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Joel McHale on New Love Interest: "Eat That, Patrick Dempsey!"
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Joel McHale is still hot for teacher!
NBC confirms to us exclusively that former Grey's girl Lauren Stamile, who recently appeared in Community's Halloween episode as Jeff's (Joel) stats teacher, will return for a multiple-episode arc later in the season.
"Lauren played Patrick Dempsey's love interest on Grey's Anatomy and is now my love interest," Joel tells us. "So eat that, Patrick Dempsey!"
(Did we ever mention how much we love Joel McHale?)
But wait a minute. When we last saw Lauren's character Michelle, Jeff was desperately trying to hook up with her and it didn't seem to go anywhere.
So what happened? Well, we just hit the Community set and here's the juicy secret...
NBC Picks Up Community, Parks & Recreation and Mercy
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Good news, Thursday-night comedy fans!
NBC has just announced that Joel McHale's Community, Amy Poehler's Parks and Recreation, and Wednesday-night medical-drama Mercy have been picked up for full seasons. The network ordered the "back nine" episodes for all three series, bringing their episode totals to 22 each.
Mercy pulls about 8 million viewers a week overall, Community leads off NBC's legendary Thursday-night comedy block with an average of 6 million viewers a week, and Parks and Recreation brings in about 5 million viewers.
We're delighted for the casts and crews of all these series, but especially the comedies, and especially Community, which stars our very own The Soup host. We caught up with the cast recently, and they spilled about what happens on set when the cameras are off and what's to come onscreen...
Review: The Informant! Makes Matt Damon Fat for No Good Reason
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Review in a Hurry: Matt Damon stars as a corporate golden boy who exposes his company's price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI. This odd-but-true tale tries to piece fraud, embezzlement and bipolar disorder into a satirical framework, but like Damon's dopey toupee, the fit is never quite right.
Fall TV Preview 2009: Community, Starring E!'s Very Own Joel McHale!
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Community (NBC)
Premiere: Thursday, Sept. 17, 9:30-10 p.m. (Note: Community moves into the 8–8:30 p.m. slot in three weeks, when 30 Rock returns.)
Competition: Supernatural, Fringe, CSI, Grey's Anatomy (first three weeks); The Vampire Diaries, Bones, Survivor; Samoa, FlashForward (normal time slot)
Cast: Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi, Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown
Status: We've seen the first episode.
Should you watch Community? Read on...
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The Soup's Joel McHale Gives the E! Online Community a Shout-Out
That sexy, sarcastic Soup stud Joel McHale wants you to take another peek at his bound-to-be-a-huge-hit Community, and we are more than happy to oblige.
With less than two weeks to go until NBC's Thursday night of premieres (don't forget The Office and Parks and Recreation, too!), we're here to keep you on your toes and provide your countdown goodness.
P.S. Check out the blink-and-you'll-miss-it flyer for a TGS job opening—just a cute and clever way to plug some 30 Rock into your daily dose of Community.
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The new TV season starts this week! Get your schedule here.
Joel McHale on Community: "It's a Throbbing, Pus-Filled Comedy Sore"
Oh, Joel McHale, we love you so.
Far be it for us to hog all the fun and selfishly continue plugging the brilliantness that is NBC's Community. The Peacock net has gone ahead and done the dirty work for us, recruiting the most reliable sources around—the castmembers themselves, of course!
While the rest of the gang repeadtedly refers to the fabulous show as "laugh-out-loud funny," The Soup stud takes it a step further:
"It's a throbbing, pus-filled comedy sore that is constantly oozing." Yum, sounds delish.
Hear more gems from Joel on the supersmart series above. Plus, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown and Chevy Chase sound off after the jump...
Community's Joel McHale and Chevy Chase Deliver TCA Laughs
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How is Joel McHale going to balance hosting E!'s The Soup, his stand-up comedy gigs and starring in his own NBC comedy, Community?
"I take a lot of uppers and downers," Joel joked at this morning's Community panel at the Television Critics Association press tour. "No, I go in basically one long night, but the whole week I'm helping to edit the script and writing jokes." Though, he said, he doesn't get to actually watch as many shows as before. "I'm gonna miss Rock of Love Bus. What is Bret Michaels gonna do next?"
Joel and the Community crew took the TCA stage by storm this morning, chatting about their new Thursday-night show as well as about recently added castmember Ken Jeong (yes, real-life doctor turned beloved Judd Apatow muse) and Chevy Chase wanting to get it on with cutie Alison Brie? What?!
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