Sitcom stars (OK, and one late-night personality) are in high demand as game show hosts. In the past several years, we’ve seen Drew Carey, Steve Harvey, Jane Lynch, Wayne Brady, Craig Ferguson and Terry Crews make the transition from one genre to another — in the cases of Harvey, Lynch, Ferguson and Crews, holding down both jobs simultaneously (Harvey now hosts daytime’s “Steve Harvey”).
You can now add Billy Gardell to the list.
Gardell, who stars on the CBS sitcom “Mike & Molly” with Melissa McCarthy, joins the exclusive game show-hosting family as the emcee of “Monopoly Millionaires’ Club,” which premieres Sunday (7 p.m.) on WPIX/Channel 11.
In honor of Gardell’s entry into this esteemed group, here’s a look at Carey, Harvey, Lynch, et al., in their sitcom incarnations — and wearing their game show hats.
Drew Carey on ‘The Drew Carey Show’
Carey hosting ‘The Price Is Right’
Steve Harvey on ‘The Steve Harvey Show’
Harvey on daytime’s ‘Steve Harvey’
Harvey hosting ‘Family Feud’
Jane Lynch on ‘Glee’
Lynch hosting ‘Hollywood Game Night’
Wayne Brady on ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’
Brady hosting ‘Let’s Make a Deal’
Craig Ferguson on ‘The Late Late Show’
Ferguson hosting ‘Celebrity Name Game’
Terry Crews on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’
Crews hosting ‘Who Wants To Be a Millionaire’