Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe first time Ken Jeong arrived on the set of “Community,” co-star Joel McHale jokingly asked him what he was doing there.
Shouldn’t the breakout “The Hangover” actor be focusing on movies?“Then I kind of thought like, we had been handed this secret weapon,” McHale recalled. “And then of course, six years and two cancellations later, Ken I were thick as thieves.
Nobody worked harder. I was like, man, he’s got it dialed in, I better learn my lines!”Jeong and McHale met up recently over Zoom to chat about their friendship and working relationship for Variety’s “Dream Teams,” a new series that pairs collaborators who have become known for their successful teamwork.
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