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Hot and Hearty Joel McHale

Keeping up with the same-sex couples on his cul-de-sac, Community star and The Soup host Joel McHale reheats his most memorable man-on-man moments.


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Dedicated to reminding viewers that Ryan Seacrest is short and Tyra Banks is self-obsessed, Joel McHale has skewered TV’s most deliciously dreadful clips as smart-alecky host of E!’s The Soup since 2004. But McHale’s acting career got cooking in 2009 with The Informant! and NBC’s hit comedy series Community. Now hungry for a juicy gay role (or roll), the 38-year-old funnyman dishes on The Soup’s homoerotic humor and why he’d love to make it even meatier.


We’re usually among the first to point out a celebrity’s gay following, but yours is so large and widely acknowledged that it’s frequently discussed with you in mainstream media.
And one day I hope to form a gay army and start a gay country of some sort — even gayer than France. I have been asked about my gay following a lot, and my standard response is “It’s fabulous!” But then I wonder how these people know I have a gay following. Are they taking some sort of gay census?

What do you think gay fans want to know about you the most?

Easily, it’s which game I’m playing on Xbox 360 right now. And that answer is Modern Warfare.

When did you first realize that gay men enjoyed you?
We did some bit for The Soup where I was in the shower, and it ended up on a number of gay websites. I thought, Well, I guess we’re reaching everybody. There’s also a guy on our staff named Matt Carney who plays the intern that we shoot all the time. When we had him half-naked and covered in oil, [Towleroad.com] called him a “greasy treat.” His dad just said, “Hey, at least you have fans.”

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Reader Comments
  • Name: shooped
    Date posted: 12/24/2011 9:42:26 AM
    Hometown: ontario

    Comment:

    he is sooooooooooooooooooo hot.

  • Name: TJ
    Date posted: 1/28/2010 3:44:46 PM
    Hometown: Virginia Beach

    Comment:

    Joel McHale's a hot guy...I wouldn't kick him out of bed, that's for sure...Can we trade the straights him for Clay Aiken?

  • Name: Res
    Date posted: 1/26/2010 11:40:58 AM
    Hometown: NYC

    Comment:

    Fuck him! Where are the gay men?

  • Name: DMC
    Date posted: 1/25/2010 6:03:00 PM
    Hometown: Washington, D.C.

    Comment:

    I am SO there for JUICY GAY ROLL. Seriously, somebody needs to make that movie.

  • Name: Greg
    Date posted: 1/25/2010 2:18:20 PM
    Hometown: Providence RI

    Comment:

    Agree that "Community" is a dud so far, but have watched it occasionally just to see this cutie-pie. Regret missing "The Soup" all this time & will check it out! Funny interview.

  • Name: ND Mitchell
    Date posted: 1/25/2010 10:29:00 AM
    Hometown: Chicago (Windy City)

    Comment:

    To be honest, I saw a few episodes of Talk Soup and have occasionally watched Community. Joel is very funny and I like Community, too. And now about this ("Your sexuality has been questioned online, but, your wife and kids notwithstanding, at least one blog determined that you must be straight because you don’t wax your chest. Have you considered waxing? Well, every other part of my body is waxed. I did have to shave my chest when I played a guy who got stabbed to death on Pushing Daisies, because the fake stab wounds wouldn’t stick to me through the hair. I’d be happy to do it again if someone would pay me.) Excuse me, why do guys have to shave the chest hair? I think having chest hair is hot and sexy..look at Hugh Jackman, William Baldwin, Pierce Brosnan, Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, and now Joel. It looks good on them. Let it be!

  • Name: Me
    Date posted: 1/24/2010 7:59:47 PM
    Hometown: USA

    Comment:

    Too bad El Jefe isn't gay

  • Name: Rick
    Date posted: 1/23/2010 8:33:45 PM
    Hometown: Bellingham, WA

    Comment:

    I used to live in Seattle, and thus fondly remember Joel McHale on our great local comedy show, Almost Live. He was both the sexiest and most talented member of the cast. I even had the pleasure of seeing him about town, usually on a running trail, every now and then -- he is even hotter in person. However, Community is awful. I don't get how it has gotten good press. It might be "hip" and it might be "smart," but it sure as hell is NOT ha-ha funny. The network should just scrap the idea of a sitcom, give the man a mike and let him do improv every week for a half-hour.

  • Name: JB
    Date posted: 1/23/2010 2:16:29 PM
    Hometown: Chicago

    Comment:

    I didn't think I could love Joel more, but this interview proved me wrong. He IS Fabulous. I can't wait to see JUICY GAY ROLL!



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