Sean Hayes, who plays Jack on Will & Grace, was on Ellen’s show yesterday, and their conversation about their careers quickly devolved into a competition.
Sean made a shady comment about Ellen’s interviewing skills, and when she asked how long he has been acting in Will & Grace, he responded, “Longer than 15” years. Ellen got her talk show 15 years ago.
Ellen then specified that she meant how long he was on Will & Grace “before you all got canceled.”
“I think it was longer than your sitcom,” Sean said, referring to Ellen’s 90’s sitcom that was canceled shortly after she came out.
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“Oh yeah, that’s right, I had to come out first for you all to do that sitcom,” Ellen responded.
The two cracked up over their “Battle of the Gays.”