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RuPaul Is Coming to 'Happy Endings'

Drag legend RuPaul will be appearing on an upcoming episode of ABC's Happy Endings, according to TV Line. The episode will be airing sometime in early 2013. RuPaul is just the latest in a season full of impressive guest stars for Happy Endings, with Rob Corddry, Rachael Harris, Christopher McDonald, and Julie Hagerty having already appeared, with Mark-Paul Gosselaar and David Alan Grier lined up for future episodes. Instead of cameoing as himself on the show, RuPaul will be playing Alex and Jane's longtime hairdresser who takes on Max as a client. Presumably, his character will be Max's first hairdresser ever because Max doesn't seem like [...]

Sarah Silverman Discusses Her 'Louie' Appearance

"First of all, [Louis C.K.] made it be ‘Retro Comedy of the '80s' and I was like, 'I was not doing comedy in the '80s. I don't need you to age me more! It was the early '90s!' Oh my God, when I finally watched it, they put the videos in there. It was so crazy to watch. [Louis] especially. That was the kid I met!"

- Sarah Silverman to The Hollywood Reporter about her appearance on Louie last season and Louis C.K. editing their old TV appearances into a fake retro stand-up show.

The New Girl Gets Old Parents and Schmidt Gets a Sex Master

Rob Reiner and Jamie Lee Curtis are going to guest star on The New Girl next season as Jess's parents. Will they be whimsical sillyheads like Jess? Or will they be the exact opposite, which caused Jess to rebel as a kid? Though, it's hard to imagine the ever-huggable Reiner as a cynical asshole.  The pair will appear in the Thanksgiving episode, in which Jess tries to Parent Trap them back together. (I wonder if they're going to bring in 2009-era Katy Perry to play Jess's twin?)

Carla Gugino is also guest starring next season. She is set to play Emma, Schmidt's sex freak boss, with whom [...]

Jerry Seinfeld and Maybe You to Appear on 'Louie'

During an interview about Madagascar 3: Madder, Gassier and More Scars, Chris Rock picked up his cell phone because he cared so much about the interview and because Jerry Seinfeld was calling to tell him about his day shooting Louie. Rock didn't say what Jerry was doing on the show but here are the two most likely scenarios: 1) Louie writes jokes for Jerry like "What's the deal with masturbating all the time and thinking your kids are assholes…" or 2) The two comedians have a long conversation about doing comedy and Louie tries to make out with Jerry. If you want to star alongside these making out legends, Louis [...]

Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito Is Bringing His Box Cutter to Community

Breaking Bad's Gus Fring Giancarlo Esposito is guest-starring on Community! He will play "a business associate of Pierce's late father, Cornelius Hawthorne." I can see it now: "What does a man do, Pierce? A man provides for his study group."

Jason Alexander Is Playing a Mysterious Role on 'Community'

Seinfeld alum Jason Alexander will be playing an unknown role in an upcoming episode of Community. Alexander revealed his guest role via Twitter, writing "Filming a crazy episode of COMMUNITY this week. Can't say much about it but it's a fun one." Alexander's episode airs in late spring, and Community returns to NBC February 7th. That tweet is all the info we have on Alexander's guest spot, but blogs like Zap2It have begun speculating that he'll be replacing recently-departed Chevy Chase as a gag for one episode, which actually sounds pretty plausible for Community. Jason Alexander, like Chase, is a beloved comedy veteran so there are a lot of similarities there, [...]

Bill Hader, Roseanne, Patton Oswalt, and Many, Many More Are Coming to 'Portlandia'

Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein have lined up a roster of guest stars for the new season of Portlandia that puts other TV show guest list rosters to shame. EW reports that Season 3 (which debuts January 4th at 10) will feature guest stars like Roseanne Barr, Patton Oswalt, Jim Gaffigan, Armisen’s SNL cohorts Bill Hader and Bobby Moynihan, Juliette Lewis, Rose Byrne, George Wendt, British comedy Gods Matt Berry and Matt Lucas, Dinosaur Jr. founder J Mascis, Dirty Projectors, and tennis star Martina Navratilova, plus the return of Kyle MacLachlan, Jeff Goldblum, and Kumail Nanjiani, as well Chloë Sevigny in a recurring role as Fred and Carrie's [...]

Michelle Williams to Swing by 'Cougar Town' with a Giant Glass of Wine

Michelle Williams and Busy Philipps are besties, apparently, so it only makes sense that Williams will come on by Busy's show, Cougar Town, for a visit. There's nothing official yet, but she said that "I really want to. I'm sure that we will at some point. I think they've got a couple more years on the show, so, I think we can find a way." Sounds fun!

Avery Jessup Is Returning, Or Else Is Still Kidnapped

Avery Jessup is coming back to the US a free woman! Or possibly she will continue to be held hostage by Kim Jong-un. But either way, she'll be getting some screen time this May, when Elizabeth Banks reprises the role for May sweeps. The show's been stringing this North Korea plotline out for a while, so my bet is that Jessup will be back in the USA come sweeps. And what better excuse to bring Jack Donaghy's uncomfortable attraction to his mother-in-law to an awkward, incestuous head?

John Hodgman Will Make a Mustachioed Appearance at Greendale Community College

John Hodgman will guest star on an episode of Community this season, though the show is being very mysterious about the role he'll play. History professor? Study group saboteur? Hallucinated god?

Seth MacFarlane to Maintain His Iron-Clad Grip on the Fox Network with a 'Simpsons' Guest Spot

Not content with dominating three of Fox's "Animation Domination" sitcoms every week (Family Guy, American Dad!, The Cleveland Show), Seth MacFarlane will be adding a fourth to his list: The Simpsons. Entertainment Weekly reports that MacFarlane already recorded a guest spot for the show's 25th season premiere, set to debut in the fall of 2013. Here's what EW says we can expect from the episode:

In the episode, titled "Dangers on a Train," Marge mistakes an Ashley Madison-type website for a Dolly Madison-type cupcake site, not realizing that it’s a destination for married people to arrange affairs. While on the site, she encounters the charming Ben (MacFarlane), who [...]

Sean Combs Shot an Episode of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Today

Today, Sean "Puff Diddy" Combs began shooting a guest spot on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which is crazy. It's hard enough to believe that Puff Diddy would ever intentionally go to Philadelphia, let alone act on a cable television comedy. There's no word yet on if he's playing himself or a character almost exactly like himself (like in Get Him to the Greek), but assuming he is, he's probably in town to scout a certain retarded not retarded retarded not retarded rapper.

Jon Hamm to Hamm it Up on 'Bob's Burgers'

A few hours ago, John Roberts tweeted that he's recording an episode of Bob's Burgers tomorrow with Jon Hamm. Assuming this episode won't air until the Fall, this gives the writing staff a few months to think of the perfect Jon Hamm inspired hamburger specials (or Hammburger specials). Here are a few to get them started: Barak O-Hamm-a, 21 Hamms, Happy as a Hamm, Bull Dur-Hamm, The Hoover Hamm, Viet-Hamm War, Midterm Ex-Hamm, St. Louis Hamms, Hamm Yankees, Silence of the Hamms, and Frankly, my dear, I don't give a Hamm.

Robin Williams Will Visit the Wilfred Premiere

Robin Williams will guest star in the season premiere of Wilfred on June 28. Which brings your reasons to watch FX on June 28 up to three million and one.

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