The famed Paley Center for Media has released the complete lineup for this year’s PaleyFest09 — scheduled to take place from April 10–24 in Hollywood — and fans of comedy television who plan to attend should be ecstatic to learn there’s a whole lot of funny shows included.

Making the cut for a panel presentation during the popular annual event are:

FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which will open the festivities on the very first day. [April 10]

Joss Whedon’s musical Internet series Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, starring How I Met Your Mother’s Neil Patrick Harris, of course, as well as The Big Bang Theory’s Simon Helberg. [April 14]

CBS’ aforementioned The Big Bang Theory. [April 16]

ABC’s Desperate Housewives, which was a bit of a (pleasant) surprise to me. [April 18]

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Season Four of FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia comes to an end at 10pm EST tonight with another typically wacky episode, this one called “Nightman Cometh.”

It’s all about Charlie, who, with the rest of the gang’s help, puts on a musical production based on his song named “Nightman.”

Get an advance peek at the super-cheesy rock opera in the three preview clips after the jump, two featuring a most eye-catching costume worn by Dennis.

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Tina Fey & Company Are Back!

Notable Comedy TV scheduled for Thursday, October 30 follows.

All times are Eastern Standard.

My Name Is Earl — Little Bad Voodoo Brother
Earl plans a Halloween party for Joy’s two sons, and Randy gets the idea that Catalina’s young cousin is capable of dark magic.
[8pm-8:30pm | NBC]

Ugly Betty — Ugly Berry
Kimmie (Lindsay Lohan) is still on hand and at odds with Betty, Hilda spreads the word about her shop, Ignacio prepares to vote for the first time as an American citizen, and Wilhelmina and Daniel disagree about a potential new hire. Model Adriana Lima has a cameo, and Ralph Macchio (My Cousin Vinny, The Karate Kid) guest stars as Archie Rodriguez.
[8pm-9pm | ABC | Trailer]

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Lindsay Lohan Returns on Ugly Betty

Notable Comedy TV scheduled for Thursday, October 23 follows.

All times are Eastern Standard.

My Name Is Earl — Quit Your Snitchin’
Earl must decide whether reporting the theft of Randy’s birthday present to the police is worth listening to Joy go on and on about him being a snitch.
[8pm-8:30pm | NBC]

Ugly Betty — Granny Pants
Kimmie (Lindsay Lohan) asks Betty to help her find a job, Justin auditions for a Broadway musical, and Daniel tries a dating service.
[8pm-9pm | ABC | Sneak Peek]

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Jenna Elfman Guest Stars on My Name Is Earl

Plus, Gio returns to Ugly Betty.

Notable Comedy TV scheduled for Thursday, October 16 follows.

All times are Eastern Standard.

My Name Is Earl — We’ve Got Spirit
Jenna Elfman guest stars as Kimmi Himmler, the owner of a cheerleading camp that Earl attends with Randy to cross his brother off his Karma list. Earl has to work double time to succeed when Kimmi decides to banish the brothers from her camp.
[8pm-8:30pm | NBC | Sneak Peek]

Ugly Betty — Betty Suarez Land
Freddy Rodriguez returns as Gio, and Betty tries to save their relationship, while Daniel deals with the latest shocker involving his family.
[8pm-9pm | ABC | Sneak Peek]

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Kath & Kim, SNL Weekend Update Thursdays, and Testees Premiere!

Plus, The Office returns.

Notable Comedy TV scheduled for Thursday, October 9 follows.

All times are Eastern Standard.

My Name Is Earl — Sweet Johnny
David Arquette guest stars as the title character Sweet Johnny, a well-known local stuntman Earl wronged when he slept with his girlfriend. Now Earl is determined to cross Johnny off his list, despite the daredevil’s amnesia. Also, Joy buys a gun after a carjacking, but Darnell disapproves.
[8pm-8:30pm | NBC]

Ugly Betty — Crimes of Fashion
An accident at Mode brings NYPD Detective Averaimo (Mark Consuelos) to investigate as Betty tries to get to the bottom of the situation herself, and Ignacio discovers surprising information about Hilda and Coach Diaz (Eddie Cibrian).
[8pm-9pm | ABC | Sneak Peek 1 | Sneak Peek 2]

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Another Hourlong My Name Is Earl and Sunny Philly Coming Up!

