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12:00 pm - 08/25/2011

Ken Marino talks Party Down cast on Children's Hospital


Party time! The cast of Party Down makes a special appearance on tonight’sChildrens Hospital (Adult Swim, 12 a.m. ET). Lizzy Caplan, Martin Starr, and Ryan Hansen — along with Ken Marino and Megan Mullally, who already star in Hospital, show up to cater Dr. Glenn Richie’s (Marino) later-in-life Bar Mitzvah.


“I couldn’t believe all the Party Down actors showed up!” Marino marvels to EW over the phone. “I love the guy who plays Ron. He came in. He was kind of a d—, actually, in real life.”



Getting the gang together was awesome, but bittersweet, Marino says. Starz canceled the underrated and woefully under-viewed Party Down after two hilarious seasons. “We had so much fun doing that little scene,” Marino says of tongiht’s Hospital cameo. “And then we were like, goddammit, why is this show not happening anymore?” Another huge disappointment: Marino’s hair. “We had to try to fake my Ron Donald haircut because I had my Glenn Richie haircut,” he says. “It was too long and looked a little ridiculous.”


As for a possible Party Down movie — which Marino called “a go” during the Childrens Hospital panel at July’s Comic-Con — things are looking good. “They’re moving in the right direction,” Marino says. “Nothing’s ‘a go.’ I don’t even know what ‘a go’ is. But I will say this: It looks positive, and it it happens, I’d be thrilled. I know everybody in the cast would too.”

In the meantime, wouldn’t it be great if Ron Donald just opened that Soup R’ Crackers he’s always dreamed of… adjacent to or even inside Childrens Hospital? “You’re blowing my mind,” Marino says. “I’ll pitch it.”


http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/08/25/party-down-childrens-hospital-ken-marino/

devolute 26th-Aug-2011 01:08 am (UTC)
late to this post but i agree with everything in this comment
ljubavirakija 25th-Aug-2011 07:08 pm (UTC)
I miss this flawless show!
lizren697 25th-Aug-2011 07:12 pm (UTC)
I just finished watching all of Dawson's Creek, and I could not take Professor Wilder seriously as "hot" or even as a professor simply because I watched two episodes of this show and Ken Marino is ridiculous.

He also played an evil guy Cordelia met in a bar on Angel, and I lol'd at that when I watched it this summer, too.
missthing19 25th-Aug-2011 07:12 pm (UTC)
Excuse you, Ken Marino IS hot.
lizren697 25th-Aug-2011 07:16 pm (UTC)
If I had seen him as Professor Wilder before I saw him on Party Down, I would have totally agreed.
juteux 25th-Aug-2011 07:15 pm (UTC)
Ohhhh my god, did he play the professor Joey was in love with?? Wow.
lizren697 25th-Aug-2011 07:17 pm (UTC)
Yes. I hated that storyline in the first place, but it just made it funny that it was him.
fromahippie 26th-Aug-2011 12:38 am (UTC)
omg I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THAT

mindblown not gonna lie
au_chante 25th-Aug-2011 09:34 pm (UTC)
Haha on Angel I still don't understand why she went for him. He is sooo the opposite of a Cordelia guy. Oh well, she did date Xander I guess.
daijouboo 25th-Aug-2011 07:16 pm (UTC)
Yeah, you need to watch that show immediately.
devolute 26th-Aug-2011 01:09 am (UTC)
childrens hospital is fucking nuts but it's great. but just realize there's no plot and it's just a bunch of jokes. i also recommend ntsf:sd:suv:: although i didn't like the first episode.

and party down >>>>>> most shows
juteux 25th-Aug-2011 07:14 pm (UTC)
The all you can eat salad place?
kingsmere 25th-Aug-2011 07:16 pm (UTC)
Vinnie!
absolute_fury 25th-Aug-2011 07:16 pm (UTC)
I SAID DON'T SERVE THEM TWO JIGGERS
absolute_fury 25th-Aug-2011 07:20 pm (UTC)
I may even stay up past my bedtime to watch "Childrens Hospital" live instead of letting it fester on the DVR with "Wilfred"
josh_the_k 25th-Aug-2011 07:45 pm (UTC)
"Childrens Hospital" is the best show on TV right now. This season, with all the experimental episodes, has been brilliant.
devolute 26th-Aug-2011 01:10 am (UTC)
iawtc but the play episode was dumb as fuck imo
idreaminargyle 25th-Aug-2011 07:56 pm (UTC)
I've only seen about two eps and I can't get into it

