I don't have any trouble buying NPH playing straight characters, although there are some actors for whom that issue crops up. Including Ty Burrell, who I'm fairly certain is straight and married in real life but couldn't sell me on the heterosexuality of any of his characters if his life depended on it.
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Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants
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Matt the Bruins fan - May 09, 2010 8:00:40 pm PDT #2409 of 8624
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Vortex - May 09, 2010 8:13:09 pm PDT #2410 of 8624
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I can't see Sean Hayes playing a straight guy, but I'm willing to give it a shot. I mean, I've never seen him play a straight character, so I really don't have a frame of reference for it.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 09, 2010 9:50:05 pm PDT #2411 of 8624
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
In a vacuum I'm sure he could do it in terms of portraying a believable character, but it would take a lobotomy to make me forget 8 years of shrieking gay minstrel show work on his part.
Did anyone else tune in last night to see the Betty White SNL? I can't remember when I last laughed that hard.
Vortex - May 10, 2010 4:45:31 am PDT #2412 of 8624
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I haven't watched an entire episode of SNL in forever, so I can't say that it was the best episdode in years, but it was pretty damn funny. Much funnier than I remember SNL being.
Laga - May 10, 2010 3:51:44 pm PDT #2413 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm one-degree removed from Sean Hayes and I'm told jack is pretty much Sean. But just because he played himself on TV doesn't mean he can't play straight in the theatre.
Laga - May 10, 2010 8:13:36 pm PDT #2414 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
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DavidS - May 10, 2010 8:20:34 pm PDT #2415 of 8624
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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Ahhh, man! Emmett and I were just lamenting that we didn't save them on the Tivo. Tactical error.
Fred Pete - May 11, 2010 6:14:50 am PDT #2416 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
Coming in late to say we also saw the Betty White SNL. Frequently amusing, but the writers ran out of ideas pretty quickly. (Four MacGruber bits? I mean, really....)
brenda m - May 11, 2010 6:18:37 am PDT #2417 of 8624
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
That's probably more to do with the upcoming movie. But yeah.
Fred Pete - May 11, 2010 6:20:55 am PDT #2418 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
I could have seen one or two bits tied to the movie, but every commercial break was a bit much.