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A Husker

I really don't think Joel played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 1991? Have you seen the guy? I think someone needs to check the accuracy of that info. 70.124.83.192 04:23, 10 July 2007 (UTC)Dave[reply]

sorry Husker he did play..he was on the practice squad..but i bet its still more then you ever did..and he has a championship ring —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.255.46.89 (talk) 21:12, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not a Husker - a Husky, as in U of Washington Docwu (talk) 21:18, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

obviosly if you did your research you would have known he couldn't have had a ring with the huskers in 1991 and he went to the uw —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.19.156.155 (talk) 07:50, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

yeah, you should do your research before making any posts on a topic RBE — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.30.95.23 (talk) 03:27, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Daily Show

I heard a rumor that said that when Jon Stewart leaves The Daily Show Joel would become the person to replace him. Is this true?User:Alfredosolis

Have they said anything about Jon Stewart leaving? I know he's on through 2008 and i don't see any reason why Comedy Central would want to leave him and I don't know where he would go except taking Conan's spot in 2009 but I don't know if that is an optimum choice for him.--Twintone 21:09, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Picture

Why not use the one from The Soup? I would put it there, but idk how. 67.82.239.20 23:32, 17 September 2007 (UTC) Edited per WP:TALK and WP:BLP. Killiondude (talk) 09:05, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Born?

Article says Rome Italy but infobox says Seattle. Which is it? - eo (talk) 02:25, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, it says he was born in Rome, but why was he? Military family, missionary, athletic? I would have liked to see why he was born there, now that I saw that he was. I personally know that these things are fairly common, so I don't mean to seem narrow-minded, just curious. ABart26 (talk) 09:26, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article also states that he is of Nordic descent, I assume this is supposed to be Norwegian or perhaps Scandinavian, unless we have been transported to 1930s Germany and 'Nordic' is again a racial category. Anyway anyone who has more specific information please add it.99.29.184.72 (talk) 00:34, 17 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Semi Protection

I have semi protected the article, because of the inappropriate material added by (presumably) one person editing from IP addresses. Please note that all personal information should be sourced to reliable sources, and blogs, house listing sites, and IMDB are not reliable sources. Moreover, WP:BLP means we must be sensitive the relevance of personal information we provide. What is relevant is that McHale is married and has two children. What we don't need to do is provide explicit personal or identifying information of McHale's family.

If you don't have an account and wish to add something to this page, feel free to note it here and an established editor will add it to the article. Thanks. Rockpocket 20:54, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article has been unprotected again. Rockpocket 07:30, 17 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Height

Anyone know how tall he is? There's a huge height disparity between him and the occasional real-life guest. Just curious whether he's a giant, or his guests are midgets, or whether perhaps it's a camera trick. Cantras (talk) 02:50, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't a forum for discussing McHale. You might want to read his IMDb bio. — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 03:08, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Theta Chi

People keep removing the Theta Chi information from this article. Just because you don't like something doesn't mean that it should be removed. Here's the exact quote from the source:

Joel McHale: ...and the other thing it says on my Wikipedia page is that I was in the Theta Chi fraternity. Yes I was, but -- for three horrible months of my life, and I couldn't stand it.

So stop removing it. It's a direct quote. — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 17:58, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Soup

The end of that subheading should be revised to be less subjective. Or at least quote someone who thinks he's subversive and has killer off-kilter material. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.63.132.239 (talk) 03:59, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Atheism

Got an email from Hale asking him if he was an atheist, he answered yes, you can verify this information but i do have the email itself, will post it if needed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.222.198.183 (talk • contribs) 23:02, October 24, 2009

How on earth could we 100% believe your email to be true? You could easily have forged it. Île_flottante~Floating island ^Talk 23:05, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that was pretty much exactly what I was going to say. — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 23:51, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This section needs a rewrite

It reads like a fifth grader's biography report on someone famous. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.117.222.238 (talk) 03:58, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Italian American

