Sunday, December 15, 2024

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of December 16, 2024)

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 16-20, 2024, 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 16
  • Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Watch Fred on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. E! News has an interview with Kerry at 11pm on E!.
  • Oscar Montoya (Minx) - Oscar is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Billy talks about Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
  • Danny DeVito (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Little Demon/Taxi) and Lucy DeVito (Little Demon) - Danny and his daughter Lucy discuss their holiday film A Sudden Case of Christmas on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • London Brown (Ballers) - London is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:15am.
Tuesday, December 17
  • Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Catch Billy on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Kyle Richards (Down to Earth) - Kyle is a guest on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11:30pm on Bravo.
  • John Mulaney (Mulaney) - John talks about All In: Comedy About Love on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am.
  • Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry talks about The Six Triple Eight on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
  • Idris Elba (Turn Up Charlie) - Idris talks about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
  • Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/The Ellen Show/Welcome to New York) - Jim talks about his Hulu comedy special Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Lena Waithe (Master of None) - Lena talks about her new children's picture book What I Must Tell the World on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Trina McGee (Boy Meets World) - Trina is a guest on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat/Victorious) - Ariana is joining Drew to chat all about her role in the iconic new musical Wicked on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Teyonah Parris (No Good Deed/Survivor's Remorse) - Teyonah talks about No Good Deed on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
  • Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) - Eric talks about Fox's Lego Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT and on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Sasha Pieterse (Family Affair (2002-2003)) and Mitchell Slaggert (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - Sasha and Mitchell talk about Lifetime's A Carpenter Christmas Romance on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Wednesday, December 18
  • Kyle Mooney (Arrested Development/Hello Ladies) - Watch Kyle on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Jessica Williams (Shrinking/Just for Kicks) - Jessica is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also talks about Shrinking on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
  • Christopher Abbott (Shrinking) - Christopher appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Gillian Jacobs (Love/Community) - Gillian is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Ben Schwartz (The Afterparty/Space Force/Parks and Recreation) and James Marsden (Jury Duty/Dead to Me/30 Rock) - Ben and James talk about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am. James will also be on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings. Ben will be on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Ilana Glazer (Broad City) - Ilana discusses her new Hulu special Human Magic on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
  • George Lopez (Lopez vs Lopez/Lopez/Saint George/George Lopez) and Mayan Lopez (Lopez vs Lopez) - George makes an exclusive and shocking reveal about his stand-up comedy, while his daughter Mayan opens up on how real life inspired Lopez vs Lopez on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Tony Danza (Taxi/Who's the Boss?/Hudson Street/The Tony Danza Show) - Tony about his brand-new show Tony Danza: Sinatra & Stories on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Jay Pharoah (White Famous/Champaign ILL) - Jay talks about his new virtual reality series Soapstone Comedy Presents on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Thursday, December 19
  • Ralph Macchio (Eight Is Enough) - Catch Ralph on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building/Mulaney/I'm a Big Girl Now/The Associates) - Martin appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • John Mulaney (Mulaney) - John stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Jade Catta-Preta (American Housewife/Manhattan Love Story) - Jade is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney talks about her new show Fast Friends on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings. She can also be heard on The Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
  • Rosie Perez (Human Resources/Search Party) - Rosie tells Sherri about starring in the new Apple TV+ thriller Before on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Chloe Bailey (grown-ish) - Chloe joins the Tam Fam for an epic hour on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana is sharing her hilarious take on the hottest news topics on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Billy chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Christina Milian (Grandfathered) - Christina talks about Netflix's Meet Me NExt Christmas on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years) - Danica McKellar and Gleb Savchenko discuss their A Cinderella Christmas Ball movie on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Nicole Ari Parker (And Just Like That.../Second Time Around) and Boris Kodjoe (The Last Man on Earth/Second Time Around) - Nicole share shoppable must-haves for the holidays on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris discusses his television series Watson on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Friday, December 20
  • Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/George and Leo/Chicago Sons/Simon/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Watch Jason on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters/HouseBroken/Catastrophe) - Sharon is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Dwayne Johnson (Young Rock) - Dwayne appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Colton Dunn (Superstore) and Diona Reasonover (Clipped) - Colton and Diona are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Zachary Quinto (Big Mouth/So Notorious) - NBC's Today catches up with Zachary in the 9am hour.
  • Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Billy talks about Mufasa: The Lion King on NBC's Today in the 10am hour. He can also be heard on The Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
  • Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry talks about The Six Triple Eight on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • James Marsden (30 Rock) and Ben Schwartz (The Afterparty/Space Force/Parks and Recreation) - James and Ben talk about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jamie Lee Curtis (The Sticky/Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Jamie Lee chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney talks about Max's Fast Friends on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Access Daily with Mario & Kit has the best of Henry and Kit Hoover, so check your local listings.
  • Howie Mandel (Good Grief) - The Talk celebrates 15 seasons with a special finale episode; friend of the show Howie Mandel makes his 21st appearance on the show when he stops by one last time with a surprise for the hosts on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
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Sitcoms Airing This Week

