Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large And this time I have some backing: McHale himself. I recently got the most unusual pitch in my email: With the SAG-AFTRA strike ongoing, McHale can’t talk about the upcoming “Community” movie, his Fox sitcom “Animal Control,” or really, almost anything.
But he can talk about Klondike ice cream bars. What? It was a ridiculous pitch, but I knew it would be fun to get McHale on the phone — and I had an ulterior motive.
If I’m going to will my “Community” Emmy hosting dream into reality, I needed his backing. Even if it was under the guise of talking about his ice cream journey.
More on that in a moment. (Yeah, it’s a real thing. McHale is being paid to hype Klondike bars. And I assume gets shipped a bounty of free ice cream treats as part of the deal.
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