Joel McHale interview in Vanity Fair

Joel McHale hosting the Spirit Awards and Vanity Fair  has a great interview!

Don’t Forget that the Independent Spirit Awards airs tomorrow night at 10pm on IFC.

Highlights From Vanity Fair :

John Lopez: You’re hosting the Film Independent Spirit Awards. How did that happen?

Joel McHale: They asked me to do it. I was like, “Yes.” And they were like, “O.K.” Now here we are. I didn’t have to kill anyone. There wasn’t a posting on a kiosk.

You didn’t answer an ad on Craigslist?

It wasn’t Craigslist. I think it was Angie’s list.

What’s the secret to hosting this kind of stuff?

The secret, jeez. Boy, I don’t know… my main concern is making sure the monologue is funny, and the things I do in between are funny. I think keeping the ball rolling is very important. People are there a long time, and it just needs to keep moving.

Who knows, maybe one day you’ll host the Oscars? Maybe you’re the next Billy Crystal.

Well, I’m not pursuing hosting, [but] I would like to be in a movie as good as When Harry Met Sally. No, my focus now is movies, and more so, making Community the best show on TV.

Community is very cinematic. Like Justin Lin’s episode—you guys have a lot of movie-oriented fun.

Yes, that’s one of the goals of the producers and Dan Harmon the creator—to make it distinct from other shows, because so many comedy shows are shot like documentary shows. They wanted to get away from that. So it does become cinematic. So I’m focusing on that, and getting movie roles.

For the complete interview check out VanityFair.com:
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2011/02/joel-mchale-on-hosting-the-indie-spirit-awards.html

 

You've gotta have Jeff, Jeff, Jeff!

Jeff shows off his moves as George Michael in his 1997 audition tape for MTV's "The Real World" 

The hilarious duo gives you the 411 on the first student body president election at GCC.
 

Alison Brie and Danny Pudi Talk About Community's Love Connections and Politics

Buzzsugar.com has a new interview with Alison Brie and Danny Pudi about the future of

Community and tonight’s all new episode!

Will we see anything happen between Annie and Jeff in the future?
Alison Brie: You know, I still think that Annie holds a little flame for Jeff. We saw [it] in an episode when we first came back and Rich comes on the scene; you can tell that Jeff gets a little bit jealous. I think that there is a bit of a push and pull between the two of them, and actually in this episode that we're talking about, there's a bit of that tension there as well, throughout the election. I think that their bumping heads kind of fuels more of that. I think that anytime they're together, there's a bit of that, because it can't exist, or because it's controversial. I think that makes it dangerous and interesting, and obviously to Annie, it's exciting to have a crush on an older guy, and she continues to try to challenge Jeff in that way. That spark is not totally dead. You may catch glimpses of it in this episode. We shall see . . . we'll have to wait and see if it amounts to anything.

Do Troy and Abed (In the morning) have any dream guests?
DP: I'd like to see Howard Stern . . . I'd actually like to see Chevy Chase. Not Pierce, but Chevy Chase.

How close did Annie and Britta get close to kissing on the Valentine's day episode?
AB: It was such a funny thing because it wasn't in the script, we just sort of improvised it while we were doing it, and then one of our producers was there and was like, "Oh that's so great, I'll just yell 'kiss her,' and then you guys do that!" And everyone behind the monitor was like "Yeaaah." It was clearly a bunch of dudes.
DP: Yeah, it was crazy that we were so excited about that. It was crazy to see that actually end up in an episode too, because we were so excited about it.
AB: I couldn't believe they kept it in, to be honest. But I have to say we really didn't get that close to kissing. I think we actually got closer to kissing in a photograph that one of our writers posted on Twitter. Like behind the scenes on set is just a bit more racy than our on-camera work.

Check out Buzzsugar.com for the full interview!

http://www.buzzsugar.com/Interview-Community-Stars-Alison-Brie-Danny-Pudi-14397589h

The boys from Community pose for GQ!

Thats right the male cast of Community is featured in this months issue of GQ.  They guys show of some of the latest fashions... and yes that is Chevy peeing in the corner!

