# Bill Hader to Guest Star on ‘Abbott Elementary’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bill-hader-to-guest-star-on-abbott-elementary/
- Published: 2026-11-03T07:42:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T08:58:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bill-hader-guest-star-abbott-elementary-1236938191/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, TV

## Key points

- Bill Hader will appear on “Abbott Elementary” later this season.
- His character and episode date are still undisclosed.
- He and Quinta Brunson also star in “The Cat in the Hat”.

## Summary

Bill Hader will guest star later this season on Quinta Brunson’s “Abbott Elementary”, he announced on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”. The appearance brings the two actors together in live action after they both voiced characters in the upcoming animated film “The Cat in the Hat”.

The role Hader will play and the episode’s air date have not been revealed. Hader is known for creating and starring in HBO’s “Barry”, which ran from 2019 to 2023 and earned him two Emmys for lead actor in a comedy series; he also spent eight seasons on “Saturday Night Live”. “Abbott Elementary” airs Wednesdays at 8.30pm on ABC and streams on Hulu the following day.

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