Andrew Rannells: Girls? More Like 'Golden Girls'

The actor and Broadway star dishes on his HBO cast mates, but says the chatter on set is not as hip and sexy as you might think.
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[@greta6336]

IT TOOK ANDREW TWO SECONDS TO GET FROM THE DOOR TO THE STAGE WITH FIVE STRIDES I DONT KNOW WHY THAT STRESSES ME OUT SO MUCH

[@welcometofalsettolannddd2924]

sefire chaves HES JUST A TALL MAN

[@James-hr3yh]

Tall boi

[@mars2832]

He’s gay and tall it’s a double whammy

[@chloebutler8438]

he’s tall and gay it was inevitable

[@juniper_trees]

He's gay, it's to be expected lol

[@samanthadavis8868]

i thought the whole thing about him mentioning that hes from Omaha in every interview was a joke but holy shit i just watched like 5 interviews in a row and hes mentioned it in every single one

[@maddiep5963]

O m a h a is no joke

[@kade_the_frying_pan]

You're watching Andrew Rannells interviews after each other? Same

[@mexxer3603]

Can't believe he is 38... he looks like he is in his 20's.

[@katiecliff7622]

he's 38?!?!? WTF

[@sarahalaska4899]

wow! genes of a greek god i'll tell yuh

[@leonatumnus6455]

He looks like a 19 year old mormon who's only said the word fuck one time

[@cassidypfefferkorn8805]

I need his genes

[@madi1420]

honestly he looks like a twelve year old ken doll

[@thaliagrace4444]

wAit was this about that video of I Believe where he licks his lips like 30 times

[@inprogress7635]

17 times but yeah hahaha

[@katiesigner168]

At least we have an explanation now

[@lindsaysoroka9027]

Thalia Eyles yes!

[@hannah14sandquist]

He looks like a Disney Prince.

[@yourfavoritegames4971]

He’s the gay Disney prince we need

[@hamburgcowboy]

@@yourfavoritegames4971 oh we do?

[@yourfavoritegames4971]

@@hamburgcowboy we definitely do

[@stephaniekrutzler7895]

As he should 👑🤴

[@gonzaleznoely]

I love how Andrew always cringes when anyone mentions his time in Pokémon Live!

[@jamesmallone]

Curious how he feels about the many roles he played in the Pokemon cartoon, and other 4Kids shows. According to Wikipedia and IMDB he voiced one of the Street Sharks! :0

[@goodjobeli]

-he's voiced alexander hamilton before- what

[@yourfavoritegames4971]

jamesmallone the man played Mako Tsunami and Noah Kaiba, Rannells is great

[@catherineabrahams3691]

@@jamesmallone in his memoir, he mentions how he mainly did those jobs for the money as a struggling actor. He didn't really like pokemon live and found the pokemon show pretty stupid. He also didn't like the portrayal of gay people in the character of James and didn't enjoy playing it much

[@jamesmallone]

@@catherineabrahams3691 Sounds believable. He played Harley in the cartoon and Harley was very flamboyant as well.

[@ultramellow]

Andrew Rannells is charming AF.

[@TheScoobysteve]

Straight dude here. If sexuality is a spectrum, then those high notes in 'I Believe' slid me a little toward to Rannells side.

[@Dave-xr3rj]

you don't know till you try XD

[@chai01]

Smiley too lol

[@kade_the_frying_pan]

​@@TheScoobysteveAndrew Rannells is my favorite sexuality. Also, still straight? If so, I'm impressed

[@veggigoddess]

he's like the gay Ryan Reynolds. Super super boy next door All American but ridiculously handsome at the same time. It makes no sense.

[@mayam942]

that's because he's magic

[@goodjobeli]

Ryan Reynolds is Canadian and Andrew is from O M A H A N E B R A S K A

[@tthom2459]

Ryan R and Andrew R are my two fav talkshow guests. They are both so hilarious, yet real

[@Phelie315]

Why does this make so much sense? They both have a rather dirty sense of humour as well :D

[@charlye3358]

« the gay Ryan Reynolds » I have never seen anything more true

[@layniefae8535]

Aww, he's so adorable. He's going to be amazing opposite Christian in Falsettos.

[@Mazed_dazed]

4 years on and I can safely say he was amazing in falsettos, so was Christian and so was the whole cast

[@Ineffably_Obsessed]

it’s been seven years, he’s still perfect

[@bronaghmca]

Everyone's talking about Girls and The Book of Mormon! But I loved him in the New Normal! I was so upset when it got cancelled, it was so so funny and he was so great!!

