Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist. He is best known for hosting The Soup and for his role as Jeff Winger on Community. He voiced Elliot in Open Season 2, filling in for Ashton Kutcher. He also appeared in Spider-Man 2 in a cameo appearance as bank manager Mr. Jacks, CSI: Miami as Greg Welsh, and Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World as Wilbur.
Known For
Movies
- Spider-Man 2
2004
- Community Table Read
2020
- The Informant!
2009
- California King
2025
- We Brought Back MST3K
2018
- Open Season 2
2008
- What's Your Number?
2011
- It's a Wonderful Knife
2023
- Ted
2012
- The Big Year
2011
- Spy Kids: All the Time ...
2011
- I Am Phenomenal
2022
- Office Race
2023
- Attack of the Doc!
2023
- Deliver Us from Evil
2014
- Blended
2014
- Parachute
2024
- A Merry Friggin' Christ...
2014
- Adult Beginners
2014
- Untitled Community Movie
- Mortal Kombat Legends: ...
2023
- Mini's First Time
2006
- Dark Harbor
2019
- The Seven Faces of Jane
2023
- Better Off
2024
- The Mighty T
2013
- Tim Travers and the Tim...
2025
- A Futile and Stupid Ges...
2018
- The Human Face of Big D...
2016
- The Dawgfather: The Leg...
2024
- Assassination Nation
2018
- Stuck
2018
- The Happytime Murders
2018
- Game Over, Man!
2018
- Brooks McBeth: This Ain...
2015
- Trouble
2019
- Joel McHale: Live from ...
2019
- Psych 2: Lassie Come Ho...
2020
- Mortal Kombat Legends: ...
2020
- Becky
2020
- Happily
2021
- Harmontown
2014
- The Onion Movie
2008
- Queenpins
2021
- All in Washington: A Co...
2020
- Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
- Mortal Kombat Legends: ...
2021
- Lords of Dogtown
2005
- JEREMY
2023
- The Real Full Monty
2024
- Celebrating Betty White...
2022
- Advanced Television Pro...
2014
- Six Seasons and a Finale
2016
- Reimagined
- American Messiah
1995
- Not So Fast, My Friend:...
2025
TV Shows
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
- CSI: Miami
2002
- The View
1997
- Last Comic Standing
2003
- Medical Police
2020
- Oliver Beene
2003
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
- Almost Live!
1984
- Pushing Daisies
2007
- Will & Grace
1998
- Fast Foodies
2021
- The Huntress
2000
- Crime Scene Kitchen
2021
- The View
1997
- Community
2009
- Will & Grace
2017
- The Marriage Ref
2010
- The Tonight Show with C...
2009
- E!'s 101
2003
- Last Week Tonight with ...
2014
- The IT Crowd
2007
- Web Soup
2009
- Diagnosis: Murder
1993
- The Soup
2004
- Straight Up Steve Austin
2019
- Billy on the Street
2011
- Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
- Iron Chef America
2005
- Dr. Ken
2015
- Josh Gates Tonight
2020
- Late Night with Seth Me...
2014
- Celebrity Prank Wars
2023
- The Great Indoors
2016
- The Late Late Show with...
2015
- Join or Die with Craig ...
2016
- I Can See Your Voice
2020
- Is It Cake?
2022
- The Late Late Show with...
2015
- Mystery Science Theater...
2017
- House of Villains
2023
- Krapopolis
2023
- The Tonight Show Starri...
2014
- The Gong Show
2017
- The F Word
2017
- The Joel McHale Show wi...
2018
- Randy Cunningham: 9th G...
2012
- Love, Death & Robots
2019
- The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
- Lip Sync Battle
2015
- The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
- Match Game
2016
- The Bear
2022
- The Masked Singer
2019
- I Can See Your Voice
2020
- Watch What Happens Live...
2009
- Rick and Morty
2013
- Santa Clarita Diet
2017
- DC's Stargirl
2020
- Celebrity Beef
2022
- Ryan Hansen Solves Crim...
2017
- The Rookie
2018
- Regular Show
2010
- Water And Power
2008
- DC's Stargirl
2020
- RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
- To Tell the Truth
2016
- Milo Murphy's Law
2016
- Card Sharks
2019
- Animal Control
2023
- What Just Happened??! w...
2019
- Lights Out with David S...
2019
- BoJack Horseman
2014
- The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
- Sons of Anarchy
2008
- black-ish
2014
- Real Time with Bill Mah...
2003
- Dummy
2020
- The X-Files
1993
- Password
2022
- Dinner Time Live with D...
2024
- Tiger King
2020
- The Twilight Zone
2019
- Dimension 404
2017
- Thank God You're Here
2007
- Celebrity Wheel of Fort...
2021
- Running Wild with Bear ...
2014
- Conan
2010
- The Simpsons
1989
- Who Wants to Be a Milli...
2020
- The Cabin with Bert Kre...
2020
- American Housewife
2016
- Dr Phil LIVE!
2023
- Yellowjackets
2021
- Difficult People
2015
- What the Fit
2018
- The 1% Club
2025
- Grave Conversations
2024
- Overserved with Lisa Va...
2021