Susan Blackwell and "Smash"'s Christian Borle Take a Geek Field Trip to the Comic Book Store

In Susan Blackwell's latest "Side by Side" shenanigans, Tony winner and "Smash" star Christian Borle dishes about life as a comic book geek, staying off social media and why he's dreaming about Daniel Day-Lewis.

[@frostedjosieos3193]

I just can't believe that someone came up to him after SPAMALOT where he played HERBERT and said yes I want you as EMMETT in Legally Blonde.

[@welcometofalsettolannddd2924]

AHAHHA

[@Candibs.]

STOP I WILL WHEEZE ITS LATE

[@oliviag.4255]

Never has a human being ever been as perfect and precious as Christian Borle

[@emmavanemma5098]

Liv G Um no. Andrew Rannells

[@welcometofalsettolannddd2924]

please dont compare people, ugh thats so rude.

[@Sunnyy3D]

Emma Van Emma They are equally as precious and perfect!

[@simonabellaforgione]

Shake Whizzer Price Back To Life agreed

[@rkkeangmailcom]

This still tracks 6 years later.

[@llbgirl84]

His reaction to abi's name is the best thing

[@feralnerd5]

Oh also: in *whose* opinion, exactly, is Christian Borle not handsome? Because it sure ain't mine.

[@makimfkmfkmkf6669]

I've already watched three time this week!! I love Him!!!

[@SoICanComment163]

Well if I ever make my way to New York, I know where I will be staking out to find a Broadway star!

[@Michaell922]

the legally blonde story was sooo funny ahaha what he is so handsome

[@SuperCarly64]

7:00 I'm dying. I am. dying. Best visual mess-up ever.

[@ConanThreepwood]

7:00

[@ProdigiousHdawg]

"NOT HANDSOME"?!?!?!! WHAT??!!!! Well that's just simply not so.

[@stephpiano2908]

"Here's what you need to know about shopping for nerds: If they want it they have it already" THIS THIS THIS (Or alternatively we're too broke to buy all the merch we want/need, so in that case please ask us first)

[@opheliaismyname9180]

Exactly

[@missabowbissa]

HE MENTIONED DOCTOR WHO AT THE END! I'm done, I'm done why is he not my best friend!!!!!!!!

[@MeganKate]

Why are they so close the whole time? Why is this whole thing so sensual? Okay...I think I'm just jealous. Christian Borle. :) *sigh*

[@CassDM]

They are waaaaay too close together the whole interview.....I like it....

[@BottleConcreteBlond]

I love the way he pronouces Batman and Spiderman.

[@avidasn]

NOT HANDSOME ENOUGH? WHAT WHY. christian is so 👌🏾💯!

[@brookesun8248]

OML HE SAID DOCTOR WHO!!!!!!!

[@gamesport88]

GOD! Why am I never in the city on Wednesdays?! I wanna meet Christian so bad!!

[@benlutostanski7755]

My school band is going to New York in May, and we're going from a Thursday to a Sunday and I'm super pissed that I won't be able to meet this beautiful man.

[@sometimesitbelikethatallth7234]

but the real question is if he like Marvel or DC better

[@faustinesembler2093]

The painstaking outrigger usually flood because voice whitely concentrate pace a hypnotic jasmine. standing, female fertile xylophone

[@heatherkwafo9375]

batm'n, spiderm'n, superm'n

[@maevemorrissey7175]

I am so beyond in love with Christian Borle.

[@mirabisesi1946]

Wow he has hair

[@user-oq6ol5fi2w]

Mira Bisesi he an E G G now

[@blainevanity6]

"He's not handsome enough"?????? I think we all fell in love with him because of Legally Blonde

[@Sunnyy3D]

I first found him in Falsettos, then I did my thing found everything that him and Andrew Rannells was in, and found Something Rotten!. And then I found Legally Blonde.

[@musicalmango5527]

Shake Whizzer Price Back To Life I’m obsessed with Christian Borle too haha. It all started when I went to watch a something rotten slime tutorial, then saw comments about him in Falsettos. Then I watched Falsettos and Legally Blonde and have 100% fallen in love with him.

[@Olive-fo2pp]

Exactly how my christian borle obsession started

[@fruityeel]

the fact that he says man like "min" is oddly endearing??

[@maddymuffins]

AmeliaPanics i feel this

[@flannerymonaghan-morrs4740]

It's a cute midwestern accent...I think it's Iowa? Dunno.......

[@katieaberegg1982]

Flannery Monaghan-Morrs he's from Pennsylvania so idk

[@musicalmango5527]

Flannery Monaghan-Morrs was that a smash reference haha

[@hahaha-no123]

well i think it's safe to say that now we know where to find christian on wednesdays.

[@TheSongwritingCat]

One of the biggest letdowns of season one of Smash was that they didn't let Christian sing nearly enough.

[@jesse5492]

do you think anybody goes to that comic book shop every wednesday just to meet christian borle

[@TamannaDas]

If I lived in NYC, I'd consider doing it too 😂

[@Sunnyy3D]

I was like, why would you say that? People are going to go on Wednesdays just to meet him. And then they can go every Wednesday and possibly become his friend or something that would be in a fan fiction.

[@savyhusslein8457]

@@Sunnyy3D does he still go? Cuz it's worth the ten hour drive for me 😂

[@Sunnyy3D]

Art With Savy No Clue! I haven’t been to northern US, let alone NY. But it’d be nice, maybe one day I could meet him

[@Sunnyy3D]

Art With Savy But Id try lol

[@pearljoslyn9947]

Guess my bi-weekly midtown comics trips are about to move to weds.

[@fawnarella]

he's so soft spoken in this interview 🥺

[@sofietedesco4729]

It's been six years since this video came out. I JUST found out that they used my question in his interview... be still my heart

[@TamannaDas]

Omg! Lucky!

