Jamie Kaler is an accomplished actor, writer and stand-up comic, and has had recurring roles on Will & Grace, The King of Queens, Significant Others and the Seth Green animated show Robot Chicken. His recent film credits include The Family Stone, Underclassmen and Spanglish.

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Jamie's Blog, Week Two

Okay, week two. Did you guess who was on the plane last week? Liar! I didn’t see it coming, and neither did you, but I have a feeling that you are pleasantly surprised by it. I was. I won’t mention his name because some of you probably still need to go see it on VOD, and I’m not going to be the one to wreck it. Nothing’s worse than some jack-ass who tells you that at the end of The Sixth Sense that Bruce Willis is DEAD! By the way, I am also of the opinion that there is a statute of limitations and that after a certain amount of time you can’t claim I let the horse out of the stable. You, as a viewer, have a certain responsibility to stay up to date on certain current events. In the case of a movie, I’m going to say you have one year from original theatrical release. In television you have one year from the end of that particular season. And in the case of sports you have until the next day. If you’re recording that night’s game and don’t watch it for a couple of days, you have bigger problems than me telling you the score. So with that in mind… Ed Norton and Brad Pitt are the same person in Fight Club, Ted Danson pulls off his hairpiece at the end of Cheers, and the NY Giants came back at the end to win last year’s Super Bowl. Ahhhhh. That felt good to get off my chest. On to this week.

Now, the most important thing to remember about this week’s episode, “The Dinner Party,” is that I am ACTING! In no way does my personal life resemble the character of Mike Callahan. It is simply a part that I play. Whatever horrible and deviant things that Mike says are written for him by a staff of horrible and deviant writers. Those are the people to blame if there is something about my character that you find offensive. That being said, I feel like there are a few of my friends who will try to tell you that I’m exactly like that. Don’t believe them. They’re liars and will be punished later for wronging me. Is “wronging” even a word? I don’t know. But it sounds right. Anyway…

The name of the episode tells you a lot. There is a dinner party. We’ve all been to them. A little food, a lot of vino and some hooking up. It was one of my favorites. We also introduce a new female character who is shockingly beautiful, one of those girls who is so attractive that looking at her is like looking at the sun. If you look too long, it will burn your eyes out. She’s a Swedish model. I think that says it all. “Swedish model” just sounds redundant.

Shooting this episode was great. I can always tell the funny ones because we end up breaking a lot when we shoot it. One of the great things about working with such a funny cast is that they make you laugh all day. This was one of those weeks. We felt a little like the late Harvey Korman and Tim Conway on The Carol Burnett Show. And if you don’t know who I’m talking about …go buy the DVDs right now! Comedic genius! Not that I would dare to compare us to them, but I got a feeling as to how much fun they had when they worked. Most days I can’t believe this is my job.

Well, that’s it for now. There are storylines set in motion that I’m sure will illicit some responses from you all, and I can’t wait to hear your opinions. Remember, points are awarded for witty comments. Lets see who can come up with the best log line for “The Dinner Party.” See you next week.


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