In 2010, Danforth performed with Jason Segel on the 1000th episode of The Late Late Show, where the duo sang and puppeteered a version of "Dracula's Lament" from Segel's hit film Forgetting Sarah Marshall. He was then asked to build a short puppet segment for the television series How I Met Your Mother. Danforth also appears on camera with unit production monster J. G. in an Easter Egg ("J. G. Talks About Permits") on the Blu-ray release of The Muppets.