Sunday, December 15

Universal Basic Guys - "Deer Stakes" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Mark accidentally murders Hank with a crossbow while hunting a deer; Mark's neighbor David struggles to keep deer from eating his garden.

The Simpsons - "Homer and Her Sisters" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
After a fight in an escape room, Krusty's aunt fixes Homer's relationship with Patty and Selma.

Bob's Burgers - "Dog Christmas Day Afternoon" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
A family trip to see Christmas lights turns into a rescue mission, in more ways than one.

Krapopolis - "Enter Prophecy Duck" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
There's a new king in town -- the Rug King; horrible timing for a prophecy foretelling of Tyrannis' downfall; Stupendous tries to get deep with Deliria.

The Conners - "Hold the Salt" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Dan questions Peter's motives when he learns about the pricey Christmas gift Jackie purchased for her new, unemployed beau; Mark and Mary write up their Christmas wish lists; Darlene receives advice from an unlikely source.

The Conners - "O Sister, Where Art Thou?" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Becky helps Harris keep a secret from Darlene, which causes a rift between the sisters; Jackie supports Peter with his project; Dan and an old friend reunite.


Monday, December 16

The Neighborhood - "Bienvenidos a Nosotros" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Marty prepares to head back to work but isn’t emotionally prepared to send Daphne to daycare. Meanwhile, Gemma notices an issue with the grade Grover’s receiving in his Spanish class.

Poppa's House - "Wig" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Poppa makes some drastic changes to his appearance after receiving bad news.

What We Do in the Shadows - "The Finale" (FX, 10:00PM ET/PT)
A surprising twist leads to a change of plans.


Tuesday, December 17

St. Denis Medical - "Ho-Ho-Hollo" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
It's the holiday season at St. Denis; Alex and Ron care for a patient whose diagnosis is not what it seems; Joyce enlists Serena's help to boost St. Denis' online presence; Bruce and Matt help a Santa in need.

Night Court - "Feliz NaviDead" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Abby's holiday plans are derailed after a murder mystery performer causes chaos in the courthouse; Gurgs and Wyatt find themselves at odds over office etiquette.

Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "Barracuda Pool" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Curtis and Floyd go on a popular TV show where they pitch their BBQ sauce to potential investors, but their nonstop arguing puts their prospective deals in jeopardy.

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Remember the Times" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
When Jeremy sees a throwback photo of him and his best friend and college roommate, he reminisces about his college days and decides to track him down to reconnect after many years.


Wednesday, December 18

none scheduled


Thursday, December 19

Ghosts - "A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 1" / "A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 2" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
A leaky water heater mishap threatens to ruin holiday plans as Sam and Jay prepare to host Jay’s hard-to-please dad, Mahesh (Bernard White), difficult-to-impress mom, Champa (Sakina Jaffrey), and sister Bela (Punam Patel), on a one-hour GHOSTSMAS special.


