TV Kevin Can Wait star Erinn Hayes to appear on Kevin Can F**k Himself It's a total mind f---! By Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen. EW's editorial guidelines Published on May 17, 2022 01:00PM EDT Erinn Hayes gets the last laugh. The actor, who was infamously killed off Kevin Can Wait to make way for a King of Queens reunion between Leah Remini and Kevin James, is poised to make an appearance on season 2 of AMC's dark comedy Kevin Can F**K Himself. Though character details are yet to be revealed, Hayes will join the series stars, including Annie Murphy (Schitt's Creek). The AMC show stars Murphy as a fed-up housewife, intentionally deconstructing the trope of the sitcom wife. The title is a blatant reference to the CBS sitcom which Hayes was killed off. Robert Clark/Stalwart Productions/AMC So much so that Hayes had even publicly made a plea to be able to join the cast. Speaking with Vulture in 2020, Hayes revealed that she'd read scripts and was hoping to be considered for a role. "It's so good, and I'd kill to be in it," she said. "The angle [creator Valerie Armstrong] takes on telling this particular story has nothing to do with me. It has nothing to do with Kevin James. It's just exploring the trope [of the wife supporting the husband]." Robert Clark/Stalwart Productions/AMC Though she did worry that any potential role for her might distract from the overall series. "'Oh, it's Erinn Hayes, who was killed off Kevin Can Wait," she opined, before adding "the part they've written is so full and so interesting. They just did a great job, and I'm excited to see how the show turns out whether or not I ever get a chance to read for it or be a part of it in any way." Looks like they decided the gag was too good to pass up! Hayes' former co-star Kevin James has also said he'd love to guest star on the series if the right opportunity came along, but no word yet on whether that's in the cards. Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Related content: Kevin Can F**k Himself star Mary Hollis Inboden on falling in love with Annie Murphy onscreen and off Kevin James would 'absolutely' guest-star on Kevin Can F**k Himself Kevin Can F**K Himself review: AMC's sitcom-wife satire puts style over substance