Alyson Hannigan

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January 11, 2010 As Seen On Extra

Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel and Alyson Hannigan of "How I Met Your Mother" celebrated the 100th episode of the hit sitcom at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills.

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Check out this hysterical raw Flipcam footage from the red carpet!

The 100th episode airs Monday on CBS.

January 07, 2010 Television
Alyson Hannigan Wants Jennifer Aniston on 'How I Met Your Mother'

Country superstar Carrie Underwood will stop by as guest star on "How I Met Your Mother" and star Alyson Hannigan tells "Extra" she's happy to be working with Carrie but she would also like to see Jennifer Aniston on the show!

"I'm going to put that out there!" she smiled.

See photos of Alyson and other stars at the 2010 People's Choice Awards

Underwood's name will be added to the list of celebs who have guest-starred, including Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian and Wayne Brady.

Co-star Cobie Smulders wouldn't mind sharing a scene with another megastar. "If Meryl's free, that'd be nice," Smulders, 27, joked.

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She continued, "I love having guest stars, but I love when they cast people who are up-and-coming and need a break."

"The Twilight Saga" star Rachelle Lefevre appeared in an episode where she fell for Barney (played by Neil Patrick Harris) before landing the role of evil vampire Victoria.

"We like the people who come on the show and really play on the show," Harris explained.

The suited-up stud also says he's "excited" to have Underwood on board, but "it's hard to top the Victoria Secret supermodels for Barney because he had a whole episode with them and Heidi Klum."

On Thursday, "How I Met Your Mother" reached a sitcom milestone and celebrated its 100th episode at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills.

Hannigan, who picked up a People's Choice Award for her role, confessed, "I'm so lucky to be on two shows that have reach a hundred episodes." The glowing actress, 35, also topped over 100 episodes with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

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The 100th episode of "How I Met Your Mother" airs Monday, Jan. 11 on CBS.

October 22, 2008 Baby News
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"How I Met Your Mother" star Alyson Hannigan, 34, is expecting a baby with husband actor Alexis Denisof, 42. Hannigan's rep Megan Moss tells People the happy couple plan to welcome their first child this spring.

Hannigan is best known for her work in the "American Pie" trilogy, in which she played the band geek nympho Michelle.

The two met on the set of TV cult fave "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and were married in Palm Springs in Oct. 2003.