Now that Barney and Robin are out of the bag, it's time for the Emmy-nominated How I Met Your Mother (premieres Monday, 8/7c, CBS) to have even more fun this season. "We've kicked the door open on them together — I guess you can say together — and the floodgates of hilarious stories have opened up because there's nothing funnier than two people who are just terrible at being in relationships trying to be in a relationship," creator Carter Bays tells TVGuide.com. Of course, Barney and Robin aren't the only ones with plot turns as Ted starts a teaching gig at Columbia University, where he will meet his future wife. Bays tells us what's in store for everyone and why it would be an "outrage" if Neil Patrick Harris doesn't win an Emmy on Sunday.
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Not since Bart Simpson revealed his doodle last summer has a cast been asked so many questions about full frontal nudity The ensemble behind Forgetting Sarah Marshall was barraged with inquiries about Jason Segels bare breakup at the Hollywood premiere of his movie At one point there was a nylon sock involved says costar Kristen Bell who dumps Segels character while hes in the nude I tell you that draws more attention to it than you really need there so we said Ditch the sock lets just pretend youre not naked Segel admits that the nudity was his idea and that he discovered its not easy being a guy in this case One of the great things about female nudity is that at least they have the comfort of knowing that men have all different kinds of preferences Theres not that many women out there who like small penises but I think I came out all right Lets see if I ever get a date Segel getting a date may have less to do with his choice or lack of attire and
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My Name Is Earls Jaime Pressly has been added to the cast of the DreamWorks comedy I Love You Man which stars Paul Rudd and How I Met Your Mothers Jason SegelAccording to the Hollywood Reporter Presslys character is the best friend of Rashida JonesThe Office Unhitched who plays Rudds fiance When Rudd realizes he has no friends to be groomsmen in his wedding he starts going on man-dates to find his best man eventually choosing SegelJohn Hamburg Along Came Polly is writing and directing the flick which should begin shooting this spring Adam Bryant
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The cast of How I Met Your Mother put the "work hard, play hard" philosophy into action Thursday night as they celebrated the premiere of their spring season and St. Patrick's Day at the Palihouse Hotel in West Hollywood. Stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders and Bob Saget wrapped up a milestone week of filming with pop diva Britney Spears and turned out in their red carpet finery ready to par-tay. Jameson Irish Whiskey cocktails flowed, Irish-themed hors d'oeuvres (including mini corned-beef-and-cabbage tarts, whiskey wings, and mini shepherd's pies) were passed around, and Segel dished about Brit-Brit's acting chops. "She has really good comedic timing," he said. "Her improvs were really good. She was into it and very funny." Segel also discussed his moonlighting as a big-time Hollywood writer when he's not working on HIMYM. "I'm writing the script to the next Muppet movie," he said. "The fact that I have been sitting in front of my computer ...
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Getting Knocked Up was clearly not enough for Judd Apatow and How I Met Your Mother's Jason Segel. The pair's now teaming up for yet another comedy: Five-Year Engagement, which follows the relationship between Segel's character and his fiancée for... yes, five years. According to Variety, the flick promises to be a couples' comedy, with a raw humor that Apatow fans can likely anticipate already. Writer-director Nick Stoller explains, "It's definitely an extension of our desire to explore the depth of human misery."But before the Engagement we'll see another Stoller-Segel collabo, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which also stars Kristen Bell. Stoller describes Engagement by comparison, saying, "If Sarah Marshall and Jason's character had stayed together, this might be the sequel." — Anna Dimond
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