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| Joel McHale Is Not a Dick | | Print | |
| Written by TFP |
| Wednesday, 23 December 2009 22:19 |
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When we told people we were going to interview "The Soup" host and "Community" star Joel McHale, some warned us that he'd be a jerkwad. "I've heard he's a total dick," one in-the-know friend of the Web site told us. Being longtime McHale fans this news was most unsettling. We banked on the dude being acerbic, but a dick? That would be a punch in the groin.
Despite the McHale interview taking place over the phone we were hoping for a similar result. "The Soup," is one of the few shows we watch every single week and "Community" is hilarious, especially when compared to "Kath & Kim." More importantly, McHale strikes us a dude with whom it would be fun to sit around, drink scotch and swap stories with. You know, a dude's dude who just happens to make his living on screen. H's not the only celebrity we like to imagine we could hang out with if given the access; Vince Vaughn, Andy Richter, Chelsea Handler and Kristen Wiig all have roster spots on our fantasy co-ed bowling team. Anyway, McHale called precisely when his people said he would, asked politely if he could call back 20 minutes later ("Sorry to be such a douche but I'll owe you for this."), and even gave us 20 minutes when we were only promised 10. When we were done with the interview he thanked us repeatedly by name and said he hoped to cross paths at his upcoming concert. He was sincere enough that we gave him an alternate spot on the bowling team. Here are highlights from our conversation (the McHale piece, which previews his show at Dodge Theatre on New Year's Eve is over on DowntownPhoenix.com):
On his uber-successful 2009... "Being successful professionally helps me be a better dad, which is my primary job."
On his role in "Community"... "People can't rely on my character to always have the right answer and I like that."
On "The Soup" skewering philosophy... "We don't go after people who don't deserve it. If you're on a reality show you're trying your hardest not to work for a living and that makes you fair game."
On his opening act, Donald Glover (son of Lethal Weaponer Danny Glover, who plays Troy on "Community")... "I was just glad he said yes. He's really one of the funniest people out there. Insanely talented guy."
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I tried to post a witty and timely comment a few days ago about Joel McHale and Jimmy Johns, and it did not get posted. Have I been blackballed? Are you mad at me? _Yes _No _Maybe
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December 31, 2009
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A similar situation came up a couple of years ago when we had the opportunity to interview "The Office" star Rainn Wilson, who was in Scottsdale stumping for the Mona Foundation. We psyched ourselves up for the Q&A because like McHale, we had some serious dude love going on for Dwight K. Schrute at the time (and still do, to a lesser extent, mostly because it's become clear that "The Office" has seen its best days). It was an out-of-body experience chit-chatting with a celebrity we totally dug while trying to act like a professional and not at all like a school girl trying to snatch a lock of hair from Edward or Jacob. The interview with Wilson went better than we could have ever expected and confirmed everything we ever thought about him to be true, allowing us to walk away bromance in tact.
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