Bill Hader to guest star on ABC's Abbott Elementary this season
Bill Hader said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he will make a guest appearance on Abbott Elementary this season. The character, plot and air date have not been disclosed.
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Mixed · 2Bill Hader said on Monday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he will make a guest appearance on ABC's Abbott Elementary later this season. VarietyLC “Hader revealed on Monday night’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” that he will make a guest appearance sometime later this season on Brunson’s “Abbott Elementary.”” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “Hader made the announcement during his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night but gave away no details.” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2Details are not public: the character he will play, the plot and the episode's air date have not been disclosed. VarietyLC “Details are under wraps, including who Hader will play and when his episode will air.” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “though no word yet on character, plot or other details” Read at Deadline ↗ Centre · 1Asked about it, Hader said only "I'm excited," which Deadline described as deadpan. DeadlineN ““I’m excited,” he deadpanned, leaving us to guess the rest.” Read at Deadline ↗
Mixed · 2Hader and Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson recently worked together on the animated film The Cat in the Hat, which opens on Nov. 6; Deadline says Hader voices The Cat and Brunson a new character named Sherri. DeadlineN “providing the voices of, respectively, The Cat and a new character named Sherri.” Read at Deadline ↗ VarietyLC “which opens on Nov. 6.” Read at Variety ↗ Left · 1Hader was on Kimmel to promote the film, whose cast Variety also lists as including Bowen Yang, Xochitl Gomez, Giancarlo Esposito, America Ferrera, Matt Berry and Paula Pell. VarietyLC “Hader plays the main character, while Brunson, Bowen Yang (“SNL”), Xochitl Gomez (“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”), Giancarlo Esposito (“Breaking Bad”), America Ferrera (“Superstore”), Matt Berry (“What We Do in The Shadows”) and Paula Pell (“Girls5eva”) also star.” Read at Variety ↗ Mixed · 2Hader recently played Abraham Lincoln in Larry David's Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, and is best known for creating and starring in HBO's Barry (2019-2023), which earned him two Emmys, and for eight seasons on Saturday Night Live (2005-2013). VarietyLC “Hader was most recently seen playing Abraham Lincoln opposite Larry David in this year’s “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.”” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “the eight seasons he spent on rival Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2013” Read at Deadline ↗
Mixed · 2Abbott Elementary airs Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. VarietyLC ““Abbott Elementary” airs Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu.” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “Abbott Elementary airs Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. on ABC, streaming the next day on Hulu.” Read at Deadline ↗
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- Variety treats it as a collaboration story, with a career rundown of Hader's TV, film and voice work and the full Cat in the Hat cast.
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- Hader's credits and the film's voice cast.
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“now they’re collaborating in live action as well” — Variety
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Deadline leads with the announcement, quotes Hader's deadpan reaction and links it to the shared film and Kimmel's SCTV documentary.
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- The Kimmel moment, with a link to the video, and Hader's SCTV connection.
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““I’m excited,” he deadpanned, leaving us to guess the rest.” — Deadline
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What every side reports
- Hader announced the guest spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night.
- No character, plot or air date has been revealed.
- The Cat in the Hat, with Hader and Brunson, opens Nov. 6.
- Abbott Elementary airs Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. on ABC and streams next day on Hulu.
Bill Hader person
Revealed the guest appearance on Kimmel without giving details, saying he is excited.
““I’m excited,” he deadpanned” — Deadline
Quinta Brunson person
Creator and star of Abbott Elementary and Hader's co-star in The Cat in the Hat; no statement from her is reported.
“Abbott creator and actor Quinta Brunson” — Deadline
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Bill Hader to Guest Star on ‘Abbott Elementary’
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Bill Hader To Guest Star On ‘Abbott Elementary’ This Season
Neutral Announcement with light, wry tone and links to Kimmel and the Cat in the Hat film.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 3 Nov 07:42 First VarietyLC Bill Hader to Guest Star on ‘Abbott Elementary’
- 3 Nov 14:36 +6h 54m DeadlineN Bill Hader To Guest Star On ‘Abbott Elementary’ This Season
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