From GQ:Gant by Michael Bastian

On the Cast of Community

Took the reins: 2009, New York City
Designer: Michael Bastian, 45
The aesthetic: The beloved American heritage brand gets a pick-me-up from one of the marquee interpreters of American style. The result is classic sports-influenced preppy (madras, rugby shirts, navy blazers) updated with bolder patterns and colors and slimmer fits.
Every man should own: "A pair of five-pocket cords. They work with everything, and you need to give your jeans a rest. Sometimes there's a little too much denim static out there."
Fashion pet peeve: "I'm ready for the whole stylist phenomenon with celebrities to go away. People always ask, 'Whose style do you admire?' Well, it's hard to say, because I don't think we're seeing personal style; we're seeing hired style."
Inspiration: "No one has more style than a New York City 7-year-old. I live next to a school in Greenwich Village, and it's always so cool to see the parents walking their kids to school, because it's two moms or two dads, mixed-race families, and you can see that the kids are just allowed to be themselves and pick their own clothes in the morning."

All clothes, Gant by Michael Bastian. From far left: 1. Blazer, $695. Polo shirt, $115. Chinos, $165. Sneakers by Converse. Pocket square by The Tie Bar. 2. T-shirt, $89. Shorts, $198. Moccasins by Minnetonka Moccasin. Socks by Pantherella. Watch by Timex. Hat by Zanerobe. 3. Suit jacket, $695; pants, $345. Rugby shirt, $135. Shirt, $195. Tie, $125. Loafers by G.H. Bass & Co. 4. Baseball jacket, $295. Shirt, $148. Pants, $285. Moccasins by Minnetonka Moccasin. 5. Sports jacket, $696. Hoodie, $198. Shirt, $195. Pants, $325. Loafers by Ralph Lauren. Watch by Smart Turnout.

Read More http://www.gq.com/style/wear-it-now/201103/best-new-menswear-designers-in-america#ixzz1EnEFJi7E

Video: Joel McHale joins Hoda and Kathy lee for drinks on Today!

Check out the video:

Alison Brie and Joel McHale: Character Insight and Joel on getting a third breast!!

digitalspy.com reports on why Alison relates to Annie:

"I connect with the fact that she didn't come out of her shell until college, where there is this sea of boys and every one is a possibility," she said.

"Dan Harmon, the creator, recently said the character of Annie is becoming more sexual because he's taking a cue from me. I was like, 'Wait! Wait! Does that mean you think I'm sexy?' I'll take that."

Brie also suggested that Annie will begin to soften slightly, saying: "She has had some crying episodes. And she has never been popular, so I think anything threatening the group would be a real jolt to her otherwise composed demeanour."

Brie added that Annie may like being dominated in the future because it would be "a break from her uptightness" and explained that she understands that.

"Like Annie, I think I had a lot of innocence - and I somehow still do," she said. "I try to be very much in control when it comes to work. I have a strong work ethic. So I suppose there would be some room for domination."

Check out the full article here: http://www.digitalspy.com/ustv/news/a255376/brie-understands-community-character.html
Joel had a chance to clown around with hitfix.com and gave us something to look forward to in the second season!

"The good news is that... all the questions left hanging in the season finale are answered head-on, there's no ignoring of any of the issues left hanging. And Betty White," he slyly mentions. The hot-topic "Golden Girls" gal will play an anthropology professor at Greendale Community College this fall. Will she be on for more than one episode? "I hope she does. Betty, please."

McHale also teased that his character will be sporting a new breast in the middle of his torso and that he's been brushing up on his (South) German accent.

Check out the video here: http://www.hitfix.com?bcpid=79558349001&bctid=374849327001

More Community from Comic-con

Community received the first standing ovation at this year’s Comic Con.  People are even talking about how nice Chevy is!  I love the world we live in!

Dan Harmon had this to say about the people who joined the group:

“You guys at the Community panel gave us all the best experience of our lives, and we owe you, especially if you didn't get in.”

Gillian Jacobs said this: That was one of the most pure expressions of love I have ever seen. Yes, I did cry. Thank you.

From Eonline:

Oh, and did we mention the Community crew totally dominated the Con today with the first standing ovation from the crowd that we've seen thus far?!

True story: It was adorably heartwarming watching Gillian wipe tears of joy from her eyes after the outpouring of love you Community kids showed the cast at Saturday's panel. And while it was a much-deserved reception, something tells us Joel and Co. weren't expecting all the love you guys had to give. Especially since a majority of the stars felt the need to turn the panel around and thank the fans for the warm welcome.

