guest appearance
Brief special visit
A guest appearance is a single performance by someone not part of the regular cast or lineup.
An actor makes a guest appearance on a TV series, or a musician joins another's concert for one song.
The term implies the person is notable enough that their temporary presence is worth mentioning: She made a guest appearance on the season finale.
- walk-onSmall nonspeaking role
- cameoBrief guest appearance
- celebrity cameoFamous person's brief role
- panelistDiscussion group member
- supporting roleMinor character in production
crossover · Arsenio Hall · sketch comedy · late night · keynote speaker · Johnny Carson · Jimmy Fallon · Jay Leno · A-lister · James Corden · studio audience · David Letterman · Conan O'Brien · casting · recurring · audience · episode · visiting lecturer
- collaborationscollaborators, joint task force, joint project, duo, coalition forces
- Concert Termsheadliner, opening act, headline act, main act, encore
- daytime TVtalk shows, soap opera, soap operas, talk show, soaps
- fan eventsfan conventions, fan fest, meet and greets, fan meetups, fan meetup
- talk showstalk shows, late night, late-night, panel show, co-host
- visitsvisit, visitor, visitation, drop-in, drop by
guest appearanceseries regular
Contracted performer for ongoing episodes
recurring role · lead role · starring role · ensemble cast · house band
guest appearancestarring role
Principal character assignment
lead role · title role · top billing · headline act · principal role
appear, guest, disappear, apparent, appearance, guests, disappeared, appeared, reappear