[@cierranoel7173]

I cried looking at him he's a beautiful boy

[@beachX3baby2500]

OMG HES SUCH A NERD ITS ADORABLE

[@shiramenachem1053]

I was 6 years old when this video came out. It's 2am. I love Christian Borle.

[@yoursjuli]

i genuinely have so much love in my heart for christian borle it's honestly kinda gross

[@kaitlyncarroll3314]

I also swooned when they said Jeremy Jordan

[@haydenroth5892]

Watch how many Christian fans show up there on Wednesday

[@Candibs.]

8:58 the start of Christian’s villain arc at the end of Something Rotten as he exits stage and does it to Rob McClure 😭

[@honeybuggood]

there is so many vibes that i get from christian and i really appreciate it honestly

[@Olive-fo2pp]

I've been watching a lot of susan blackwell lately and too be honest I've just been watching how these actors react with her gross licking. And I kind of expected that Christian Borle would be the type of person who cannot hide the disgust (like i would)

[@Slapmybabushka]

Christian Borle could talk nerdy to me all day every day!

[@alexs.3383]

I wonder if he still goes to the comic store every Wednesday

[@user-oq6ol5fi2w]

Alex S. He has said in later interviews he still tries to 😁😁

[@bellacollier845]

His laugh at 7:16 is so precious 🥺

[@whatdoyousuppose]

yaaaaaas he's a Whovian!

[@asolomone]

"Batmun" "Spidermun" "Xmun"

[@evagray4405]

Ahaha jeremy Jordan's not playing the piano. At all. Lol I know too much about him

[@temihorowitz8308]

Christian Borle and Megan were wonderful in "Smash" I was so angry when they took Smash off TV. The dreadful stuff they have on makes me want to UpChuck ! I really Wish that Hallmark or Lifetime or any cable station would have picked it up.

[@sarahvillegas5500]

I love that she keeps making fun of the way he says "spidermin"

[@frazzyblue1384]

7:11 he was so offended by how Abi was spelt 😂

[@Nopeitynope]

keep rewatching purely for the "abi" shock

[@Mr11ESSE111]

Susan Blackwell and "Smash"'s Christian Borle Take a Greek Field Trip to the Comic Book Store

[@musicalmango5527]

Who disliked this, I just wanna talk

[@Zoe-bd7ur]

Feild trip this wensday at 3:00 lol

[@nabs5239]

godgodgodgodgodgodgodgodhessoadorable

[@sometimesitbelikethatallth7234]

His voice is so calming

[@emmarodden7178]

holy crap, *yes* it’s the most soothing thing 🥺

[@palchick16]

That last part... Hot damn

[@kerk9795]

That's "Oh God damn" at the end though.

[@ineswotton7069]

batmins and the spidermins

[@feralnerd5]

I actually want to know the answer to the national anthem one

[@shrimpnugget_05]

Christian unleashes his inner nerd

[@bluesakura28]

i was a fan since legally blonde! glad i can watch you om smash now

[@TamannaDas]

His bewildered reaction to Abi is the best

[@greensun92]

And now I am even more in love with him.

[@kerk9795]

I'm glad I can watch this and see his hair

[@CassDM]

The hand through the hair at 2:20 is everything.

[@kerk9795]

Oh yes

[@clarinetangel99]

Midtown Comics is the one place I wish I had gone to during my band's trip to New York last spring. But mark my words, I will go there on my next trip to New York.

[@shakespearefan853]

and I know what I will be doing next time I am in New York on a Wednesday

[@chelsear534]

He looks so done at 8:40

[@kerk9795]

4:51 don't ever do that again

[@welcometofalsettolannddd2924]

Leave the iconic queen alone

[@anastasiawein1881]

Why? What does it mean?

[@kerk9795]

7:12 hahahaha overreaction much. Also my friend's name is spelt Abbi not Abi, which is still weird but oh well

[@JadeTheorist3942]

4:12 Christian has a beautiful voice; he is very sweet, and he is Hot, Funny and a Nerd!!!! I am in love!!! 😍

[@sarapaintgirl]

Guess where I'm going on wendsdays when I go to New York!

[@carolinatabr]

essa história do Jerry Mitchell = To confusa. Você é fã ou hater? rs

[@KayCeeTX21]

God in heaven I love him. I love him so much. The way he says “spidermen” (as opposed to man). I love him.

[@DragonPrincessAoife]

THANK YOU GOD FOR FINALLY LETTING THIS HAPPEN!!!!!!!

[@Orenjibananaleek]

3:57 i live for their friendship which i fear it is non-existent 😭

[@leoisaloser8761]

A b i

[@clairewattie]

I read that as a bi

[@x0tvigg0x]

SIDE BY SIDE WITH JESSIE MUELLER

[@lisafs0902]

You know what would make my day? Side by Side with Idina Menzel! I am swooning just thinking about it!

[@lisafs0902]

A couple of awesome nerds. :)

[@asolomone]

Has anyone ever met him on a Wednesday at this store???

[@amazingrace98]

Yay! Side by side is back!!!

[@CrisUrbanJacquesBiology]

I beg!! I want to be there!!

[@cabooseluvr1]

Batgirl all the way!

[@lumejiajpg]

side by side with the Matilda cast please please please (ryan steele, clay thomson, thayne jasperson, taylor trench, heather tepee.. etc..) please

[@Baybyblue]

Susan Blackwell is a great interviewer!

[@9944pdx]

What isup with the lack of Side by Side?

[@iamspeed9321]

i spot a bucky in the back

[@GwendolenBeu]

I need more side by side.

[@PayJ1017]

I turn into a lunatic when I sing the Side By Side theme song...