Jon Hamm Back to Adult Swim and Children’s Hospital

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The very handsome and talented John Hamm – dramatically and comedically  –  is returning to Chiildrens Hospital this summer in a role that will send him back in time. While Hamm is normally accustomed to working in the 1960s on Mad Men, this part on Childrens Hospital will see him appearing during 30s-era flashbacks. Now, some of you may be confused due to Hamm’s appearances as Derrick in Seasons 2 and 3. How can he appear in the 30s when he has already appeared in the present? The answer to that is quite simple: Hamm will be playing a different character, but not too different.

According to EW.com, Hamm will be playing Derrick’s father – and founder of Childrens Hospital – Arthur Childrens in the upcoming Season 4 episode “Attention Staff.” As you can see, it won’t be so weird for Hamm to play a new character since he’s keeping it in the family. In the episode, Dr. Blake Downs (Rob Corddry) and Dr. Owen Maestro (Rob Huebel) will be hunting down the never-before-seen P.A. announcer who happens to sound an awful lot like Michael Cera – he may or may not be making an appearance, by the way. Rumor in the hospital is the voice heard is that of a ghost child murdered by Childrens when the hospital still functioned as an orphanage.

Childrens Hospital just recently received an Emmy nomination in the Short-Format Live-Action category, while Hamm was given his fifth nomination for Lead Actor in a Drama for Mad Men. On top of that, he was also given a nod for his hilarious guest role on 30 Rock’s sixth season. Hamm is certainly a man of many gifts, which must be why he continues to dominate the Emmys in various categories. Childrens Hospital is very lucky to have him on their show from time to time. Season 4 of Childrens Hospital begins August 9.