Published on November 2nd, 2009 | by Sharilyn Johnson

Comedian Talk Show Appearances: Week of Nov. 2

Monday, November 2
Craig Ferguson: Billy Connolly
Jimmy Kimmel: Jack Black (repeat)
Ellen DeGeneres: Jim Carrey
Bonnie Hunt: Lily Tomlin

Tuesday, November 3
The View: Aisha Tyler
Ellen DeGeneres: Mo’Nique

Wednesday, November 4
David Letterman: Bill Cosby
Conan O’Brien: Amy Poehler
Craig Ferguson: Mo’Nique, Stephen Fry

Thursday, November 5
David Letterman: Bill Maher
Jay Leno: Wanda Sykes
Conan O’Brien: Jim Carrey
Craig Ferguson: Denis Leary, Jena Malone
Ellen DeGeneres: Amy Poehler
Tavis Smiley: Susie Essman
Bonnie Hunt: Paul Scheer

Friday, November 6
David Letterman: Ricky Gervais, Brian Regan,
Jimmy Fallon: Rosie O’Donnell

Honorable mention: Jimmy Kimmel’s Wednesday night contains no comedians, but is pretty funny as a package: Joshua Jackson, Big Bird, and Slayer.

About the Author

Sharilyn Johnson is the author of the book Bears & Balls: The Colbert Report A-Z. Called "one of the city’s most discriminating comedy critics” by NOW Magazine, Sharilyn has been covering comedy for longer than she cares to admit. She served as the comedy reporter for Winnipeg's Uptown Magazine for five years, and was the host of the radio show Laugh Tracks for three seasons. Her work has also appeared in the Toronto Star, the Winnipeg Free Press, The Apiary, and on CBC Radio's national comedy programs LOL and Definitely Not the Opera.