Jeff Hiller: ‘Somebody Somewhere’

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4.6 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

There was a time when Jeff Hiller would have killed to play the stereotypical “gay best friend” on TV. Now, after years of fleeting guest spots from “gay hooker” to “bitchy” flight attendant, he’s showing the world what he’s capable of as the sweetly hilarious Joel on HBO’s ‘Somebody Somewhere.’ In this episode, Hiller talks about how his real-life relationship with star Bridget Everett is reflected on screen and why it’s so important for “normal” queer characters to exist on TV. He also shares what it was like to pop up on shows like ‘30 Rock,’ ‘Community’ and ‘Broad City’ as well as that time he totally botched his SNL audition.

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0:00.0	My guest on this week's episode had been a working actor for nearly two decades before he finally got the role he deserved.
0:08.3	What's your dream wedding?
0:09.4	I don't know.
0:10.2	Okay, I'll go first.
0:11.0	I would wear something really cute, you know?
0:14.4	Just festive, but not like white or bridle because you got to keep him guessing.
0:19.7	You got to give him guessing.
0:21.6	And I would walk down the aisle to the song Gloria by Laura Branigan.
0:26.6	And of course in my childhood I dreamed that I would fly her in to sing it.
0:31.6	But now I have you.
0:33.6	Oh, it's all. You can't touch Branigan.
0:36.6	You can touch Branigan. No Barbara, no Judy, no Branigan.
0:39.3	Come on.
0:40.3	Gloria, Gloria.
0:41.3	Oh.
0:42.3	I think they've got your number.
0:44.3	Gloria.
0:45.3	I think they've got the alias.
0:46.3	Gloria.
0:47.3	Gloria.
0:48.3	They've been living under, but you really don't remember.
0:55.0	Was it something that they said?
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