"I am the luckiest person in the world to be doing this role," Danny gushed. And Yvette added: "This is amazing. We have never seen this much humanity in one place honoring our show. Thank you so, so much."

Now, that scoopy goodness we promised. According to the genius known as Dan Harmon, he conquered the action-movie-turned-TV-show-episode last season, so this year, somewhere around episode four, he's bringing Greendale to outer space. It's still a work in progress, but the name Apollo was mentioned, which brings to mind Tom Hanks in Apollo 13, which was a great movie, which means this will be a great show. See how we did that there?

Each cast member was also gracious enough to give us a little tease about their character's future plans, so here's your breakdown:

Jeff: Remember that shocktastic finale kiss between Jeff and Annie? Well don't expect the two to just go on their merry way and ignore it completely. "All the open-ended questions that were left open, like me making out with Annie, Britta confessing her love, even Troy and Pierce's moving in together, all get answered," Joel tells us. "You know Gilligan's Island just used to reset? Nothing's changed!' Everything's changed." Dun-dun-dun!

Britta: "Right now she's just operating on the hurt of being rejected, let alone the added humiliation that he went out and kissed Annie," Gillian spills. "I don't know how she's going to deal with it. She's got a fragile ego as we learned over the course of season one and she likes to win, so there are going to be explosive fireworks in the study room."

Annie: For the record, Alison is Team Whatever's Best for the Show. "It's not like they ever had Jeff being this creepy dude going after this young girl," is how she laughs off weird reactions to the Jeff and Annie hookup. "So I don't think it would be the weirdest thing, but I would never want the show to just get caught up in too much romantic drama, because we're a smart comedy. It's fun to be able to do the wacky zany stuff and not be Gossip Girl." No offense, of course.

Abed: Danny promises Abed will still be Abed—in a more grown up way. "Abed has had a summer now to explore documentary filmmaking. Abed has a two picture deal. He's got a first look deal with Sony, a second look deal with NBC [Laughs.] No, Abed is excited. He's tried to get out of the falafel restaurant. He's been in there just making falafel balls, and these hands aren't made for falafel. So, I'm excited to see what we do with that." God, we love you Danny Pudi.

Shirley: Yvette wants some lovin' for her lady! "I hope we'll see more of her family," she tells us, "and I'm still shooting for that love interest. I'm like, 'c'mon!'. I want Isaiah Mustafa. He's got an NBC deal! The Old Spice Guy. I love him. I've been campaigning so much with Dan and on Twitter!" Her second choice? Malcolm Jamal Warner.

Troy: Get ready for a geeky Troy. "We've already seen he's not talking about football anymore and I won't be wearing the ring or the Rolex next year," Donald says. "He's changing a lot. He's turning into this uber weird nerdy kid that he wasn't allowed to be in high school, so there's going to be a lot of changes for Troy."

Pierce: Unfortunately, Chevy tells us he has no idea what's coming up for Pierce...so let's all go guess in the comments section, shall we?

Side note on one of the best panels we've seen all weekend: The whole gang is crazy excited about Betty White's premiere appearance and Joel tells us he believes she'll be back for more: "Betty White's our new professor. And I think it might reoccur if she agrees to it. Please Betty, please."

Also, Danny and Donald were kind enough to finish the panel off with a rapping rendition of that hit "Biblioteca" and a "Somewhere Out There" duet. It. Was. Incredible.

The news is still coming in.  But in the mean time check out these sites for more:

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b192084_communitys_comic-con_adventures_include.html?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=imdb_topstories

and

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Community-Comic-Con-1020935.aspx?rss=breakingnews&partnerid=imdb&profileid=01

Community: Comic-con, mini-episodes and more:

Well it’s another slow summer week so here are a few tidbits to brighten up your day.

SDCC

Those of you lucky enough to make it to Comic-con we have the Community schedule including Q&A with cast and crew.  Did you ever believe in a million years that Chevy Chase would be and a Comic-con?

Saturday, July 24

3:00-4:00: NBC's Community Cast and Creative Team— The cast and producers will have a Q&A session.

Community Mini Episodes.  Study Group study breaks!:

And last another great Fan video… this one including behind the scenes footage of the gang!

Joel & Ken Outtakes

Joel McHale on Emmy snub!:

Zap2it caught up with Joel after reading the Emmy Nominations and discussed the Emmy Nominations and Community's snub. 

