Molly Shannon Gets Her Hollywood Star And Superstar Moment
Master comedian Molly Shannon has officially received her flowers, her sidewalk shine and her forever place on Hollywood Boulevard.
Shannon was honored with the 2,850th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, June 22, 2026, at 11:30 AM PT at 6765 Hollywood Boulevard, with her star dedicated in the category of Television.
The ceremony was emceed by Kit Hoover, with Will Ferrell and Connie Britton joining as guest speakers. And honestly, who better to help celebrate one of comedy’s most wonderfully elastic, fearless and fully committed performers?
Molly Shannon’s Television-category star ceremony brought Kit Hoover, Will Ferrell and Connie Britton together to honor a comedy original.
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For generations of comedy lovers, Shannon is not just a familiar face. She is a full-body performer, the kind who can take a character from awkward to iconic with one facial expression, one wild little run or one perfectly unhinged line reading.
From Saturday Night Live to Superstar, from scene-stealing film roles to dramatic turns that remind everyone how deep her range really goes, Shannon has built a career on going all the way there and somehow making the audience feel safe enough to follow.
This Walk of Fame honor lands like a proper Hollywood bow for a performer whose work has always balanced chaos, sweetness, absurdity and real emotional voltage.
Molly Shannon’s Hollywood Walk Of Fame Ceremony In Photos.
The gallery captures more moments from Molly Shannon’s star ceremony, with friends and fellow performers helping celebrate her Television-category honor.
And yes, the spirit of Mary Katherine Gallagher was absolutely in the air. A little dramatic? A little theatrical? A little arms-thrown-open-to-the-sky? Exactly as it should be.
Molly Shannon has spent decades making strange, tender, outrageous characters feel human. Now Hollywood has made it permanent in terrazzo and brass.
Watch Molly Shannon Receive Her Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star.
Press play for the full Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony honoring Molly Shannon with her Television-category star.
Sources: Hollywood Walk of Fame provided the official ceremony details; Hollywood Walk of Fame / YouTube provided additional ceremony-video context.