[@justcalledkatie]

“oklahoma” andrew almost went into kill mode

[@renskedunnewold1995]

I have recently been obsessed with the Book of Mormon, and of course that comes with watching his Tony performance a couple of 100 times, and here he is chatting with Stephen Colbert about it. What is life even? I love it

[@monsterpuppy000]

I relate to this on an emotional level

[@ZehenMusic]

Renske Dunnewold link please!!

[@painbottomtext]

Renske Dunnewold this is literally what I did WhAT

[@DirtbikeGirlfriend]

5 years later and I'm currently in the throes of a Book Of Mormon obsession and the universe somehow brought me to your comment! I agree, what even is life? What a testament to the longevity of the show!

[@nicolesaveria2766]

wasn't he king george in Hamilton at some point

[@namegirl12]

yup

[@carlalussini]

Yeah, I think he was a temporal replacement (stand in?) for Jonathan Groff

[@allieschwarz8023]

+Carla Lussini Not a stand-in. Rannells joined the cast for a full month (Oct 27-Nov 29 2015), while Groff was filming the finale of "Looking" - I happened to see the November 5. The month-long run was planned in advance, so they printed Playbills listing him as King George; they didn't treat him like an understudy, because he wasn't one.

[@Clara-bj9wt]

He was in it for 5 weeks to fill in and he met Obama during that time

[@wolgercon]

This man is 38? Damn

[@QuixoteBadger]

Right?!

[@SanskarWagley]

Damn really?

[@151Sharon]

Holy crap really ... he loookkss goooodddd

[@wolgercon]

Yup, it's insane.

[@isabelsmith3775]

excuse me?

[@newname9730]

I have officially fallen in love with this guy

[@bareabopopera3091]

New Name tough luck, he’s already married to me. I’ve yet to tell him...

[@cards7750]

2 words: Omaha, Nebraska

[@pihla01]

I want him to be a regular on this show! He's so quick and funny, love it!

[@coasterfreakawesome]

I loooooooove Andrew Rannells, he's my favorite singer on Broadway at the moment, one of my favorite male singers ever.

[@cerysgibby7542]

ive just joined the cult a few months ago but im already deeply engaged

[@kade_the_frying_pan]

He's the most charming person ever

[@leonatumnus6455]

This man is 38 years old And gay Why do I still want to marry him

[@bareabopopera3091]

BECAUSE HE IS F*CKING ANDREW RANNELLS!!!

[@mattmclaren3067]

Sweetie just because HE'S gay doesn't mean YOU'RE blind.

[@JoyceGomesBR]

Because, look at him.

[@karlyjones8390]

Andrew Rannells is my favorite person on the face of the universe. Without. A. Doubt.

[@kade_the_frying_pan]

Same

[@da96103]

Andrew Rannells... life goals.

[@kade_the_frying_pan]

Same

[@unclel5769]

Perfection. Love him and HATE that I won't see any more "Elijah" after this season 😭 love him!

[@glenncross956]

He's like a toy figure from Team America come alive😄

[@anyal1987]

Glenn Cross Yeah Trey about fell over in his chair when he walked in cuz they had been searching for days for the perfect guy to play the role, but no one really fit. Then after a long day, this really Mormon looking guy walked in lol.

[@snc0023]

@@anyal1987 Days?? They workshopped the show for several years before they finally found Andrew

[@NewMessage]

He got fired from 'Pokemon Live' for excessively handling the poke-balls.

[@Bejunckt]

Stephen enjoyed so much doing this interview

[@tthom2459]

Colbrert is in awe of A Rannells. Check out every interview between the 2 of them. He's always all "goo goo eyes" with him . . . . . not in a weird way . . . just in a "we have so much in common" sorta way.

[@TamannaDas]

Everyone enjoys a lot in Andrew Rannells's company. He just has that effect on people.

[@inprogress7635]

The little smile he gives Stephen after 'what i want to be when i grow up' bit is the cutest

[@rancidprince3133]

Opening: Tony-winning- Me: Imma stop you right there.

[@adrianvaksdal]

Orlandoooooooooooo

[@TequilaMockingbird88]

Adrian Vaksdal Disneyyyy and Seaaaa World

[@MeeplandHeights]

Akilah Rhone and putt putt golfiiiiiiiing!