Joel also discussed that they just did the first table read for the Season 2 opener and it sounds great.

  

Check out the video and zap2it for the full article:

http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/07/emmys-joel-mchale-on-community-snub-shocks-and-his-emmy-awards-ticket.html

Also check out this interview video of Yvette from People Magazine discussing the famous paintball episode and her favorite Community co star:

http://www.people.com/people/videos/0,,20400161,00.html

Community Marathon Tonight!

Ready for the six episode cram session hosted by Ken Jeong and Joel Mchale?  The All-Nighter Marathon starts at 8/7c tonight- don't be late!

Episodes include: (Eastern time zone)

8 p.m. "Contemporary American Poultry."

Also known as the "Goodfellas" episode

8:30 p.m "Romantic Expressionism"

9 p.m. "Modern Warfare," AKA "The Paintball Episode"

9:30 p.m. "Physical Education," AKA "Joel's Naked Episode"

10 p.m. "Comparative Religion" AKA "The Christmas Episode"

10:30 p.m. "Debate 109"

Zap2it spoke to Joel to get some great trivia about tonights episodes!

Joel on "Debate 109"

"We shot that in a school gym here in Hollywood," McHale says. "And while we were filming it, there was a shooting on campus or right outside the high school. And we were on lockdown while we were shooting. We couldn't leave the gym!"

Check out the full article here:

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/07/community-joel-mchales-crib-sheet-for-thursdays-episode-marathon.html

Enjoy the show.

Community News Update! Plus Emmy news!

We have been lazy this summer, the curse of the unemployed I guess so let gets everyone caught up with what our favorite show has been up too!

Emmy's Suck:

Well First up our very own Joel McHale and Sophia Vergara (Modern Family) announced the 2010 Emmy awards this morning.  Well what can I say… we were snubbed!

Mchale has said to digitalspy.com that he would not be heartbroken over the loss of nominations:

"My only main concern is making Community and helping Community be the best show on television," he said. "If people will give us a nomination, then terrific. But I love going to work. So I feel like a kid in a candy store."

He continued:

"Dan Harmon, our creator, I really do think he's some sort of mad genius. And I will fight to the death for all my castmates. I'm blown away by what they do every day."

Click here for McHale’s full interview:

http://www.digitalspy.com/ustv/news/a240186/mchale-hoping-for-community-emmy-nods.html

Dan Harmon had his own words about the Emmy Snub:

I don't care! I didn't even want any! They make your living room look totally dumb!

Check out all the nominations here:

http://www.ugo.com/tv/emmys-2010-all-mchale-the-nominees?cmpid=rss-tv-imdb

Yvette joins the view:

Yvette stopped by the View to co-host with the ladies… heres a clip of her getting ready for the big show:

Alison Brie joins Scream 4!

Dimision Films announced last week that Allison Brie has joined the cast of the movie Scream 4.  The film brings the suriveing cast, Director Wes Craven, Screenwriter Kevin Williamson and is filming now.  I can’t wait! 

Brie will play Rebecca, Neve Campbell’s “ambitious personal assistant who envies her boss’ reluctant fame and fortune”.

Filming is already underway in Michigan and Scre4m is scheduled to be released on April 15th 2011.

Read more here:

http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/07/02/scream-4-gains-more-cast-but-a-new-script-creates-problems/

http://www.blogomatic3000.com/2010/07/02/alison-brie-joins-scream-4/

http://gordonandthewhale.com/alison-brie-joins-scream-4/

Jim Rash Screenwriter:

Jim Rash who plays our favorite Dean happens to also be a screenwriter who has finished the script for the now filming picture The Descendants.

George Clooney stars in the "The Descendants," a drama based on the book by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The project has just kicked off filming in Hawaii.

The plot follows Clooney as a husband and dad who attempts to work on his troubled relationship with this two daughters after his wife gets into a boating accident in Waikiki.

Check out these links for more:

http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/15/paynes-descendants-cast-is-growing.html

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/16625

http://www.totalfilm.com/news/more-added-to-the-descendants-cast?cid=OTCRSS&attr=news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+totalfilm%2Fimdbnews+%28Total+Film+IMDb+aggregate%29

No Spidey for Donald Glover.

