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The Emmy Award nominations will be announced a week from this Thursday, and The Hollywood Reporter got a bunch of TV stars (both Emmy winners and nominees) together at a roundtable* to discuss the awards, and it's pretty lively.

While Ted Danson talks about it taking nine times before he won the Emmy for Cheers in 1990, David Spade explains that he was more bummed about not winning a Golden Globe for his role on Just Shoot Me more than not winning the Emmy, because he was beaten by Gregory Peck, who won for a really short cameo. Bryan Cranston reveals how his guest stint on The X-Files many years ago led to his role on Breaking Bad, and Alec Baldwin explains that it's actually OK that he doesn't get to swear on 30 Rock like his friends who have pay cable shows can.

Neil Patrick Harris makes some comments that reality show-haters will love.

* For the sake of journalistic accuracy, I actually have no idea if the table was round or not. It could have been a long rectangle.

(S04E19) It wasn't until I saw George Segal that I realized how much I missed seeing him on TV. It made me long for the days when he and Finch made me laugh out loud and lament the fact that David Spade hasn't done anything funny since.

While the thought of Denny Crane being President of the United States is certainly funny, the idea that he would be chosen for his electability is ludicrous. Aside from the more obvious problems, the Republicans would never nominate a single man with multiple divorces and an embarrassing arrest record. Let's be honest.

I didn't want to like Rules of Engagement. I like The New Adventures of Old Christine, and I thought that if I watched and liked Rules of Engagement (which has pushed Old Christine to the back burner at CBS for now) it would be like endorsing that show over Old Christine. It would almost be like cheating on Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and I did that once before years ago and she has never forgiven me.

But this past Monday I found myself wanting to watch a comedy at 9:30, so I turned it on. You know what? It's actually a good show.

As AOL Television continues their look at the 50 Best TV Comedies -- Ever with numbers 20-11, we here at TV Squad are also looking at television comedy, but with a slightly skewed difference. Last week, we took a look at the Saturday Night Live cast members from 1975-1985 that made it to the big time. This week, we focus on the SNL casts from 1986 to 2006.

Aside from the first season of Lorne Michaels' return to the show he created and the 1994-95 season, this period was a very successful one for SNL, introducing a slew of characters and sketches that fans of the show still talk about today. It also produced a good number of Not Ready for Prime-Time Players who went on to bigger things in television and the movies (and some theater as well). Sometimes those bigger things were movies or television shows based on characters developed on SNL.

Gallery: SNL: 1985-2006

• At 8, ABC has a new Fast Cars and Superstars, followed by the NBA finals.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader at 8, then a new So You Think You Can Dance.
• CBS has a new Pirate Master at 8.
• TCM has Mr. Lucky at 8, then The Adventures of Robin Hood.
• At 9, TLC has a new American Chopper.
• USA has a new Starter Wife at 9.
• At 10, NBC has a new Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
• Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 10.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show with David Spade.
• Also at 10: Spike has a new Ultimate Fighter.

Check your local TV listings for more.

When I first saw the email sent to me about this video I thought 'What the hell is John Walsh doing stripping on Comedy Central's The Showbiz Show?' Then, I looked closer and realized it wasn't America's Most Wanted host John Walsh, but Grey's Anatomy star Kate Walsh. Frankly, I think a stripping John Walsh may have been interesting.

However, Kate's appearance on the David Spade program is just as intriguing. In this unedited clip you'll see after the jump (You can view a shorter version of the clip on AOL's Top 5 Television page) Kate talks to David about her placement in Maxim's Hot 100 List (she placed 52) and strikes a chord for women's rights as she lambastes the entire random numbering system. At the end of the interview she decides to show the viewing public why she should be higher on the list than she is.

Hey, I say good for Kate for playing along with David on the show. I think there are plenty of actresses on the Hot 100 List who would be too stuck up to do what she does on the video. If anyone deserved a spin-off from Grey's it was her.