Friday, December 20

Happy's Place - "Ho-Ho-Howey" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When the tavern's health insurance is threatened to be canceled, Gabby has a plan; she'll persuade her friend Danny to host his company party at Happy's, but the catch is everyone must call Bobbie "Gabby" and Gabby "Bobbie."

Bob Hearts Abishola - "The Canadians of Africa" (The CW, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Abishola doesn't appreciate it when Bob gives her unsolicited parenting advice about her "unhappy son."

The Conners - "The Dog Days of Christmas" (The CW, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Dan meets his in-laws for the first time when Louise's family comes to visit; Darlene helps Becky with a parenting problem.

Children Ruin Everything - "Ego" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT)
After Felix gets in trouble for defacing school property, Felix's teacher Mr. Dongall makes James feel like a parent.

Children Ruin Everything - "Memories" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT)
In a mockumentary style episode, Astrid realizes how hard she was on Nisha during her teenage years and tries to make up for it by arranging something special for Nisha's surprise birthday party; James misses the good old days of work.


Saturday, December 21

none scheduled


Sunday, December 22

Bob's Burgers - "The Nightmare 2 Days Before Christmas" (Fox, 7:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When the power goes out two days before Christmas, The Belchers must spend the holiday at Mr. Fischoeder's family's old hunting lodge.

Krapopolis - "Krapocalypse" (Fox, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tyrannis is stuck in a time loop trying to save the city.

The Simpsons - "The Man Who Flew Too Much" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The new and improved Pin Pals travel to Capital City for their first ever state bowling championship.

Universal Basic Guys - "The Devil You Know" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Mark insists on teaching his son Darren how to throw a handmade boomerang that was gifted to Darren by his father; the two soon find themselves on a trek deep into the Jersey woods; David is the recipient of a sex doll that he swears he didn't order.

The Great North - "The Lies Aquatic Adventure" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
While Beef is away, the Tobin fishing boat goes missing; the Tobin siblings wildly speculate on what could have happened.

Krapopolis - "National Lampoon's The Odyssey!" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The family takes a vacation to Storgos for Shlub's mother's birthday.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Full-Frontal Dottie" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Excited by her physical therapy progress, Dottie insists she is ready to return to MaxDot, much to Bob, Douglas and Christina's dismay.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, April 28

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Yippedy-Dip" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The Butlers visit a nostalgic, rundown restaurant from Calvin’s childhood and encounter its owner, Jasper (Garrett Morris). Meanwhile, Dave, Gemma, and Dave’s mother, Paula (Marilu Henner), pay a visit to Lamar (Kevin Pollack) in prison.

Poppa's House - "Magic Shine Again" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Poppa prepares to reveal a big secret to Ivy. Meanwhile, Nina takes over Junior’s short film project.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 28)

Monday, April 28

  • Anna Kendrick (Love Life) - Watch Anna on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also talks about Another Simple Favor on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Wanda is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Cole Escola (Human Resources/Search Party/Mozart in the Jungle/Difficult People) - Cole appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Jason Ritter (Another Period/The Class) and Joel Kim Booster (Loot/Shrill) - Jason and Joel are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Eva Longoria (Only Murders in the Building/Telenovela) and Sandra Bernhard (Roseanne) - Eva and Sandra are guests on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
  • Luke Kirby (Étoile) - Luke talks about Étoile on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
  • Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (Welcome Back, Kotter) - Lawrence shares details about his new role in Jason’s Lyric at the King’s Theatre in Brooklyn on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - In this a little bit extra episode Drew shares more of her conversation about beauty and aging with makeup free Gillian Anderson, Gayle King and Valerie on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Pamela Anderson (Stacked/Home Improvement) - Drew shares more of her conversation with Pamela on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.


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