If you came here today expecting a typical Thursday at UPROXX, well, you best buckle your seat belt, Mable, because for Valentine’s Day we’re going to take you for a goddamn joy ride through the hills with the top down: Joining us today for a live Q&A with all of you is the one, the only Joel McHale.
Yes, you read that correctly, Poncho, THE Joel McHale — the devilishly handsome, quick-witted, swell guy you’ve come to love for his portrayal of Jeff Winger on Community (That show we NEVER talk about around here) and for hosting The Soup so brilliantly and effortlessly — will be our guest today on the site. So give yourselves all trucker baths, spit shine your shoes and wear something that’s dry clean only, because you’ve got a hot date!
Seriously, who loves ya, baby?!?!
The discussion is scheduled to begin shortly after 2PM EST, and will go for about an hour. Here are a couple of tips to help this all run smoothly as possible: 1) Begin your questions to Joel with “@Joel” or “@Joel McHale” to keep things organized and allow him to find your questions easily, and 2) Feel free to load up on ahead of time, because I know all of you have something for this.
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I have to go guys. I’m already almost an hour over. My hair has been in these rollers way too long. You are all some of the best people in the world. Thanks for taking the time. I’m flattered by all your nice messages. Blushing in fact. Wait, maybe I have the flu. Anyway, I would love to do this again. Please watch Community tonight. We need you. 8pm/7cen NBC. Oh and one last thing—Alison won’t date any of you.
Joel McHale, ladies and gentlemen.
I also have the flu, coincidence? God speed.
No YOU are the best. Can’t thank you enough.
But you didn’t not say no to Patty, so all is still well on that front.
Thanks for answering all but my questions. Sniff….
Learn from the master! Always end with a bucket of cold water on your audience.
Joel McHale – Best person ever, or BEST PERSON EVER?
Thanks for being awesome, hope nobody creeped you out too much!
Alison won’t date any of you.
/stops holding in gut
// starts wearing his wedding ring
Thanks Joel – and keep reaching for that rainbow!
Thanks, Joel! I swear that I respect the sanctity of your marriage.
awww WE thank you for answering the questions
By the way, the last line: mind blowing.
Thanks Joel. I don’t care what your wife thinks, WEAR THE ROSE BOWL RING!
HEY! You don’t know that for sure!! She might want to date me..
Goodbye, sweet prince.
Thanks so much for coming by, @Joel!
Oh, and @Cajun Boy? Considering that you’re probably still shaking off your Mardi Gras cobwebs, just wanted to say: excellent get, man! A big thank you to you, too!
Thanks Joel!
:Stands up, throws away weight set, cancels gym membership, stops for a moment: But Gillian might?
@Joel – I have time-shifting on my TV. Do the episodes change in the three hours, or do I need to watch each one, like the 30 Rock live episodes?
@Joel Remember me? I’m that guy who said Hi to you that one time.
@Joel Wait a minute–You were on Bill Nye the Science guy?! What’s he like?
@Joel Why didn’t the US IT Crowd make it to series and are you glad it didn’t, since your career may have gone on an entirely different trajectory? Is it safe to assume that you are a fan of the original UK version?
@Joel How surprised were you when you found out Napoleon Kaufman was neither French nor Jewish?
@Joel, who’s taller you or Seacrest’s stack of money he uses to stand on to kiss Julianne Hough?
@joel- what new season are you looking forward to the most? breaking bad/mad men/game of thrones?
@Joel Hi, I’m currently in the process of casting for “Captain Planet XXX: A Porn Parody” and was wondering whether you had any aversions to turquoise body paint?
Joel, as somebody who has never seen Community, what shows do you recommend before I’m banned from Uproxx?
(Puts down PB&J sandwich, wipes grape jelly from chin, reaches for red “nuke commenter” button)
He’d recommend Community. I guess.
Off with his avatar!
@Joel: Fashionably late to the party, but I must try. My favorite gag on Community, so far, was Gillian’s perfect build-up to and delivery of “Can you imagine bouncing a check to Kunta Kinte?” What’s your favorite, so far?
@Joel Who do you hate more: Michigan or USC?
Joel! Let me touch you! JOEL!
@Joel you might be the first guest here to ever go back and answer the preloaded questions. For that alone you win today’s edition of the Internet. Will you put it on your mantle?
Jerry from Parks and Rec did too. They should get married and have a power baby.
@Joel any fun Valentine’s Day plans? Besides this chat I mean.
