Sunday, October 15, 2023
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of October 16, 2023)
For the week of October 16-20, 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 16
- Lil Rel Howery (Rel/The Carmichael Show) - Watch Lil Rel on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Jada Pinkett Smith (A Different World) - Jada appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. She talks about her latest book Worthy on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Fred sits-in with the 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Eva Longoria (Telenovela) - Eva is interviewed on E! News at 11pm on E!.
- Issa Rae (Insecure) - NBC's Today catches up with Issa in the 10am hour.
- Simu Liu (Kim's Convenience) - Catch Simu on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jim Jefferies (Legit) - Jim is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Josh Gad (Wolf Like Me/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) - Josh appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Fred sits-in with the 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jada Pinkett Smith (A Different World) - Jada talks about Worthy on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/The Ellen Show/Welcome to New York) - Jim discusses his latest comedy special Dark Pale on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Leslie Odom Jr. (Central Park/Love in the Time of Corona/Big Day) - Leslie and Kara Young stop by to tell Sherri all about their new Broadway show, Purlie Victorious, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Together/New Girl/Happy Endings) - Damon discusses his new CBS game show Raid the Cage on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Mike Epps (The Upshaws/Uncle Buck/Survivor's Remorse) - Watch Mike on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Issa Rae (Insecure) - Issa appears The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She will also be on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
- Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Fred sits-in with the 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect/Suddenly Susan) - Sherri is a guest on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
- Rob Lowe (Unstable/The Grinder/Parks and Recreation/A New Kind of Family) - E! News has an interview with Rob at 11pm on E!.
- Alfonso Riberio (In the House/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso is live in studio E! News at 11pm on E!.
- Bob Odenkirk (The Larry Sanders Show) - Bob and his daughter, illustrator Erin Odenkirk, discuss their new children's book, Zilot & Other Important Rhymes on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Ms. Pat (The Ms. Pat Show) - Catch Ms. Pat on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Fred sits-in with the 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Vanessa Bell Calloway (Kenan/Rhythm & Blues) - Vanessa talks about her role in the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of The Purlie Victorious on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Tituss Burgess (Schmigadoon!/Central Park/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Tituss talks about Moulin Rouge on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Lil Rel Howery (Rel/The Carmichael Show) - Lil Rel tells Sherri all about The Best Friends' Comedy Tour, with Tiffany Haddish, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Bob Odenkirk (The Larry Sanders Show) - Bob and his daughter Erin are joining Drew to chat about how they turned poems he used to make up into a new children's book Zilot & Other Important Rhymes on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Brianne Howey (Dollface) - Brianne showcases her new jewelry line on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Watch Whitney on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Tracy Morgan (The Last O.G./30 Rock/The Tracy Morgan Show) - Tracy appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Finesse Mitchell (Outmatched/A.N.T. Farm) - Finesse is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on CBS between 12:37-1:37am.
- Ms. Pat (The Ms. Pat Show) - Ms. Pat previews her new judge series, BET's Ms. Pat Settles, on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Margaret Cho (All-American Girl) - Margaret talks about Live and LIVID! on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Sitcoms Airing This Week
Sunday, October 15
The Villains of Valley View - "Bad Influence" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Feeling overwhelmed by the pressures of being a superhero, Starling threatens to quit; Amy's helpful advice backfires.
Monday, October 16
none scheduled
Tuesday, October 17
Frasier - "The Good Father" (CBS, 9:15PM ET/PT)
Following Martin’s death, Frasier returns to Boston for a college lecture and to check in on his son, Freddy—whom he quickly suspects is keeping a secret from him.
Frasier - "Moving In" (CBS, 9:53PM ET/PT)
Frasier hopes to make up for lost time with Freddy, but a disagreement over where to put a small Red Sox souvenir quickly escalates into a battle of wills between father and son.
Wednesday, October 18
none scheduled
Thursday, October 19
none scheduled
Friday, October 20
none scheduled
Saturday, October 21
none scheduled
Sunday, October 22
The Simpsons - "McMansion & Wife" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Homer thinks he's being tricked into buying a sports car; Lisa neutralizes Nelson after he goes on a bullying spree.
