Published on January 4th, 2010 | by Sharilyn Johnson

Comedian Talk Show Appearances: Week of Jan. 4

Just a note that the Daily Show and Colbert Report begin airing in HD tonight! If you’re in the US, availability of the Comedy Central HD channel will vary by region and cable provider. For those of us in Canada, though, if you get CTV in HD then you get these shows in HD too (Comedy Network has yet to go HD).

Monday, January 4
Jay Leno: Tim Allen, Adam Carolla
Conan O’Brien: Patton Oswalt
Jimmy Kimmel: Eddie Pepitone (repeat)
Jimmy Fallon: Fred Willard
Lopez Tonight: Lisa Lampanelli (repeat)

Tuesday, January 5
Jimmy Kimmel: Jim Breuer
Jimmy Fallon: Ana Gasteyer
Lopez Tonight: Bill Engvall (repeat)

Wednesday, January 6
Craig Ferguson: Ray Romano
Regis and Kelly: Tim Allen
Bonnie Hunt: Jim Breuer

Thursday, January 7
Craig Ferguson: Steven Wright
Jimmy Fallon: John Oliver
Tavis Smiley: Paul Mooney (repeat)

Friday, January 8
David Letterman: Jake Johannsen
Conan O’Brien: Aziz Ansari
Bonnie Hunt: Kathleen Madigan

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.