{"id":30346,"date":"2021-12-02T21:59:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T02:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=30346"},"modified":"2021-12-02T21:59:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T02:59:57","slug":"jon-stewart-joins-abcs-live-in-front-of-a-studio-audience-the-facts-of-life-and-diffrent-strokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/02\/jon-stewart-joins-abcs-live-in-front-of-a-studio-audience-the-facts-of-life-and-diffrent-strokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Stewart Joins ABC&#8217;s &#8216;Live in Front of a Studio Audience: &#8216;The Facts of Life&#8217; and &#8216;Diff&#8217;rent Strokes'&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29865\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/live-in-front-of-a-studio-audiencefeat.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/live-in-front-of-a-studio-audiencefeat.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/live-in-front-of-a-studio-audiencefeat-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>&#8220;<strong><em>Live in Front of a Studio Audience: &#8216;The Facts of Life&#8217; and &#8216;Diff&#8217;rent Strokes<\/em><\/strong>&#8216;&#8221; adds more star power to its cast ahead of the live show airing on ABC, Tuesday, December 7 @ 8PM EST. Jon Stewart takes on a mystery role in &#8220;<em>The Facts of Life<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The live special event produced by Sony Pictures Television will feature reenactments of the hit series &#8220;<em>The Facts of Life<\/em>,&#8221; created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and &#8220;<em>Diff&#8217;rent Strokes<\/em>,&#8221; created by Bernie Kukoff and Jeff Harris, and will reunite executive producers Norman Lear, Jimmy Kimmel, Brent Miller, Kerry Washington, Will Ferrell, Justin Theroux, and Jim Burrows. Previously announced cast members taking on the famed &#8220;<em>Diff&#8217;rent Strokes<\/em>&#8221; roles include John Lithgow, who will play Mr. Drummond; Kevin Hart, assuming the role of Arnold; and Damon Wayans, who will play Willis. &#8220;<em>The Facts of Life<\/em>&#8221; will feature Jennifer Aniston, playing the role of Blair; Gabrielle Union, taking on the role of Tootie; Allison Tolman, who will play Natalie; Kathryn Hahn, recreating the role of Jo; and Ann Dowd, who will tackle the role of Mrs. Garrett in both episodes.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3094867911\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Live in Front of a Studio Audience<\/em>&#8221; is produced by Kimmelot, ACT III Productions, Gary Sanchez Productions, D&#8217;Arconville, Simpson Street, and Sony Pictures Television. 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