@Joel If we keep asking you questions forever will you feel compelled to stay and keep answering them?
@Joel, will you be reprising your voice role from Star Wars:Detours in the upcoming prequels?
I think this type of pulic forum needs to replace the State of the Union. “@POTUS would you rather motorboat Birtta or Annie?”
@Joel, where the hell are you?
He’s three pages down in the comments, being funny and charming as hell.
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Behind you. Boo
Oh shit.
It’s sweet that Joel called him “boo”
He’s a trickster.
@Joel, in prepartion for doing The Soup, do you have to follow the career path of Steven Seagal regularly?
@Joel, name five films you would watch over and over again.
@Joel – Do you engage? Do you engage with the world?
@Joel – Any chance Jeff Winger will finally meet his long lost brother Kip?
genius
@Joel, has anyone approached you for a reboot of McHale’s Navy?
@Joel, what’s behind that green screen in The Soup’s studio?
@Joel – Isn’t the internet wonderful? Without this forum, we’d all be standing outside your bedroom window screaming these questions at you.
Does anyone know if @Joel answered my questions?
@Joel, what are you doing right now (besides this Q&A)
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unicycling
@ Joel thanks so much for answering my first question, really appreciate it and can’t wait for that ep!
Can’t help myself from asking another – what has been your favorite season of Community to work on and why?
@Joel, besides your wife, who would you want for you Valentine and why?
@Joel what is Jeff’s half-assed costume for tonight’s Halloween episode? Does it actually help him get some?
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Britta as a ham
@Joel:
Tiger style Kung Fu or Dragon Style Kung Fu?
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Drunken
@Joel, name five songs on your iPod right now.
@joel how much is enough Chick-Fil-A?
@Joel: I just remembered that you were on Pushing Daisies for an episode. That’s not really a question, though, so how effing adorable was the dog in that episode?
Happy Valentine’s Day, Patty Boots!
Best. Gift. Ever.
@joel – there is now an email in my inbox with the subject line: Joel McHale has replied to you
What exactly is the best way to use this to get dates?
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I’d just go with bribery
Hi @Joel. I was wondering, have you ever been to Brooklyn?
@ Joel, if you, Aisha Tylor, Greg Kinnear, John Henson, and Hal Sparks were in a band, what instrument would you play?
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Vibraslap.
@Joel – Favorite Scotch…other than McCallan?
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Macallan 30. Please send some
Got a forwarding address?
He’s gone now. Just pour it into the vent on your computer, I’m sure Uproxx will forward it for you.
@Joel Better option: Talking Monkey Butler or Pegasus-like Flying Horse?
@Joel – agree or disagree: the more unpronounceable the name, the better the scotch?
@Joel is it true that women have been known to get lost in your eyes?
@Joel – Are you going to follow Kinnear’s career arc and play Jack Nicholson’s gay neighbor in a movie, or Sparks’s career arc and play a gay dude on an HBO series? Or just follow Aisha and be a black woman with big hands?
@Joel, I think it was wise that in Ted that you, Ryan Reynolds and Patrick Warburton in the same frame. It would have been too much. That said anything that you learned about either that makes them that more awesome? Puddy/Brock Samson/Being in a Happy Madison TV show that CBS loves/Almost Archer’s dad that guy is on a roll
@Joel – Did you acquire any invaluable advice from Dan Harmon that changed your perspective or habits? How about from Port and Guarascio?
@Joel
After Sons of Anarchy, what show do you want to guest star in next? Is there a chance we see you showing up in Justified?
@Joel McHale Macallan 15 or Macallan 18?
@Joel better rapper: Alison Brie or Donald Glover?
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When Alison’s album drops this Summer Donald better watch out
@Joel From your stint hosting a gala (as I understand) at the Just for Laughs Comedy festival they use clips of you for all the commercials advertising the Just for Laughs TV show on our (Canada’s) equivalent to Comedy Central, The Comedy Network. I just wanted to know if you feel guilty at all for getting the hopes of Canada’s female TV watching demographic (and a good chunk of the males, too) high as a kite before dashing them, since it appears as though you were in only one episode (that they’ve aired so far).
Also, in addition to ruling the school at acting, stand-up and being closer (degrees of separation-wise) to Alison Brie than everyone else, do you also rule ass at playing electric guitar or something, too?
@Joel if the world was ending and everyone was in panic as the comet the size of liberia is gonna smash into the planet. what would be the sarcastic comment you made before the series finale of the world?