Joel McHale

Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American actor, television host, and stand-up comedian. He is the host of The Soup, a weekly comedy series that airs on E!.

After earning his master's degree in acting, he moved to Los Angeles and landed small roles on Oliver Beene, CSI: Miami, Will & Grace, and was a TV reporter in the biopic Lords of Dogtown. He guest-starred as a cast member on the NBC improv comedy show Thank God You're Here during the pilot episode and also had a guest part in episode 1.6 of the ABC show Pushing Daisies. He also appeared in Spider-Man 2 as the bank manager.

In 2004 McHale began hosting The Soup, a satirical weekly television show on the E! television network. Throughout the show, he takes the audience through the oddities and ridiculous happenings of the week in television. The Soup often makes jokes/light of other shows on E!.

He frequently appears as a co-host on Loveline. He has a long association with Circle X Theatre, where he has done several plays. He has also done commercials for Burger King, Dockers, and Sealy.

McHale is also a weekly guest on the The Adam Carolla Show and Mickey and Amelia Show, and is an occasional guest on the Opie and Anthony Show.[7] He has been a judge on Iron Chef America. He was involved in the American version of the British TV show The IT Crowd. He made a guest appearance on the finale of Last Comic Standing season 6, when he gave a recap of the show's events in his typical format of jokes made popular on The Soup. He also occasionally appears on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann in a humor sequence closing the show.

On 1st June 2009, Joel hosted Ubisoft's media event at E3, showing off new and unannounced titles and introducing other guests.[8]

He filmed The Informant! in Decatur, Illinois in which he plays FBI Agent Robert Herndon alongside Matt Damon.

Starting in the fall of 2009, McHale will be starring in an NBC show called Community.[9] He will continue to host The Soup.

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