How cool is this! Megan Mullally is getting a talk show! I was just starting to suffer from Will and Grace withdrawl and I get this bit of good news. And from the sounds of it, could it be sort of like the old fashioned talk shows like Dinah Shore or Mike Douglas where the host can and does sing.

And what a great first guest -- Will Ferrell's rendition of the Der Guten Tag Hop-Klop over the ending credits of THE PRODUCERS movie was so hilarious. I'm so excited, it's time to start skipping school again!

According to this article in Playbill:

Stage and screen star Megan Mullally's forthcoming nationally syndicated talk show, "The Megan Mullally Show," will debut Sept. 18 with Will Ferrell appearing.

The daily, one-hour show -- which tapes in Los Angeles, CA -- will play in the New York area on WNBC at 3 PM. The host has already revealed Will Ferrell ("The Producers") will be her first guest.

"'The Megan Mullally Show' will be an entertaining hour featuring a mix of celebrities, real people, music and comedy," according to an NBC release. "Megan will interview top celebrities and also introduce the world to guests of all kinds -- from quirky characters to funny kids to off-beat experts."

Best known for her role as Karen on the NBC series "Will & Grace," Mullally is remembered by theatregoers as Rosemary Pilkington in the 1995 revival of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opposite Matthew Broderick. Her other stage creds include Marty in the 1994 revival of Grease. She has also performed her one woman musical, Sweetheart and numerous concert gigs at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Chicago's Goodman Theater and elsewhere.

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