[@emileeacosta1945]

Adrian Vaksdal We are the army of the church of Jesus Christ! *OF LATTER DAY SAINTS*

[@bareabopopera3091]

Two by twoooo!! And today we go! Our pasts have been revealed so let’s start the show!

[@dasty3314]

6:30 he tries to mention Anthony being adorable and then he gets interrupted but he immediately starts talking about Anthony being an adorable 12 year old again when he gets the chance

[@Hylss]

I've binged the fuck out of Girls these past few weeks, it's not even funny how fast I've gone through these seasons and Andrew Rannells has been one of the highlights of Girls, no doubt. He's so great.

[@paisley4197]

6:40 his smile im melting

[@maddietillem6778]

"in front of TeNs of people." How had Andrew made me laugh out loud in every interview I've ever seen him do. He's hilarious

[@aaronkim8112]

He looks like he came out of a toy store.

[@anatomicalpuppet]

My favorite Ken Doll boy

[@lovefromlucyy]

Welcome to Warner Brothers eight floors of fun

[@cavaalli]

@@lovefromlucyy of stuff

[@kade_the_frying_pan]

He did

[@000walsh5]

Omg Andrew is so adorable he looks so cuddly and and and I want some HUGGOS

[@vannn]

I never got to see him perform Book of Mormon on Broadway (only on the Tony Awards) but I hope to catch him on Broadway soon. I liked him in The Intern, too.

[@abraxushellsing]

the dry mouth explains the 50+ mouth licks during the Tony performance of "I believe" XDDDD

[@TheMymlan]

GREAT interviews this episode! Applause! 👏

[@archimedesjericho6900]

Applesauce!

[@kade_the_frying_pan]

​@@archimedesjericho6900 Applesauce!

[@jillianwatson9728]

WHY IS ANDREWW SOOOO CUTTTEEEEE

[@SushantThapaliya]

*_To protect the world from devastation!_*

[@maaike9500]

unite the people within our nation

[@theMushuFriction]

To denounce the evils of truth and love!

[@jamesmallone]

To extend our reach to the stars above!

[@cguzmannn]

jesse

[@maaike9500]

james

[@kitty9710]

I love him! He looks like a Ken doll.

[@mathiashansen19]

I thought I was straight

[@mayam942]

ohmygod im laughing so hard

[@rosecouturelamp]

😂

[@lookhowlittleiamimalittleg8546]

me-

[@Anonymous_Guest]

Teehee I’m the 69th like

[@dannysimion]

Andrew works well when he's interviewed by Stephen as their humorous and banter goes back and forth. The golden girl references cracked me up!! LMAO. Glad he was part of Falsettos. Great broadway!!

[@bareabopopera3091]

6:41 I officially cannot handle this cuteness. It’s too much

[@sofiarosececilia]

ugh andrew is such a cutie i'm screaming

[@chai01]

He was so good on Falsettos. I wish I could have seen the revival in person, it's my favorite musical

[@roykeane8670]

What does the sign on an out-of-business brothel say?Beat it. We’re closed.

[@texivani]

Hah!

[@clintledbetter]

He is everything. Hilarious, talented, handsome.

[@roselidstone144]

I have watched the video of him singing at the Tony's a bunch of times and he spends the video licking his teeth and I always wondered if that was a character decision or if something else was going on...

[@oforlikelalune1506]

STEPHEN DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING OUT ANDREW'S PAST SINS LIKE THAT!!! 😂😂

[@Chlo255]

I love him with my entire heart

[@damienscullytoo]

He's very good looking damn

[@siennaschoales5103]

When Stephen introduced Andrew and said that he won a Tony I died a little inside...GIVE THIS MAN A FRICKING TONY.

[@crazyrunner26]

Omg that prom photo

[@jameshutton1094]

Digging his suit

[@151Sharon]

I love him so much. He is so good in girls

[@shmookins]

Very well interview. Kudos to the Colbert people.

[@13junc]

looks 27 talks like he's 50

[@boopydoopy1678]

cai yuanjun he's 38??

[@kawaiiikoalaaa4304]

@@boopydoopy1678 r/wooosh

[@boopydoopy1678]

@@kawaiiikoalaaa4304 it's not a woosh. Do you even go on the sub

[@saldabri123]

if Seth MacFarlane was a Keebler elf

[@kathleendufault7071]

He looks great and he's talented too!

[@imtoto813]

this man is so adorable and I can't believe it

[@sammyytaccount5515]

You're from Oklahoma.... wow this guy has a lot to learn

[@sarahwulf4545]

wait omg andrew grew up in omaha and went to an all boys catholic high school. did he go to creighton prep??

