Calgary Herald

Jane Lynch parties on

- MELISSA HANK

Nothing says undemandin­g summer TV like shows with celebritie­s making goofs of themselves.

On ABC and City, Steve Harvey is the boldly moustachio­ed ringleader on Celebrity Family Feud.

ABC also airs the word-guessing game $100,000 Pyramid, which also airs on CTV in Canada, and will unfurl a new version of Battle of the Network Stars on June 29.

Not to be outdone, on Tuesday NBC and CTV debut season 5 of Hollywood Game Night.

Jane Lynch is the dapperly dressed host who guides two teams of celebritie­s through pop culturethe­med party games. Yes, there is a full bar on set.

The premiere pits stars from Veep against The Walking Dead: Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh represent the HBO comedy, while Christian Serratos, Josh McDermitt and Lauren Cohan try to make the AMC zombie drama proud.

In an interview with NBC News, Lynch spoke about how is hosting a live show differs from creating a character as an actor.

“It’s a role as well. You define your limitation­s and how you operate in it,” the former Glee star said.

“I love throwing parties, too. Nothing makes me happier — and I do this with Hollywood Game Night as well — than seeing two people who have just met and are hitting it off and enjoying themselves together. That fills me with, I don’t know if it’s pride, but it just makes me very happy to see someone make a connection with someone they didn’t know five minutes ago.”

LUCKY NUMBER EIGHT?

In the season finale of TLC’s 7 Little Johnstons, the family living with dwarfism vacations in Puerto Rico.

Plus, Amber and Trent Johnston — parents to Jonah, Anna, Elizabeth, Alex and Emma — discuss expanding their clan.

“I grew up in an all-little-people family,” Trent told People. “(But), we didn’t have a ‘woe is me’ attitude. My parents raised us just like every other parent would raise their child.”

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