Update: Jimmy Kimmel’s broadcasts from the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas will be far more high-profile than initially advertised.
ABC announced Monday that Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne will appear on episodes of this week’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Gaga joins the Thursday episode, for which “Scandal” actress Darby Stanchfield and musical guest The Preatures had already been confirmed.
Lil Wayne, meanwhile, enters as the lead interview guest on Friday’s edition. Fellow guests Willie Nelson and Los Lonely Boys were announced last week.
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Demonstrating its proximity to the pulse, ABC’s talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will spend the coming week in Austin, Texas for SXSW.
Naturally, that means all of its weekly broadcasts will play host to notable interviewees and intriguing musical guests.
Celebrities and acts confirmed for the five original “Kimmel” episodes, which broadcast from The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts, include Seth Rogen, Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Darby Stanchfield, White Denim and Aloe Blacc.
Full listings for the five SXSW-based “Kimmel” episodes follow:
Monday, March 10
1. Actor Seth Rogen (“Neighbors”) 2. Rapper/Actor Snoop Dogg (1st Annual Wellness Retreat) 3. Musical guest White Denim
Tuesday, March 11
1. Actress Rosario Dawson (“Cesar Chavez”) 2. Governor Rick Perry 3. Musical guest Aloe Blacc. Additionally, musical guest Jimmy Vaughn will sit in with house band Cleto and the Cletones
Wednesday, March 12
1. Actor Robert Duvall (“A Night In Old Mexico”) 2. Celebrity chef Rachael Ray (“The Rachael Ray Show”) 3. Musical guest Damon Albarn. Additionally, musical guest Johnny Winter will sit in with house band Cleto and the Cletones
Thursday, March 13
1. Actress Darby Stanchfield (“Scandal”) 2. Musical guest The Preatures
Friday, March 14
1. Panelist and musical guest Willie Nelson. Additionally, Los Lonely Boys will sit in with house band Cleto and the Cletones
