He also gives us the details on The Soup Investigates , a new Klondike campaign, the upcoming season of Community — and Dan Harmon’s involvement with it.
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Before we play "Would You Rather," tell me: how did you first get involved with the Klondike campaign?
Joel McHale: They found me on a park bench — it was, like, my 700th Klondike bar in a row — and they decided to take pity on me and give them to me for free, thank god.
I take it you're not lactose intolerant.
JM: I am not lactose intolerant. I feel bad for lactose-intolerant people because I am VERY tolerant.
Well, I actually am lactose intolerant, and let me tell you: It sucks.
JM: I can't even imagine what that would be like. Just know that I am upholding all of the lactose intake for all of you who can't.
On that note, what is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
JM: Well, it depends. I mean, I love chocolate if it's alone, but I like vanilla when it's covered in chocolate.
You're essentially acting as the host of this Klondike challenge. Between this and the launch of The Soup Investigates, do you find that you are getting more and more offers to host things?
JM: Well, no, not really! It's just a coincidence that this came together at the same time. Right now I'm in New York, where I'm working on a movie where I'm not hosting it, and of course there's Community. Those are both, you know, acting.
Of course.
JM: The Soup Investigates was a [way to fill] that half hour after The Soup, and E! wanted to put something in there. K.P. Anderson, our executive producer, said, "How about we do something like The Daily Show but less intelligent, where it's just field pieces?" and I said, "Yeah, I'll be in it as long as I can sit in a chair." So that's how it came together.
And then Klondike came to me because it's the summer — when people like to eat cold treats, but not me. I like to eat them in the dead of winter, even when I'm skiing, but that's just me.