1.   He has a small recurring role as Earl the barber.

2.   Bill Morey, who played the recurring role of Oscar the bum last season, becomes a regular.

3.   But they have made some inspired choices for guest-starring characters and recurring roles.

4.   Clea Lewis, who had a recurring role last season as her know-it-all friend Audrey Penney, becomes a regular.

5.   Fox had a recurring role last season but has filmed only one episode because of his primary duties with the Lakers.

6.   Fox plays a recurring role as Jackson Vahue, a pro basketball player incarcerated for beating his girlfriend.

7.   Guest Brian Posehn as the oversized oddball Kevin has gotten a lot of laughs in this recurring role.

8.   He had been executive producer and one of the writers on the show, in addition to playing a recurring role as a family friend named Arnie.

9.   In a recurring role, Downey provides a whole substation of crackling electricity in his scenes with Calista Flockhart.

10.   Patti LuPone and Eric Roberts appear in recurring roles.