Portia to Leno: "When I make out with Ellen, there's no pain involved"

I'm about to go watch her new show now.  I saw the clips on Ellen and it seems pretty good.  I hope its worth it though because I'm missing ANTM for it.

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"Great.  Not only do I feel creepy but now I look like I'm 1,000 and that I've been smoking meth all my life." -Sara Quin

Not even 5 minutes into 'Better off Ted' and it's absolutely HILARIOUS!

Any way that we can have the clips for people who aren't from the US?

[I know you explained why sometimes you can't.  Genuinely curious, and not bitchy, for once.]

Aww Portia was so cute. I hope she'll do a few more tv interviews.

would love to watch the clip but again - not available outside the US.

since you can't embed youtube clips could you at least include a link to the corresponding clip on youtube for non-US-readers? I don't need it embedded, I'm just not good at finding things ;)

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For us nonAmericans, the youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMTzYJHuSHk 

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

i got kinda agrivated with his comments, "doing her show" and him thinking doing her... along with "you really ARE a married couple" like it was all fake bullshit.

I was sooooo happy when she kept saying "my wife" that was the best.

 

From his radio site, here is the audio incase anyone is interested

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That was cool. Again I like her level of comfort when discussing her "wife" Ellen. That's not an easy thing to do for everyone. Good job Portia. Plus she even worked in the line,"Well when I make out with Ellen"!LOL Awesome.

And they edited out the part when she was talking about Ellen. Im happy you posted the whole interview.

I am so in love with Portia. Ever since I've watched the entire three season's of Arrested Development a few weeks ago I've been hooked. I am for sure going to watch her new show whenever I get the chance!

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Portia is super cute. I love the fact that cadences of her Aussie accent come out in certain words.

What's most exciting to me about this whole thing is how normal it's being talked about. That's really important. Hopefully soon it won't be considered so salacious and it will just be a normal part of life.

Better Off Ted is great.

I love Portia's rambling stories - she's so much more natural than I thought! And although Ellen is incredibly open about her relationship and the fact that she's a lesbian, she rarely makes any references to anything even remotely sexual (like "making out" with Portia, for example). I totally understand that this is the aspect of her life that would make your average straight person the most uncomfortable, and she's slowly pushing the boundaries, but I loved that Portia seemed completely comfortable suggesting that kissing a woman was better than kissing a man, and referring to making out with Ellen.

I don't watch any of the shows she's been on, so I basically only know her as "Ellen's wife" which mostly means red carpet pictures and flashing to her when talking about Ellen.  So it's nice to see that she's a great person too.  Obviously, she is, or Ellen wouldn't have married her, I guess!

I also loved how open and comfortable she is about her marriage and relationship with Ellen.  When Ellen and I make out there's no pain involved!!  Haha!  And just casually using the word wife.  She's awesome.

When I heard her say that I almost fell over - correct me if I'm wrong, but is this the first time either of them has alluded to the physical side of their relationship? I mean, they're very open about their life together, but at times I think it would be easy for Ellen's audience to forget that as a married couple, they do more than just sit around and make adorable googly eyes at each other.

I think that's pretty awesome, personally. It seems like they're becoming less and less cautious about being perceived as 'too gay' with every passing day. :) Like the way Portia intentionally said 'my wife's show' instead of 'Ellen's show'. So cool.

Oh, and bonus points to Portia for that statement about kissing guys being funny and true.

Go Ellen, I would have married her too. Luv the accent, sexxy

man... i was so excited while watching this, she was so comfortable talking about their relationship, like it should be! :D

 ¬¬ can't believe they edited the part about ellen on T.V

is soooo cute.  i just finished watching the little clip of "better off ted".  i rarely watch tv, but i just might watch this show.  thought it was funny, ridiculous, and clever.

Portia looks fantastic!!  So jealous of Ellen after watching that clip.

I made a point to watch Better Off Ted tonight, and it was funny.  She was spot-on.  I think it's going to take me a while to get it through my head that it's not Lindsay Bluth I'm watching!  I kept expecting her character to say something about Temocil or forgetting her daughter...   But her new character Veronica definitely shows promise!!  

 

"Yes, well, their poster-child doesn't know it yet, but she's into me." - Lucy Diamond

portia is sooo cute. and i like the horse story (:

 

“Not only can man’s being not be understood without madness, it would not be man’s being if it did not bear madness within itself as the limit of his freedom.”

-Jacques Lacan

I feel like that interview was actually pretty groundbreaking--you know, as far as late night TV goes. 

Whenever there's a straight actor that plays gay/lesbian on television or in a movie, it's almost inevitable that someone will ask how it feels to kiss someone of the same sex. Leno's been guilty of this a few times (his interviews with Ryan Phillipe and Jake Gyllenhaal, particularly), but he's not alone--remember that horrid interview with Jennifer Beals and Cybill Sheperd on The View last year? 

I'd always been bothered by the question itself (which subtly disparages homosexuality), but it also struck me that a gay actor would never be asked such a thing. I mean, no one asks TR Knight if it's weird for him, as an out gay man, to make-out with Sara Ramirez or Katie Heigl on Grey's, right?

So given that history, to have Portia get a question about how it is to kiss men on television is pretty significant. I loved Portia's answer...

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Has Jay Leno ever been funny? God.. I hate this dude. 

 

[Oh you little BITCH TROLL FROM HELL! - The ever so fantabulous Patsy Stone]

I thought it was nice that they were talking about Ellen because then they're not shying away from the relationship. I knew who Portia was before I even knew who Ellen was because my mom would always watch Ally Mcbeal. I was 7 when it first aired and I didn't know who Ellen was until her talk show aired when I was 13

Wow is her personality starting to come out as she is more and more out, lol, pretty amazing she mentioned making out with Ellen, ha ha good for her!!!  (and all of us)

Like her interview style she's fun to watch!! 

 

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Is tonight right? Immuna watch that show, I want to see how good Portia is :D

I cant wait for Parks and Recreations either!!!..though I keep forgetin the date and time >_<

 

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