Former CHiPs star Erik Estrada — better known as Officer Francis Llewellyn “Ponch” Poncherello to the truly obsessed (I just called him Ponch) — is getting around these days, and his next stop on the tube is TBS’ very own Meet the Browns, tonight (June 24) at 10pm ET.

On the first of two new episodes, “Meet the Mexican,” Estrada plays the father of character Jesús. The handyman persuades the residents of the Brown household to pretend they’re his servants in order to impress his father, who doesn’t realize Jesús hasn’t become the successful lawyer he wants to be yet.

One of the best parts of the current television season for me has been getting the opportunity to participate in interviews with every regular cast member of USA Network’s deserving hit Burn Notice.
As next week’s season finale rapidly approaches, it was Season Two newcomer Tricia Helfer (Carla) and series star Jeffrey Donovan’s (Michael Westen) turn in the hot seat this week. [Read last month's post featuring icon Bruce Campbell here.]
The chat with Helfer, who also stars as Cylon Number Six on Sci Fi Channel’s Battlestar Galactica, was especially informative since she gladly discussed all three of the popular TV …read more

I reckon the February 16th episode of Chuck called “Chuck Versus the Suburbs” is going to be yet another prime specimen of non-stop, supremely funny entertainment, thanks in part to guest stars Andy Richter (Andy Barker, P.I.) and Jenny McCarthy (Two and a Half Men). After looking at the episode photos, let me venture a guess that they’re doubling as the bad guys, too.

When Chuck and Sarah’s latest assignment forces them to pose as a happily married couple living in the suburbs, they meet a variety of interesting people, including Brad (Richter), a cheerful next-door neighbor in the stationary …read more

Late-night talk-show superstar Conan O’Brien is so huge right now, he’s getting a double-length, two-hour block of time devoted all to him during his appearance on next week’s new edition of Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio.
When the episode airs on Monday, January 26 at 8pm EST, host James Lipton will ask the NBC staple numerous questions about his showbiz career, ranging from his early days at the Harvard Lampoon to his current gig, and even his stint as a congressional intern. They also cover the stuff in between, such as O’Brien’s tenure writing for Fox’s never-ending cartoon The Simpsons …read more

Thanks to his unforgettable work in enduring cult movies like Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead and Army of Darkness, Burn Notice star Bruce Campbell was mega popular long before the USA Network series took off and became the huge hit it is now.
Ever gracious and entertaining, the star of film and television recently answered questions to help spread the word about the return of Burn Notice next Thursday, January 22, at 10pm EST. The first of seven remaining episodes out of the midseason stable is the medical-scam caper “Do No Harm.”
If you weren’t already salivating to pick up where the …read more

The ink is barely dry on ABC’s utterly depressing cancellation of technicolor dramedy Pushing Daisies, and already much-loved series star Kristin Chenoweth has a new gig on her plate.
Variety reports that the petite powerhouse — she does Broadway and stuff, too, you know, right? — has landed a starring role in NBC’s forthcoming David E. Kelley Chicago-set legal drama Legally Mad.
For those who don’t know, Kelley, husband of actress Michelle Pfeiffer, is the same writing and producing creative mastermind who brought television fans sometimes whimsical, always successful series like the recently ended Boston Legal, which was a spinoff of The …read more

Tongues are a-wagging about the recent interview Vanity Fair conducted with deserving It Girl and 30 Rock mastermind Tina Fey.
Although the title boasts that the magazine knows “What Tina Wants,” all many readers want to finally know is how the world-famous scar on her face got there. And, yes, if you are in that group of curious fans, the secret is revealed: the facial feature is the result of a bizarre slashing from a stranger that occurred when the funnywoman was five years old.
I find that information profoundly disturbing, but thankfully the rest of the interview isn’t. Check …read more

In preparation for tonight’s 30 Rock third-season premiere, Tina Fey dropped by Late Night with Conan O’Brien on Tuesday, October 28, to shoot a whole lotta breeze with the host about a whole lotta stuff.
Watch the two-part interview in the videos following the jump to get stoked for Liz Lemon’s imminent return. Can’t believe it’s almost time … or that NBC scheduled the premiere this far into the fall season.

Lovely Pushing Daisies star Kristin Chenoweth paid a visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday, October 28.
Follow the jump for a video of the interview with the always vivacious actress who plays Olive Snook.

Tina Fey dropped by CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman last week to discuss lots of things, including, of course, her recent spate of Emmy-worthy Saturday Night Live appearances impersonating Alaska governor and U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Yeah, the governor visited SNL last night and participated in two mostly unfunny sketches, but Tina’s chat with Dave is way better, not to mention Tina’s too-brief appearance during the opening of last night’s SNL.
Check out the relevant segment of the David Letterman interview after the jump.