# Is the guy in the BK ads the host of E's "The Soup"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170 "2005-07-19T18:01:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/1 "2005-07-19T18:01:21Z")
You know the boss guy in the Burger King commercials that are kind of a spoof of _The Office_ . I think in the recent one he gives his workers the game peices from their value meals as bonuses. I swear he is the same guy who hosts _The Soup_ on E. (I liked it better when they called it Talk Soup, but I digress.) I need proof he is the same guy to win an argument and I can’t find a cite. You guys think I am right? ---
**Author:** ![rorty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@rorty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rorty)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/2 "2005-07-19T18:13:26Z")
You are correct. Google “Joel McHale” and “Burger King” for all the proof you need. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/3 "2005-07-19T18:13:41Z")
Yep, it is the same guy. I love [him](http://www.eonline.com/On/People/jmchale_pic.html). ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/4 "2005-07-19T18:46:59Z")
Bingo! Thanks guys. I must have been spelling his name wrong… ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/5 "2005-07-20T01:46:55Z")
> [@«Ðëëp¤F®ïêd»™](#): > > (I liked it better when they called it Talk Soup, but I digress.) Not enough true “talk” shows left. I’m just glad its’ back. There was a huge hole in my existence without “Soup.” Seriously. He’s the Burger King guy? Who knew? ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/6 "2005-07-20T04:50:21Z")
Just to chime in I loved Talk Soup. Wondered where the hell it went. I then see “The Soup” and Im like E! is trying to cash in on VH1s clip show market. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/7 "2005-07-20T12:41:07Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Just to chime in > > I loved Talk Soup. Wondered where the hell it went. > > I then see “The Soup” and Im like E! is trying to cash in on VH1s clip show market. “The Soup” is way better. When I watch “Best Week Ever” I hear crickets after most of the comments. Joel McHale has great delivery, not like some of the assclowns on BWE. Some of them always seem like they’re throwing jokes at the wall to see what sticks. Others are trying _too_ hard and it just falls flat. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/8 "2005-07-20T14:56:01Z")
On the topic, the BK ad with the guy licking ketchup off the Jessica Alba cutout is just gross. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/9 "2005-07-20T18:35:12Z")
I first fell in love with Joel when he was Hutch, “The Asshole”, on Joe Schmoe. That’s a funny little dude! ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/10 "2005-07-20T21:37:43Z")
> [@singular1](#): > > I first fell in love with Joel when he was Hutch, “The Asshole”, on Joe Schmoe. That’s a funny little dude! Nope, wrong [guy.](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395196/) ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/11 "2005-07-21T12:30:49Z")
Wow! Color me surprised - I woulda sworn that was the same guy! I still love them both, though. Thanks for the info, **Nutty Bunny**. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/12 "2005-07-21T13:52:07Z")
I used to see Joel McHale about 10 years ago on a Seattle sketch-comedy show called _Almost Live_ (which also launched the career of Bill Nye), and I thought he was the weakest performer on the show. (To be fair, he joined near the end of the show’s run, when it was a bit past its peak.) But based on the praise in this thread, if I ever run across _The Soup_, I’ll check it out. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-guy-in-the-bk-ads-the-host-of-es-the-soup/313170/13 "2005-07-21T17:06:24Z")
> [@singular1](#): > > Wow! Color me surprised - I woulda sworn that was the same guy! > I still love them both, though. Thanks for the info, **Nutty Bunny**. (Off topic for a moment)When I was looking up who played “The Hutch” on Joe Schmoe, I found out that he played Patrick on Six Feet Under. Color _ME_ surprised. That led me to look up the acting history of the other JS actors. None of them, aside from Jonathan Torrens from the second season and the older guy from the first season, have much other acting under their belts. Now back to the Joel love.