Joel McHale

Biography

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

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

Real Time with Bill Maher

Himself

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self - Guest

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2026	Scream 7	Mark Evans
2025	California King	Zane
2025	Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox	James Bunratty
2024	Parachute	Jamie Collins
2024	Better Off
2024	The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James	Narrator (voice)
2024	The Real Full Monty	Self (uncredited)
2023	It's a Wonderful Knife	David Carruthers
2023	Office Race	Spencer
2023	Attack of the Doc!	Self
2023	Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match	Johnny Cage (voice)
2023	The Seven Faces of Jane	Michael
2023	JEREMY	Self
2022	I Am Phenomenal	Bill Winger
2022	Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl	Self
2021	Happily	Tom
2021	Queenpins	Rick
2021	Roll Up Your Sleeves	Self
2021	Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms	Johnny Cage (voice)
2020	Community Table Read	Jeff Winger
2020	Psych 2: Lassie Come Home	Lassiter's Father
2020	Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge	Johnny Cage (voice)
2020	Becky	Jeff
2020	All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief	Self
2019	Dark Harbor	Greg
2019	Trouble	Norbert (voice)
2019	Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang	Self
2018	We Brought Back MST3K	Self
2018	A Futile and Stupid Gesture	Chevy Chase
2018	Assassination Nation	Nick Mathers
2018	Stuck	Judge Lepetri
2018	The Happytime Murders	Agent Campbell
2018	Game Over, Man!	Joel McHale
2016	The Human Face of Big Data	Narrator
2016	Six Seasons and a Finale	Self
2015	Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare	Himself - Special Guest
2014	Deliver Us from Evil	Butler
2014	Blended	Mark
2014	A Merry Friggin' Christmas	Boyd Mitchler
2014	Adult Beginners	Hudson
2014	Harmontown	Self
2014	Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep	Self
2013	The Mighty T	Narrator
2012	Ted	Rex
2011	What's Your Number?	Roger the Boss
2011	The Big Year	Barry Loomis
2011	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World	Wilbur Wilson
2009	The Informant!	Robert Herndon
2008	Open Season 2	Elliot (Voice)
2008	The Onion Movie	Office Worker
2006	Mini's First Time	Host
2005	Lords of Dogtown	TV Reporter
2004	Spider-Man 2	Mr. Jacks
	Untitled Community Movie	Jeff Winger
	The Evolution of Jeff and Abed	Jeff Winger
	Reimagined	Hamilton Lydell

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Dinner Time Live with David Chang	Self
2024	The 1% Club	Self - Host
2023	Celebrity Prank Wars	Self
2023	House of Villains	Self - Host
2023	Krapopolis	Games Commentator (voice)
2023	Animal Control	Frank Shaw
2023	Dr Phil LIVE!	Self
2022	Is It Cake?	Self - Judge
2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show	Self
2022	The Bear	David Fields
2022	Celebrity Beef	Self - Host
2022	Password	Self - Celebrity Guest
2021	Fast Foodies	Self
2021	Crime Scene Kitchen	Self - Host
2021	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune	Self - Contestant
2021	Yellowjackets	Kody
2020	Medical Police	Joel McHale
2020	Josh Gates Tonight	Self
2020	I Can See Your Voice
2020	I Can See Your Voice	Self - Guest Host
2020	DC's Stargirl	Sylvester Pemberton / Starman
2020	DC's Stargirl	Sylvester Pemberton
2020	Dummy	Agent Jason
2020	Tiger King	Self - Host
2020	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire	Self - Contestant
2020	The Cabin with Bert Kreischer	Self
2019	Straight Up Steve Austin	Self
2019	Love, Death & Robots	Sergeant Morris (voice)
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self
2019	The Masked Singer	Self - Guest Panelist
2019	Card Sharks	Self - Host
2019	What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019	Lights Out with David Spade	Self - Panelist
2019	The Twilight Zone
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show
2018	The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale	Self - Host
2018	The Rookie	Brad Hayes
2018	What the Fit	Self
2017	Will & Grace	Phil
2017	Mystery Science Theater 3000	Doug McClure
2017	The Gong Show	Self - Judge
2017	The F Word	Self
2017	Santa Clarita Diet	Chris
2017	Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television	Joel McHale
2017	Dimension 404	Mr. Maker
2016	The Great Indoors	Ashley Jack Gordon
2016	Join or Die with Craig Ferguson	Self
2016	Match Game	Self - Panelist
2016	To Tell the Truth	Self - Panelist
2016	Milo Murphy's Law	Victor (voice)
2016	The $100,000 Pyramid	Self
2016	American Housewife	Doyle Bradford
2015	Dr. Ken	Ross
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Self
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Self - Guest
2015	Lip Sync Battle	Self
2015	Difficult People	Felix
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self
2014	BoJack Horseman	Alex (voice)
2014	black-ish	Joel McHale
2014	Running Wild with Bear Grylls	Self
2013	Rick and Morty	Hemorrhage (voice)
2012	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Self
2012	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	First Ninja (voice)
2011	Billy on the Street	Self
2010	The Marriage Ref	Self - Panelist
2010	Regular Show	DVD (voice)
2010	Conan	Self
2009	Community	Jeff Winger
2009	The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien	Self
2009	Web Soup	Himself
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge
2008	Water And Power	Joel McHale
2008	Sons of Anarchy	Warren
2007	Pushing Daisies	Harold Hundin
2007	The IT Crowd	Roy
2007	Thank God You're Here	Self
2005	Iron Chef America	Himself
2004	The Soup	Self - Host
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self
2003	Last Comic Standing	Himself
2003	Oliver Beene
2003	E!'s 101	Self
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Himself
2002	CSI: Miami	Greg Welch
2000	The Huntress	Quicky the Clown
1998	Will & Grace	Ian
1997	The View	Self
1997	The View	Self - Guest
1993	Diagnosis: Murder	Richard
1993	The X-Files	Tad O'Malley
1989	The Simpsons	Joel McHale (voice)
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest
1984	Almost Live!	Self / Various