Medium Cool: Best Talk Show Guests Week Of April 4th, 2016
Monday, April 4
Jimmy Kimmel: Kristen Bell, Jon Bernthal, LoCash (R 3/23/16)
Jimmy Fallon: Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale, Wild Belle
Stephen Colbert: Matthew Perry, Nick Offerman, Explosions in the Sky
Seth Meyers: Claire Danes, Jerrod Carmichael, Brann Dailor
James Corden: Aaron Paul, Jennifer Hudson, Hozier
Carson Daly: Bre Blair, Larent Tate, Michael Raymond-James, Gems, Karyn Kusama
At Midnight: Jon Daly, Emily Fleming, Matt Braunger
Conan O’Brien: Anthony Anderson, Lauren Lapkus, Nick Griffin
Watch What Happens Live: Kathryn Calhoun Dennis, Carson Kressley
The View: “Property Brothers” Jonathan & Drew Scott, Stacy London
Kelly & Michael: Matthew Perry, Darby Stanchfield, the latest “American Idol” castoff, guest co-host Anderson Cooper
Ellen DeGeneres: Kristen Bell, Lukas Graham
Wendy Williams: Melissa Garcia, Chloe Melas
Meredith Vieira: Dermot Mulroney, Jill Kargman, Mario Cantone (R 2/1/16)
The Real: Larenz Tate
Tuesday, April 5
Jimmy Kimmel: Hillary Clinton, Peter Krause, Fifth Harmony (R 3/24/16)
Jimmy Fallon: Greg Kinnear, Padma Lakshmi, Andrew Dice Clay
Stephen Colbert: Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Arianna Huffington, “Property Brothers” Jonathan & Drew Scott, Baby Metal
Seth Meyers: Matthew Perry, Thomas Lennon, Cecily Strong, Chuck Todd, Brann Dailor
James Corden: Salma Hayek, Ray Romano
Carson Daly: Ilana Glazer, Paul W. Downs, Sahtyre, Rick Famuyiwa
At Midnight: Randall Park, Maria Thayer, Chelsey Crisp
Conan O’Brien: Wanda Sykes, Sharon Horgan, Aurora
Watch What Happens Live: Kyle Richards, Sonja Morgan
The View: Hillary Clinton
Kelly & Michael: Cameron Diaz, Ben Falcone, Gloria Vanderbilt, guest co-host Anderson Cooper
Ellen DeGeneres: John Travolta, Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan
Wendy Williams: Mike Epps, Nina Parker
Meredith Vieira: J.B. Smoove, Jo Frost (R 2/2/16)
The Real: Don Cheadle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, 2 Chainz
Wednesday, April 6
Jimmy Kimmel: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Tom Hiddleston, Granger Smith (R 3/22/16)
Jimmy Fallon: Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, Alessia Cara, Chad Smith
Stephen Colbert: Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell, David Duchovny, Autolux
Seth Meyers: Jenni Konner, Lena Dunham, Ashley Greene, Birdy, Brann Dailor
James Corden: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Schaal, Kacey Musgraves
Carson Daly: Thomas Lennon, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Scot Armstrong
At Midnight: Keegan-Michael Key, Tiffany Haddish
Conan O’Brien: Adam Scott, John Cena
Watch What Happens Live: Bethenny Frankel
The View: Candace’s 40th Birthday with special guests
Kelly & Michael: Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, guest co-host David Duchovny
Ellen DeGeneres: Ice Cube, John Cena, Mike Posner
Wendy Williams: Naomi Campbell, Mary Alice Stephenson
Meredith Vieira: Colin Hanks, Wolfgang Puck (R 2/3/16)
The Real: The winner of Loni’s Laugh Off
Thursday, April 7
Jimmy Kimmel: Sen. Ted Cruz, Mike Epps, St. Lucia (R 3/30/16)
Jimmy Fallon: Fred Armisen, Jonathan Groff, the Lumineers, the Sugarhill Gang
Stephen Colbert: Mindy Kaling, Tituss Burgess, Ken Burns
Seth Meyers: January Jones, Savion Glover, Brandi Carlile, Brann Dailor
James Corden: Gerard Butler, Will Forte, M. Ward (R 3/3/16)
Carson Daly: Anthony Anderson, Dream Junkies, Steve Kornacki
At Midnight: Emo Philips, Reggie Watts, Rachel Bloom
Conan O’Brien: Liam Cunningham, Paul Reubens, Michael Kiwanuka
Watch What Happens Live: Sam Rockwell, Greg Kinnear
The View: Alyssa Milano
Kelly & Michael: Naomi Watts, Ashley Greene, guest co-host Mark Consuelos
Ellen DeGeneres: Nicki Minaj, Brandy Clark
Wendy Williams: Tavis Smiley, Zanna Roberts Rassi
Meredith Vieira: NeNe Leakes (R 9/11/15)
The Real: Gabi Gregg
Friday, April 8
Jimmy Kimmel: Salma Hayek, Reggie Miller, Lukas Graham (R 3/29/16)
Seth Meyers: Tracy Morgan, Maggie Siff, John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Stanton Moore (R 3/29/16)
James Corden: J.K. Simmons, Josh Holloway, X Ambassadors (R 1/20/16)
Carson Daly: Lucy Fry, Quilt, Thomas Morton (R 3/17/16)
The View: Anderson Cooper, Jon Cryer
Kelly & Michael: Kerry Washington, Sam Heughan, Charlie Puth, guest co-host Fred Savage
Ellen DeGeneres: Melissa McCarthy, Bob Odenkirk, Iggy Azalea
Wendy Williams: L.A. Reid, Johnny Wright (R 2/4/16)
Meredith Vieira: Tom Bergeron, Regis Philbin (R 9/9/15)
The Real: Holly Robinson Peete, Rodney Peete
Comment: This is Ellen DeGeneres Week! Iggy Azalea, Brandy Clark, Nicki Minaj (why Nicki?) and Mike Posner, that’s a nice little collection. PS did anybody else see Taylor Lautner on Fallon, Thursday? That night’s game was how how many gay innuendos can two men make in an eight minute segment… . I counted three before losing interest