[@snc0023]

yes :(

[@JocaIdrone]

he speaks like a dude from the 50s

[@JocaIdrone]

+mostly negative mostly negative (':

[@painbottomtext]

. I think that comes with being gay XD

[@aldown]

damm, the dude is 38. What do gays do to appear so young? Any gay dudes in here that wanna share the secret?

[@mangorumble2114]

semen

[@paultomlinson2695]

its sea man.

[@JavierPerez-cx4jw]

aldown Caring about your opinion always helps.

[@giulia5634]

HIS LAUGH OMG

[@gwenparrish3766]

I was smiling this whole time😁 i love Andrew ❤️

[@ramalamadingdong7576]

He’s so talented and omg gorgeous.

[@JeremyBelpoisX]

5:10 I think we would all like to forget that. And I'm the hardest hardcore Pokemon fan here.

[@ersimn]

He's so great

[@jessyd92020]

Omg! I saw Pokemon live! That's so funny.

[@ilahlundgren]

1:44 I really wanna make that my screensaver 🤣

[@artyzara1799]

Stephen said that he was a Tony winner... We all wish that Stephen

[@alphagan947]

Why do people say he looks younger than his age? What's 38 supposed to look like? If you're already a good looking person and you take care of yourself then your looks are not gonna change dramatically from your 20s to your 30s.

[@snc0023]

Tbh though, he doesn't take care of himself. He just got lucky.

[@hannahhamiltrash6455]

This is the most epic interview

[@mechajay3358]

Didn't he voices Archie Andrews from the Archie's Weird Mysteries?

[@Jenbrinkerjackson]

He reminds me so much of my friend who i was inseperable from a few years ago. He was constantly hilarious. SO charming. Before he went back to new york, he came to my wedding and he was the life of the party with my new mormon in-laws. They loved him. All of them. He told all of them he slept with me (True). I still miss him, but life has fewer hangovers and unaccounted for loss of cash on hand in the morning. Im told we had some awesome fun times.

[@rainbowbgood]

Aww so sweet. Good luck to him fending off all the propositions. These people are too much! Lol.

[@freepotatoez1189]

And here Stephen Colbert was saying The Book of Mormon and Girls were dirty shows Andrew was in. Big Mouth blows those two out of the water😂

[@sad_depressed_weeb4996]

He's joke were on point...Hilarious

[@quinnbenz987]

i love how stephen said andrew has a tony

[@juicebox7048]

Andrew Rannells is the reason I am alive

[@elizabethlowe15]

We all know pokemon live is the one thing no actor involved wants to relive and we can't blame them.

[@katiesigner168]

I was eating pretzels and literally spit them out when Stephen brought out the Pokemon live picture

[@abee2557]

Finally, the lip licking mystery is solved

[@snc0023]

mystery ?? some people really cant imagine why a singer might need to lick their lips during a song ?

[@AdamPFarnsworth]

That kid is adorable!

[@barrivia]

Andrew is the best.

[@katiee4396]

Andrew is delightful…he just has a sweet spirit

[@connell8]

OMG - he looked like Buzz from Home Alone when he was in high school - AHHHH

[@jrwxtx]

Killer suit!!!

[@laurenjcoates]

That intro music was so groovy

[@gabriellastauffer]

theatre dry mouth is real and prevalent 😤

[@sadem1045]

Now Stephen Colbert does that teeth thing all the time

[@01MIA09]

is he the guy from how I met your mother?

[@TheIreneFly]

Yes, the douchey singer, don't remember his name

[@01MIA09]

I think it was Darren. I remember those crazy eyes he give when he was ruining a friendship :D

[@MrGoldenhigh]

they bleeped god in god damn... O:

[@GANONdork123]

I wonder if he remembers doing voice work for Shadow the Hedgehog.

[@bareabopopera3091]

Ganondork he mentions it in some of his other interviews

[@dhianfirstiana]

did Stephen make a FSOG reference when he said Mrs. Robinson?

[@_wtf]

Totally Gay and loving every inch :')

[@bareabopopera3091]

Christian Sch SIX inches FORward and FIVE inches BACK, I’ve gotta, I’ve got an aNgRy InCh

[@ruby7226]

HOW DID HE NOT KNOW ABOUT OMAHA NEBRASKA

[@kl-1447]

They accidently predicted him being in The Prom

[@nyranger424]

He’ll look the same when he’s 95 years old