Susan Sarandon To Guest-Star on "Mike & Molly"
Sep 19, 2013
by Liz Raftery


Susan Sarandon will guest-star in an upcoming episode of "Mike & Molly", CBS announced Thursday. The Oscar-winning actress will play JC Small, a literary icon with a beautiful mind and a tortured soul whom Molly (Melissa McCarthy) idolizes.

Sarandon's character — who's described as a famed novelist that's part JD Salinger with a touch of William Faulkner and a sprinkle of Gore Vidal — gives Molly a lesson in writing that she won't forget any time soon.

It's unclear which episode she'll be appearing in.


"Mike & Molly" returns mid-season.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Susan-Sarandon-Mike-Molly-Guest-Star-1070652.aspx

Keck's Exclusives: First Look: Molly Meets Her Idol
Nov 4, 2013
by William Keck


When "Mike & Molly" decided to introduce the best-selling author who inspired Molly's new career as a novelist, Melissa McCarthy called one of her favorites to play the role: Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, who guest stars on the November 25 episode of the CBS comedy.

"I hadn't done a sitcom [I]since Friends [I], but I thought this would be fun," says Sarandon, who doesn't own a television but recently binge-watched "Game of Thrones" and "Breaking Bad" on her computer.





Molly runs into Sarandon's eccentric JC Small in the supermarket and asks the scribe to be her mentor.

"But JC's just coming off a bender and is busy loading up her cart with vodka," says Sarandon — though that doesn't stop Molly from trailing her home.

"She begrudgingly takes Molly under her wing because Molly just won't stop following her," says McCarthy, who was recently honored at Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood event.





The actresses bonded last summer while shooting the upcoming road-trip comedy Tammy, in which Sarandon plays McCarthy's grandmother.

"I have swollen cankles and turn out to be a real handful," says Sarandon. "And once again, I'm playing an alcoholic!"

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-Mike-Molly-Susan-Sarandon-1072941.aspx

Exclusive: Susan Sarandon Returning to "Mike & Molly"
Feb 20, 2014
by Joyce Eng


Susan Sarandon is coming back to "Mike & Molly" later this season, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. The Oscar winner will reprise her role as Molly's (Melissa McCarthy) literary idol J.C. Small.

When J.C. gets arrested by Mike (Billy Gardell), Molly is forced to come to her rescue. Last we saw J.C., she was drunkenly putting the moves on Molly and kissed her.

Her return episode will air in the spring.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Susan-Sarandon-Mike-Molly-1078003.aspx