While everyone is figuring out their new physically-distanced “normal,” the very same thing is playing out on our favourite TV shows:
Jimmy Fallon has employed his children;
SNL is not-live from Tom Hanks’ kitchen; and
Live! with Kelly and Ryan (weekdays at 9 a.m. ET on CTV) is talking to their fave celeb pals to find out how they’re coping in quarantine. Next on the K&R docket?
etalk and
Your Morning’s very own Ben Mulroney.Ben will join Kelly and Ryan this Wednesday, April 15, (remotely, of course) for their recurring quarantine segment “The ‘I’ in Isolation” to break down how he’s managing to balance two TV shows, three kids (nine-year-old twin boys, Brian and John, and six-year-old daughter, Ivy), a
new pup and, you know, general life stuff, while staying home to help flatten the curve.“The ‘I’ in Isolation” segment started out with Kelly and Ryan checking in on their staff as they were figuring out new ways to do their jobs while working from home. That lasted about a week, and now, the duo has expanded their coverage to include personalities across the TV industry, such as
Eyewitness News anchor
Bill Ritter and
Windy City Live co-host
Val Warner. Basically, Kelly and Ryan want to know how “the show must go on” while staff and audiences are all at home.[video_embed id='1937732']RELATED: Ben Mulroney reveals the struggle of keeping his hair in check during this pandemic[/video_embed]For the uninitiated, Ben and Kelly go way back: In 2012, Ben served as co-host on an episode of
Live! filmed on-location in Banff, Alta., and shortly after, Ben made the trek down to New York City to
co-host once more in a super-Canadian episode, which featured an interview with now-
The Rookie star, Nathan Fillion. More recently, Ben caught up with Kelly and Ryan in Niagara Falls, Ont., while they were filming there in 2017.Catch Ben’s latest appearance this Wednesday and don’t miss
Live! with Kelly and Ryan weekdays at 9 a.m ET on CTV.[video_embed id='1936894']BEFORE YOU GO: Kelly Ripa gets tearful over the stress of physical distancing[/video_embed]