Joel McHale Joins The Comedic 'Community'

The Soup host Joel McHale stopped by the studio to talk about starring in the new NBC comedy Community.

Community is billed as "a smart comedy series about a band of misfits who attend Greendale Community College. At the center of the group is Jeff Winger (McHale), a fast-talkin' lawyer whose degree has been revoked. With some help from his fellow classmates, Winger forms a study group who eventually learn more about themselves than their course work," according to NBC. His co-stars include Chevy Chase, Ken Jeong, Donald Glover, Alison Brie, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown and Gillian Jacobs.

McHale was born in Rome, Italy and raised in Seattle, Washington. After moving to Los Angeles, McHale soon found himself on the TV shows Will & Grace and Oliver Beene. His film credits include Spider Man 2, The Onion Movie and Lords Of Dogtown.

You can also catch McHale in the new movie The Informant!, in which he co-stars alongside Matt Damon, Melanie Lynskey and Scott Bakula. The Informant! hits theaters on Friday, September 18. For more information, visit theinformantmovie.warnerbros.com.

Community makes it series premiere tonight, September 17 at 9:30pm. For more information, visit nbc.com/community-show. For more on McHale, visit www.joelmchaleonline.com.