Lastly it looks like the new Spiderman film has been cast and alas Peter Parker will not be played by Donald Glover.  It seems Andrew Garfield has won the part.  Well gang… we tried.

Check out the full story at MTV:

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/07/02/spider-man-casting-timeline-andrew-garfield-tobey-maguire/

Stay tuned there will be much more to come!

"Alison Brie Loves Kissing Joel McHale!" New interview with Alison!

www.popeater.com has a great interview with Alison Brie where she gives us the scoop on what its like kissing Joel Mchale the secret of Starburns and where the Annie/Jeff relationship is going to go.

Alison Officially confirmed what Dan Harmon had hinted at about the DVD’s, that we will get commentaries’ on all 25 episodes and that Dan Harmon will be in them all!

Great news!

Here are a few highlights from the article:

Yeah, but what about kissing Joel?

[Laughter] I will say, on the record, that ... it ain't bad. Joel's definitely a good sport. I can see the headline now: "Alison Brie Loves Kissing Joel McHale!" I would say the guy's a good kisser because he's got a lot of practice. Basically any woman that comes on the show eventually kisses Joel McHale. He's been around the block, ya know [laughs].

Star-Burns (Dino Stamatopoulos), what's his secret?

Dino's one of our writers and he sort of got thrown into the part, originally. It's a character that people have just grown to love, and I think Dino likes playing it more now. In the beginning, I think he felt like he sort of fell into this role. I don't think he knew how big it was going to be. Luckily, he likes to keep a beard anyway, so I think the star burns kind of get lost in the beard and when it's time, he'll just shave them again. He's getting really good at shaving those stars. I think for a while, he was the most recognizable person on the show, other than Joel and Chevy [Chase].

Were you really in a 'Hannah Montana' episode?

I was! It was my first TV job out of college. It was the first season of 'Hannah Montana,' so before all the hype or before Miley Cyrus blew up. So, I had no idea what it was, I was just, 'Yea, I booked a Disney show' and I get to work for a couple days. I had no idea where it was gonna go.

Check out the full article at www.popeater.com: http://www.popeater.com/2010/06/22/alison-brie-community-mad-men-interview/

Thanks to Steven at popeater.com for the tip!

More "Soup" for Joel McHale!

TVsquad.com gets the scoop from 'The Soup,' writer Tess Rafferty.

It seems even though Community has been picked up for another season and Joel is even making movies with Steve Martin he is still committed to staying on “The Soup.”

From TVsquad.com:

You can count longtime 'Soup' writer Tess Rafferty among those who think McHale will stay. She says she has no reason to believe McHale will leave, and that any speculation to the contrary is just that, speculation. "It really is," she says. "They've been doing that for years. Also, Joel sees it as a personal challenge to push himself to the point of death working on projects. Then they'll make a reality show of that and we'll cover it on 'The Soup.'"

Rafferty says the writing staff is a tight-knit group, led by head writer KP Anderson. And if you're picturing a crazy office environment and all-night, drug-fueled writing sessions a la the apocryphal salad days of 'Saturday Night Live,' you're off the mark. If anything, 'The Soup' staff are wine and food snobs, according to Rafferty.

"Joel used to work in a wine store before he became a television star," she says. "So he has an appreciation of wine, and the rest of us do, as well. We're more apt to drink wine than anything. We know a lot about wine." 

Great news for McHale fans.  More is always better.  Check out the full article here:

http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/05/27/joel-mchale-isnt-leaving-the-soup-says-writer-tess-rafferty/

Jeff, Annie and the "Ick" factor.

TVSquad.com has an article addressing the “ick” factor between Jeff and Annie and how Dan Harmon and company may deal with it.  From TVsquad.com

But that affection between Annie and Jeff hasn't always felt romantic, mainly because Dan Harmon and his writing staff wrote themselves into a bit of a corner by making Annie a true college freshman. In other words, the character is 18, 19 at the most. And, considering Joel McHale is playing a character in his late thirties, the only way that affection can work is if they feel more like brother and sister than anything else.

And, even though Jeff and Annie have kissed before, the kiss at the end of the season finale was something completely different. But, because of the characters' age difference, the only word that came to mind while I watched it was "ick."