Krapopolis - "12 Angry Goat Herders" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Tyrannis creates a court system to absolve Shlub of a goat eating crime he didn't commit; Hippocampus creates a sprinkler system for Killass to get back at Deliria.
Bob's Burgers - "The Pickleorette" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Bob and Linda help Gretchen throw her sister's bachelorette party; Tina forces Gene and Louise to play a board game they found on the street.
Family Guy - "A Stache From the Past" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
When Peter loses the Griffins' home in a reverse mortgage, he and Mayor West travel to confront the man advertising the scheme, Tom Selleck; Stewie and Brian open a booth at the flea market, leading to a rivalry with Bruce.
The Villains of Valley View - "A Tale of Two Havocs" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Havoc and Flashform go to Centropolis to stop an imposter from stealing Havoc's identity. Eva and Vic manipulate Hartley's charity auction.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, April 1
St. Denis Medical - "Anything to Push Zaluva" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Ron's teasing makes Joyce question whether her friendship with a pharmaceutical rep is genuine; Alex has trouble letting Serena take on a new task; Matt finds a mentor in Bruce.
Night Court - "Hot to Trot" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Abby's friendship with her ex-boyfriend's mother leads to romantic complications; when Julianne's wealthy aunt passes away, the gang vies for a piece of her inheritance.
Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "Love At First Swipe" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
C.J. and Janine receive marital advice from an unlikely source; Peanut seeks help with his newfound online lover.
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Failure 2 Launch" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Assisted Living is the new situation comedy by Tyler Perry about three generations who must make a new start in the rural backwoods of Georgia.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 31)
Tuesday, April 1
- Adam Scott (Ghosted/Veep/Parks and Recreation/Party Down) - Catch Adam on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Kevin Bacon (I Love Dick) - Kevin is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Amanda Peet (Brockmire/Togetherness/Bent) - Amanda appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ike Barinholtz (The Studio/The Afterparty/Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project/Eastbound & Down) - Ike appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He will also be on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9:30pm on Bravo.
- Vinny Thomas (Platonic), Paul F. Tompkins (The Great North/BoJack Horseman/DAG) and Aparna Nancherla (The Great North/Lopez vs Lopez/Corporate) - Vinny, Paul and Aparna are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Chase Sui Wonders (The Studio/Bupkis) and Kathryn Hahn (The Studio/Tiny Beautiful Things/Central Park/Happyish/Transparent/Free Agents) - Chase and Kathryn are guests on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9:30pm on Bravo.
- Will Ferrell (The Office) and Jennifer Coolidge (2 Broke Girls/Joey) - E! News has interviews with Will and Jennifer at 11pm on E!.
- Román Zaragoza (Ghosts) - Román talks about Ghosts on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - Jenny talks about Dying for Sex on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Michael Angarano (Laid/I'm Dying Up Here/Will & Grace) and Michael Cera (Life & Beth/Arrested Development/I Was a Sixth Grade Alien) - Michael and Michael talk about Sacramento with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Olivia guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) - Hannah talks about Hacks on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Tasha Smith (Survival of the Thickest/Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse/The Tom Show/Boston Common) and Tone Bell (Survival of the Thickest/Fam/Disjointed/Truth Be Told/Bad Judge/Whitney) - Tasha and Tone talk about the new season of Netflix’s Survival of the Thickest on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Kathryn Hahn (The Studio/Tiny Beautiful Things/Central Park/Happyish/Transparent/Free Agents) - Kathryn is dishing on her new comedy series The Studio on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Wilmer Valderrama (That '70s Show) - Wilmer and Freddy Rodriguez chat about their podcast Dos Amigos on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Brenda Song (Running Point/Dollface/Dads/The Suite Life on Deck/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) - Brenda talks about Netflix's Running Point on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Paul Walter Hauser (The Afterparty) - Paul is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
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