but I'm gunna try to watch tonight, if only for the Party Down ppl
klmnumbers 25th-Aug-2011 08:13 pm (UTC)
astrid_lane 25th-Aug-2011 08:18 pm (UTC)
Awww Vinnie Van Lowe
certainswagger 25th-Aug-2011 11:58 pm (UTC)
Ver-on-i-ca Mars, I'm watchin' you!
riot_cabaret 26th-Aug-2011 10:26 pm (UTC)
I still sing that whenever I hear Private Eyes.
ben_superdetka 25th-Aug-2011 08:28 pm (UTC)
Party Down is so flawless. and i just LOVE that F&G vibe it gives
my only complaint is that they didn't make Jennifer Coolidge a regular. the two eps with her are my favorite. she fit so well, i wonder why they got rid of her

lusushi 25th-Aug-2011 10:32 pm (UTC)
To me she seemed basically the same character and Jane Lynch. I liked her but I'm glad they replaced her as Megan Mullally is flawless
zulkey 25th-Aug-2011 08:43 pm (UTC)
Party Down, not Will and Grace, was what made me realize the genius of Megan Mulally. And she kills me on Children's Hospital.
musicnextdoor 25th-Aug-2011 09:24 pm (UTC)
“I couldn’t believe all the Party Down actors showed up!”

Oh, so if I look for Adam Scott, I will not be disappointed?
devolute 26th-Aug-2011 01:11 am (UTC)
no you will be but he's been on it before
theconsortiumxf 25th-Aug-2011 10:01 pm (UTC)
Is that the neighbor guy from American Beauty?
syzygy09 25th-Aug-2011 10:44 pm (UTC)
Nope.
theconsortiumxf 25th-Aug-2011 10:44 pm (UTC)
well shit, they could be twins
certainswagger 25th-Aug-2011 11:58 pm (UTC)
...what? who are you talking about?
theconsortiumxf 26th-Aug-2011 12:03 am (UTC)
Wes Bentley
fantasialopez 25th-Aug-2011 10:03 pm (UTC)
Ken Marino was so hot when he was on The State. I had a weird dream that included most of the cast of The State and I vividly remember getting to make out with Ken Marino and Robert Ben Garant.
ellie_andrews 25th-Aug-2011 10:08 pm (UTC)
I rooted for his Party Down character so much, bless his heart. He tried so hard! <3
syzygy09 25th-Aug-2011 11:51 pm (UTC)
Same here.

I need the Party Down movie to happen just so I can make sure that Ron Donald is doing okay.
ty_slilreject 25th-Aug-2011 10:27 pm (UTC)
I finally watched both seasons of Party Down this past summer; I loved it so much. :D
marmar627 25th-Aug-2011 11:19 pm (UTC)
Ugh, I always forget about the Adult Swim Thursdays (and Louie on Thursdays ... yet I always remember NBC, even during rerun time!) :(

I just always loved that his name was Ronald Donald. God, I miss that show ... Target has both DVDs for $15 and it was my birthday gift to myself, well spent.
fromahippie 26th-Aug-2011 12:39 am (UTC)
ARE WE HAVING FUN YET

party down was a cool show but a bit overhyped
THERE I SAID IT
listenlouder 26th-Aug-2011 01:42 am (UTC)
ita i liked it but it was not nearly was flawless as people claim.
listenlouder 26th-Aug-2011 01:45 am (UTC)
i haven't see 2x10 of party down yet, i can't find it anywhere, every download is 1x10 ughh
tamburlaine 26th-Aug-2011 01:55 am (UTC)
Fuck the format of adultswim.com. I can't watch the episodes THE WAY I WANT GOD DAMMIT.
hedgerowbustle 26th-Aug-2011 02:06 am (UTC)
I watched Party Down for the first time last week. It was a pretty good show. I don't know where the heck I was when it was originally on.

And I don't know how Martin Starr isn't a huge star. He's amazing.
critical_jim 26th-Aug-2011 03:04 am (UTC)
mmm... i think perhaps adam scott's hair looked best on party down.
anemoneoflight 26th-Aug-2011 06:41 am (UTC)
CAN'T WAIT. Tonight is such a good night for comedy.
riot_cabaret 26th-Aug-2011 10:28 pm (UTC)
I've always heard he's from a neighboring town on Long Island. I would be so proud of my hometown if that were true. Especially if that meant, that my chances for fangirling him were more likely.

Seriously? Party Down, WHAS, & Veronica Mars? Fantastic.
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