Plus, new Ugly Betty.

Notable Comedy TV scheduled for Thursday, October 2 follows.

All times are Eastern Standard.

My Name Is Earl — Joy in a Bubble
Joy gets a gross toe infection from a hot tub Earl gives her, forcing our favorite do-gooder to take over Joy’s responsibilities until she heals.
[8pm-8:30pm | NBC | Sneak Peek]

My Name Is Earl — Stole an RV
While Joy and Darnell focus on milking a local legend involving a pig for money, Earl and Randy mistakenly turn the 75-year-old war hero whose RV they stole and subsequently blew up into a killing machine. Jerry Van Dyke guest stars as the RV owner done wrong.
[8:30pm-9pm | NBC]

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NBC’s Thursday-Night Sitcom Lineup Returns

Plus, the season premiere of Ugly Betty and two fresh episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Notable Comedy TV scheduled for Thursday, September 25 follows.

All times are Eastern Standard.

My Name Is Earl — The Magic Hour
Earl tries to correct a wrong he did to his childhood acquaintance Buddy (Seth Green), whose wish he stole when Buddy was dying, by helping the unlikely survivor produce an action movie that eventually involves all of Camden County. Apparently, Randy rocks his role.
[8pm-8:30pm | NBC | Fourth-Season Premiere | Sneak Peek]

My Name Is Earl — Vote for This and I Promise to Do Something Crazy at the Emmys
Emmy winner Beau Bridges and Worst Week star Nancy Lenehan return as Earl’s parents. When Earl and Randy decide to patch things up with their childhood neighbors the Clarks, they realize they must first sort out a few issues between their parents.
[8:30pm-9pm | NBC]

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Now the moment we fans have all been waiting for with bated breath has finally arrived — Season Four of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia kicks off tonight with an hour of silly goodness from the guys (and one gal) at Paddy’s Pub.

On the 10pm EST premiere Mac & Dennis: Manhunters, the title characters get too involved with sport hunting. Meanwhile, Dee and Charlie develop an insatiable craving for Frank’s mystery meat, which sounds really, really nasty, in fine Sunny Philly style. Grammy winner Bruce Hornsby guest stars.

Then, on The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis, we have the return of 7th Heaven’s Stephen Collins, who plays Dennis and Dee’s biological father Bruce Mathis. When Dee and Frank learn Bruce intends to donate money to a Muslim community center, they go all out to have him branded a terrorist leader. Also, partly thanks to the ridiculous cost of gas these days and partly thanks to their idiocy, Mac, Dennis, and Charlie begin a scheme to make money by selling gasoline door-to-door.

In celebration of the new season launching tonight, check out a clip after the jump of series star Kaitlin Olson (Sweet Dee) answering burning fan questions covering topics like her approach to acting, being a hot chick, and suffering several major injuries. That’s her real-life fiancé wheeling her away at the end, also known as Sunny Philly creator and star Rob McElhenney (Mac).

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Notable comedy television scheduled for the week ending Sunday, September 21 follows. All times are Eastern Standard.

Monday | September 8

Weeds — If You Work For A Living, Why Do You kill Yourself Working?
Nancy must deal with both the DEA and Esteban; Celia ventures to Mexico to patch up her relationship with her daughter Quinn; Silas and Lisa’s former husband meet; and Doug gets a new lease on life.
[10pm-10:30pm/Showtime/Fourth-Season Finale]

Tuesday | September 9

Eureka — Here Come the Suns
Zoe’s science partner creates a second sun, which threatens Eureka and diverts attention from the mayoral race.
[9pm-10pm/Sci Fi Channel]

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