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‘Scrubs’ Season 2 Adds ‘SNL’ Player John Higgins
The second season of ABC and 20th Century Television’s “Scrubs” revival is bolstering its ensemble with former “Saturday Night Live” player and writer John Higgins, TheWrap has learned.
The recurring role is said to be the hospital’s new chief resident, a learning position once held by series lead Zach Braff’s J.D. in early seasons of the original show. Series star Donald Faison directly confirmed Higgins’ involvement on Saturday during a “Scrubs” panel at Disney’s annual expo D23.
“John Higgins joins the cast. It’s been a lot of fun to watch him work, actually him and Ava Bunn, who plays Tosh. They’ve been great additions,” Faison said.
Bunn played intern Tosh in the first season of the revival series. She’s been upped to a main cast member for this coming follow-up edition.
Representatives for ABC declined to comment on Higgins’ casting.
Higgins became a regular fixture on “Saturday Night Live” over recent seasons through the show’s digital shorts, where his sketch group Please Don’t Destroy often featured. The comedy trio, which also includes Ben Marshall and Martin Herlihy, recurred on “Saturday Night Live” through Seasons 47 through 50, and were often responsible for some of the sketch show’s most viral segments. The trio also led a 2023 comedy feature from Universal, “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.” Along with starring in the film, Higgins co-wrote and executive produced.
Please Don’t Destroy’s run on “SNL” came to a close last summer, with Marshall becoming a cast member, Herlihy staying on as a writer and Higgins departing the show. Other credits for him since include a recurring role on Apple TV+’s “Stick” and a role in Netflix’s upcoming Cameron Diaz feature “Bad Day.”
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Condragulations are in order for RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars as MTV and Paramount+ have renewed the shows for additional seasons.
MTV has picked up RuPaul’s Drag Race for Season 19 alongside its companion series RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, while Paramount+ has ordered RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars for Season 12 alongside its companion series RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked.
The pickups for the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise come as they celebrate 11 Emmy nominations with host RuPaul Charles record-extending 11th consecutive nomination for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program.
“Nearly twenty years later, what began as a dream has become an extraordinary global movement. We owe endless thanks to our partners at MTV and Paramount+, along with every queen, judge, crew member, and fan who has built RuPaul’s Drag Race,” World of Wonder said in a statement. “Drag brings people together in powerful ways – and we are honored to keep celebrating new voices and sharing iconic moments with the world.”
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 saw strong viewership with double-digit growth from its previous season. The season saw Myki Meeks take the crown and becoming the newest drag superstar.
Spinoff RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 11 played with the format with the Tournament of All Stars, which brought together returning queens to compete for a coveted spot in the “Drag Race Hall of Fame.” Crystal Methyd earned the title during the latest season.
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RuPaul is ready for another lap, as the entire U.S. “Drag Race” franchise was renewed for additional seasons on Saturday.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” will be returning for Season 19 on MTV, opposite its companion show “Untucked.” Meanwhile, “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” will be coming back for Season 12 alongside its version of “Untucked” on Paramount+.
“Nearly twenty years later, what began as a dream has become an extraordinary global movement. We owe endless thanks to our partners at MTV and Paramount+, along with every queen, judge, crew member, and fan who has built ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’” producers World of Wonder said in a statement. “Drag brings people together in powerful ways – and we are honored to keep celebrating new voices and sharing iconic moments with the world.”
The “RPDR” shows are currently nominated for 11 Emmys at the 2026 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Reality Competition Program and RuPaul herself as Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” originally premiered in February 2009 on Logo TV and has since become a global sensation. Plus, the format is still going strong across the world — as “Canada’s Drag Race All Stars,” “Drag Race México: Latina Royale,” “Drag Race France” and “Drag Race Down Under vs. the World” have all aired new episodes this week alone.
Catch up on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” on Paramount+.
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Saturday Night Live writer/performer John Higgins, member of the Please Don’t Destroy comedy group, has joined the cast of ABC’s Scrubs for a major recurring role in the upcoming second season of the revival.
He will play Grant, the new Chief Resident, who is envisioned as a thorn in J.D.’s side the way he himself once was for Dr. Cox.
Donald Faison alluded to the casting at D23’s “Scrubs: Scrubbing Back” panel Saturday moderated by Scott Foley — who is returning to the show next season as Sean Kelly — and featuring series stars/executive producers Braff (John “J.D.” Dorian), Faison (Christopher Turk) and Sarah Chalke (Elliot Reid), along with showrunner/executive producer Aseem Batra.
“John Higgins joins the cast, it’s been a lot of fun to watch him work, actually him and Ava Bunn, who plays Tosh. They’ve been great additions,” Faison said.
Bunn, who plays intern Tosh, is being promoted from recurring to series regular in Season 2 alongside Braff, Faison and Chalke.
Reps for ABC and Scrubs producer 20th Television declined comment.
Higgins joins fellow Season 2 recurring cast addition Keyla Monterroso Mejia as surgical nurse Mimi. Not coming back are Season 1 recurring players X Mayo as nurse Raymond and Joel Kim Booster as scheming attending physician and J.D. rival Dr. Kevin Park.
The original series’ creator Bill Lawrence serves as executive producer on the revival via his Doozer Productions alongside the company’s Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer as well as showrunner Aseem Batra and stars Braff, Faison and Chalke. Scrubs is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios. The series will return to ABC on Wednesdays Sept. 30 and stream next day on Hulu.
Best known for his work on Saturday Night Live as one-third of the New York-based Please Don’t Destroy, Higgins co-wrote and executive produced Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain, Universal’s 2023 feature film directed by Paul Briganti and produced by Judd Apatow.
He left NBC’s sketch program last summer to focus on acting. He has coming up the Netflix film Bad Day, directed by Jake Szymanski and starring Cameron Diaz, and a recurring role on Season 2 of Apple TV’s comedy series Stick starring and executive produced by Owen Wilson. Higgins is repped by WME, Mosaic and Ziffren Brittenham.
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