But by throwing Jeff and Annie together, Harmon and crew have acknowledged that they made a mistake. All season, they've addressed the fact that Jeff was old enough to be Annie's very young father, but they knew that putting them together was full of comic possibilities. And they realize that Brie can pull the romance off, because she comes off more like a 30-year-old than a teenager.

So, how will they deal with the age difference next season?

1. Mine it for laughs. Jeff is a cradle robber. Annie is dating an old man. Everyone at Greendale looks at them like they're freaks. Heck, we could even see Pierce (Chevy Chase) and Jeff bond over their lust for much younger women. There are a lot of funny ways this can go, and the writers of 'Community' might be just daring enough to go there.

2. Magically age Annie. This can be done one of two ways: she just starts the season at 25 without explanation, or Harmon builds a story about how Annie forged her birth certificate to play field hockey in high school or something like that. Once we all made the connection that Brie also played Trudy Campbell on 'Mad Men,' the idea that she was 19 went out the window, anyway.

3. Ignore it. Just don't address it. There's plenty about Annie and Jeff -- like Jeff telling the study group to ignore her Disney Face -- that's funny without having to address the age difference at all.

What do you guys think… can they pull it off or will their be a twist ahead?

Check out the full article here.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/05/25/community-and-the-ick-factor/

Community Finale Highlights and More!‏

You can watch last night’s finale online here:http://www.nbc.com/community/video/pascals-triangle-revisited/1229533/
Who do you think Jeff works better with? Cast your vote here with this NBC.com game:http://www.nbc.com/community/games/whos-better-for-jeff/

Check out Abed's rules for a roommate: http://www.nbc.com/community/exclusives/abeds-roommate-rules/

Another Jeff/Annie love video!

Community Controversy? Well not really.

Looks like thedirty.com has a clip of Community that is somewhat similar to an amateur Funnyordie.com clip.  Some are claiming plagiarism but I don't see it.  I have to say that nether case is what you would call original, in fact several shows have done similar scenes... in fact the Office did one with Tobey when Jim and Pam started dating.  Not to mention that everyone writing that sketch would come up with similar jokes given the story regardless of if they have seen the other.  Plus it seems logical considering the Dean and Joel's characters. I don't see any wrong doing.  Ether way here are the two clips.  You decide:

What do you guys think?

Thanks to Righteous Lady for the story!

Last night's Highlights!

Last night's highlights are in a we have a couple good ones!





You can recap how the Spanish final went for our Greendale friends in the full episode, which is available here: http://www.nbc.com/community/video/english-as-a-second-language/1227567/

Joel McHale to Announce 62nd Primetime Emmy Nominations

Just announced that Joel McHale and Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) will join Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chairman-CEO John Shaffner at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 8, to announce the 62nd Primetime Emmy® Awards Nominations.

Who of the Community cast and crew do you think will be nominated?

My bets:

Chevy Chase best supporting actor

Dan Harmon writing

Justin Lin Director “Introduction to Statistics”

Tristram Shapeero Director “Modern Warfare”

What do you think?

From NBC:

"I have two children, and I've never woken up this early for anything." says Joel McHale.

Joel McHale is quickly becoming one of the biggest names in comedy. He currently stars in the NBC comedy series, Community, in which he plays a lawyer forced to go back to community college after his undergraduate degree is declared invalid. While there, he forms a study group with other misfit students including Chevy Chase. He recently starred in the Steven Soderbergh-directed, Warner Independent dark comedic thriller, The Informant, opposite Matt Damon. He was also recently cast in two feature films shooting this summer, What's Your Number and The Big Year.

McHale is also known as the star of E!'s The Soup, a weekly entertainment show which satirizes pop culture and current events. McHale's quick wit and sharp comedic timing have made The Soup a pop-culture phenomenon. McHale also tours the country to sold-out audiences with his stand-up act.

Born in Rome, Italy, and raised in Seattle, Washington, McHale became a cast member on Comedy Central's Almost Live, a show from a group of Seattle-based performers which featured a mixture of skit-comedy and stand-up. McHale played on the University of Washington's championship football team and also completed the Actor's Training Master Program at UW. After moving to L.A., McHale landed roles on Will & Grace, CSI: Miami and Pushing Daisies. He also jumped onto the big screen with roles in Spider-man 2 and Lords of Dogtown.

Check out the full story here:
http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/05/12/stars-joel-mchale-sofia-vergara-to-announce-62nd-primetime-emmy-nominations/