps Stewie take his first shower.

Son of a Critch - "You're Dead After School" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Fox's boyfriend threatens to beat Mark up after school; Mary learns Mike Sr. is making less money than their son and pushes her husband to demand a raise.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, January 22

Shifting Gears - "Job" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt’s shop. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt’s vision on a high-stakes restomod project.

Abbott Elementary - "Strike" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
City buses have stopped running due to a strike, resulting in many students being absent from school. The teachers at Abbott try to find creative solutions and adapt to hybrid learning. Meanwhile, Gregory and O’Shon strike up a friendship.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)

Wednesday, January 22

  • Lucy Liu (Joey/Pearl) - Watch Lucy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
  • Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts/White Famous), Betsy Sodaro (Ghosts/Duncanville/Disjointed/Animal Practice) and Punam Patel (Ghosts/Return of the Mac/Kevin from Work) - Utkarsh, Betsy and Punam are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about Watson on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am, on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour, and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Andrew, Nick and Lin-Manuel Miranda are chatting with Drew about their Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also talking to Drew about parenting advice, how they were raised and how comedy brings people together.


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