Celebrity | How I Met Your Mother Encore! Britney Back on Sitcom How I Met Your Mother co-creator: 'We’re all so thrilled' By Sam Gale Rosen Posted Apr 28, 2008 2:55 PM CDT Copied In this image released by CBS, Josh Radnor, left, speaks to Britney Spears, who portrays receptionist Abby, in a scene from "How I Met Your Mother." which aired on March 24,2008. (AP Photo/CBS, Monty Brinton) Britney's back for a second stint guest-starring on How I Met Your Mother. Spears' first cameo netted the show its highest ratings ever, and the new episode began filming today, reports People. “We’re all so thrilled to have Britney joining us once again," says the show's co-creator. Read These Next Norwegians are flabbergasted by Machado's Nobel giveaway. ICE arrests casino magnate in a remote US territory. CBS staffers were uneasy about report on ICE agent's injuries. Kyrsten Sinema is being sued under 'homewrecker' law. Report an error