If he was born in Italy shouldn't his page say "is an Italian-American comedian and actor" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.117.240.158 (talk) 22:14, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Uhm, why? Just because he was born in Italy doesn't make him Italian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.79.2.203 (talk) 06:53, 22 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jewish/Irish/Nordic

I removed the mention of him being Jewish from the article - he states here that he was raised Catholic, and his mother mentions here that the family is Catholic. I suppose he could have converted, but what exactly does the Yedioth Ahronoth source state? Knowing that would help clear this up. I also removed the statement that he is of "Irish and Nordic descent". The cited source didn't mention either (and "Nordic" isn't a country...) All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 19:50, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up. — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 20:04, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hadas Bashan had an interview with McHale and she wrote: "McHale is Jewish (he's never been in Israel), and was born in Rome, Italy to a family of Irish descent". Edenc1 • Talk 18:59, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I mean.. if we have an interview of him saying he was raised Catholic, so... — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 19:14, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's possible that he converted to Judaism (if, say, his wife is Jewish). But I think we should wait for some kind of definitive source to explain this. It's all very fuzzy now. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 04:46, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joel's sarcastic comment about Wikipedia and his 'convesion' to Judiasm on Kevin and Bean April 29 2010 makes it even more dubious that he's Jewish. tedder (talk) 17:01, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joel Mchale is an Italian American

Joel McHale is an Italian American standup comedian and he was born in Italy so it should say hes Italian American.Danny 80y (talk) 12:52, 17 April 2012 (UTC) Danny 80y[reply]

I've edited his header to say "Italian-born American". If anyone opposes it, please discuss about it here. --31Julho1985 (talk) 19:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

MikeWazowski has reverted my edition. I feel obligated to say that I've added "Italian-born" because Joel McHale was born in Italy, so even if he's not an Italian citizen, he was born there and therefore, it should be mentioned. If MikeWazowski opposes it, he should discuss it here instead of just reverting. --31Julho1985 (talk) 20:17, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WP:OPENPARAGRAPH. Quoting: "Similarly, previous nationalities or the country of birth should not be mentioned in the opening sentence unless they are relevant to the subject's notability." And no, he is not Italian American. Nymf _hideliho! 20:53, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't want to cause a long discussion here, but how would you know if the fact that he was born in Italy is relevant or not to the Joel McHale's notability? It's completely subjective. It seems to me that you're trying to force your opinion here. --31Julho1985 (talk) 21:03, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why would I be forcing my opinion? It is the guidelines - as simple as that! If it is relevant to his notability, why is it only mentioned once in the article? And since you are the one trying to add it, the burden is on you to prove that it is relevant. C'est la vie. Nymf _hideliho! 21:30, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"why is it only mentioned once in the article?", sound like you're insinuating that Wikipedia is written by scholars and that every article is perfect, especially because notability is subjective to each contributor here and therefore, the fact that it is only mentioned once in the article is irrelevant. Also, it's pretentious to use a French phrase when you could simply write it in English, "This is just the way life is" is a perfectly fine example. Anyway, I don't to discuss any longer, but it seems to me that we should start a voting to decide whether "Italian-born" should be included in the header.--31Julho1985 (talk) 21:48, 23 April 2012 (UTC).[reply]

As I indicated in my initial edit summary, "Italian American" is inaccurate, as McHale was never an Italian citizen. His parents were working abroad, but he was still an American citizen. "Italian-born" offers the same connotations, and should also be removed. MikeWazowski (talk) 23:05, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've spotted this many years later, and I agree he isn't Italian-American, and the fact that he was born in Italy should not be in the lede because he is not notable for that in any way. It is just a piece of trivia about his early life. Ashmoo (talk) 11:47, 11 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Updated Hosting

Updated Hosting w/ his new podcast w/ former co-star Kim Jeong — Preceding unsigned comment added by 0g0m019940 (talk • contribs) 00:07, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Appearances in other media

Joel was spotted acting in the Funny or Die video Katy Perry votes naked (don’t ask why). He’s is seen at 1:24 in the video Video on YouTube Jerry Steinfield (talk) 07:19, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]