• At 8, CBS has a new Pirate Master.
• ABC has the special Fast Cars & Superstars at 8, followed by the Cavaliers/Spurs game.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8, then a new So You Think You Can Dance.
• TBS has four excellent episodes of Friends starting at 8, including the one where Ross dates the girl with the messy apartment and Chandler falls for Joey's girlfriend.
• At 9, TLC has a new American Chopper.
• USA has a new episode of The Starter Wife at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO2 has a making-of special about John From Cincinnati, then the movie Brick.
• At 9:45, HBO has a first look at Evan Almighty.
• At 10, NBC has a new Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
• There's a new Ultimate Fighter on Spike at 10.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show with David Spade.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
• CBS has the premiere of Pirate Master at 8.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? and a new So You Think You Can Dance.
• Four more great Friends episodes at 8 on TBS.
• TCM has two hostage dramas starting at 8: The Desperate Hours, with Humphery Bogart, and The Night Holds Terror, with Jack Kelly.
• At 9, USA has the premiere of the mini-series The Starter Wife.
• TLC has a new American Chopper at 9.
• HBO Zone has the high school noir drama Brick at 9.
• At 10, NBC has a new Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
• Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 10.
• Also at 10: Spike has a new Ultimate Fighter.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show with David Spade.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has the season finale of Ugly Betty, then the season finale of Grey's Anatomy and a special Lost (a clip show that supposedly has "the answers").
• CBS has Bob Barker: A Celebration of 50 Years On Television at 8, followed by the season finale of CSI.
• It's all season finales on NBC starting at 8: The Office, Scrubs, and ER.
• The CW has the season finales of Smallville and Supernatural.
• TBS has four good Friends repeats at 8.
• BBC America has two new episodes of Innocent starting at 8.
• Also at 8: ESPN has two NBA playoff games.
• At 9, HGTV has a new Divine Design.
• The Travel Channel has a new 1000 Places To See Before You Die at 9.
• At 10, Spike has a new Ultimate Fighter.
• There's a new Penn & Teller's Bullshit at 10 on Showtime.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show with David Spade.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, then a new Grey's Anatomy and the sneak peek of Traveler.
• CBS has Survivor at 8, followed by new episodes of CSI and Without A Trace (season finale).
• NBC has new, super-sized episodes of My Name Is Earl, The Office, and Scrubs, then a new regular-sized ER.
• There's a new, two-hour Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? (the season finale) on FOX at 8.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8, then a new Supernatural.
• At 9, HGTV has a new Divine Design.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
• Showtime has a new Penn & Teller's Bullshit at 10 (repeated at 10:30).
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show with David Spade.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has an Ugly Betty clip show, followed by a Grey's Anatomy clip show and the premiere of Notes From The Underbelly.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then new episodes of CSI and Shark.
• NBC has new episodes of My Name Is Earl, The Office, 30 Rock, Scrubs, and ER.
• There's a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? on FOX at 8.
• At 9, The CW has The BRICK Awards.
• TLC has a new American Chopper at 9.
• At 10, HGTV has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay, then a new Ace of Cakes.
• Showtime has a new Penn & Teller's Bullshit! at 10, then a new episode of This American Life.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show with David Spade.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, NBC has new, supersized episodes of The Office and 30 Rock, then new episodes of Scrubs and Andy Barker, P.I.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then new episodes of CSI and Shark.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8.
• TBS has four good Friends repeats starting at 8.
• USA has the first round of the Masters golf tournament at 8.
• At 9, TLC has a new American Chopper.
• HGTV has a new Divine Design at 9.
• At 10, ABC has a new October Road.
• Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has the special The World According To Whoopi.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show with David Spade.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has a new Survivor, followed by new episodes of CSI and Shark.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8.
• TBS has one of the great Friends episodes at 8, "The One With All The Thanksgivings."
• At 8:30, Showtime has the documentary Fired! (I read the book, it's quite good.)
• At 9:30, NBC has a new Andy Barker, P.I.
• At 10, ABC has a new October Road.
• Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 10, then a new Ace of Cakes.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show with David Spade.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, followed by new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and October Road.
• CBS has March Madness all night.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8, then a new Supernatural.
• At 9, NBC has a new Scrubs, followed by new episodes of Andy Barker, P.I. and Raines.
• HGTV has a new Divine Design at 9.
• Also at 9: Mario Batali is the subject of a new Chefography on Food Network.
• At 10, Spike has a new Pros vs. Joes.
• TCM has Island in the Sky at 10.
• Showtime has a new Penn & Teller: Bullshit at 10, followed by a new This American Life.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show With David Spade.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, followed by a new Grey's Anatomy and the premiere of October Road.
• CBS has March Madness all night.
• NBC has a "newpeat" of The Office and a new Scrubs, then the premieres of both Andy Barker, P.I. and Raines.
• There's a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8 on FOX.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8, then a new Supernatural.
• At 9, ESPN has a new U.S. Poker Championships, followed by coverage of the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament.
• History Channel has a new Decoding The Past at 9.
• Also at 9: HBO has the Addiction special.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay, then a new Ace of Cakes.
• Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show with David Spade at 10:30.

Check your local TV listings for more.