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Watch Jane Lynch on iCarly on Nickelodeon on September 11th!

From the cover of today's Hollywood Reporter, Sue Sylvester urges the TV Academy not to give votes to "Glee"...

These days, Jane Lynch may be synonymous with Sue Sylvester, 'Glee''s resident tough-talking cheerleading coach (and soon also with 'Saturday Night Live'), but before the Emmy-nominated actress donned her track suit, she starred in 'I Do & I Don't', an indie comedy about the the meaning of marriage.

Glee’s cast members can act, sing, and do comedy, but can they do all that live in front of millions of people? We’ll find out soon enough, as Movieline has exclusively learned that Saturday Night Live just tapped an Emmy-nominated actor from the cast to host one of the first shows of its upcoming 36th season.

Fortunately, SNL selected the Glee actor with the most sketch comedy experience, as it’s Second City veteran Jane Lynch who will be hosting the October 9 edition of the show. We hope you all hitched your horses to the right Facebook petition.

It promises to be a big fall for Lynch: She’s the frontrunner for the Supporting Actress in a Comedy trophy at the Emmy Awards on August 29, then she’ll return as villainous cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester when Glee has its second season premiere September 21.

Back before she was Sue Sylvester with her fancy track suits and Emmy nominations, Jane Lynch was just a bit actress in commercials.

Like this one from the mid-90s selling Frosted Flakes!

Glee star Jane Lynch has admitted that it was "freaky" to see herself immortalised in wax for the first time.

The actress unveiled the statue - based on her character Sue Sylvester - at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood yesterday. It depicts her wearing Sylvester's signature tracksuit and holding a loudspeaker.

"Oh my God. Unbelievable. This is too much, it's too weird," she said when she saw the waxwork for the first time. "I feel like I'm seeing myself in a coffin or something!"

She added to BBC News that she had been "overwhelmed by the likeness and artistry" in the creation, saying: "No detail was spared and I think she looks exactly like me. It's really freaky!"

According to People, the actress spent around four hours having her measurements taken to help with the waxwork's construction.

Yesterday, it emerged that Burnett has signed up to play the mother of Lynch's character Sue Sylvester.

"I'm thrilled!" Lynch told E! Online. "I love her. It would just be awesome if we did a song together."

Lynch also revealed that she has been a fan of Burnett for some time, saying: "She's probably my first influence. I watched [The Carol Burnett Show] every Saturday night as a kid. My brother and I would act out some of the scenes."

Burnett's episode of Glee is expected to air in October or November.

Jane spills secrets of the Glee Britney Spears episode – and confides that she doesn’t actually know any of the singer’s songs!

The rumors are true, BFFs: someone will definitely be losing his hair for the Britney Spears episode of Glee!

“You know, it’s going to happen,” the show’s star, Jane Lynch, told HollywoodLife.com exclusively after getting her own wax figure at Madame Tussaud’s in Hollywood August 4. “It’ll happen – a certain cast member will shave HIS head!” When we suggested that said cast member would be Matthew Morrison (aka hottie glee coach Mr. Schuester), Jane merely smiled mysteriously.

After confirming creator Ryan Murphy’s news that the show would be paying tribute to Brit in a “fun and unexpected way”, Jane also told us that the cast is actually shooting the Britney episode TODAY and will be the second episode of the season. But as for what songs they’ll be performing, the 50-year-old comedienne is clueless. “You know I have to tell you, I am being educated on Britney Spears,” she said. “I don’t know any of her stuff.”

Don’t worry, Jane. You’ll be singing “Oops, I Did It Again” in no time!

Source: hollywoodlife

Glee’s resident bitch, 49, on not exactly choosing her path in life, how being a bit nasty comes quite naturally for her (we’re scared), and growing into being a big Hollywood star…

How do you get away with being such a bitch as coach Sue Sylvester in US hit comedy drama Glee?
Jane Lynch: When I put on that tracksuit I have a license to say anything I want.


Does it come easily?
JL: There’s definitely a common thread in all my characters – authoritarian, sarcastic, don’t-give-people-the-benefit-of-the-doubt kind of characters. I think it’s probably very good therapy, because I’m a much nicer person at home as I get it all out at work. That kind of contemptuous behaviour is just below the surface for me, so it’s nice I don’t have to dig deep for it.

How nervous are you about having to sing in the show?
JL: It’s kind of a dream come true, because I love to sing. I got to record some singing in the film A Mighty Wind, so I had done it before. But it’s not as easy as you think. You have to be right on it with the pitch and the timing, and I always thought I was very good at those things, but apparently I’m not.

And what about the prospect of dancing?
JL: Gosh, dancing is the biggest challenge. Everything else I just kind of flow into and it’s fun. Dancing is the thing I have to work at 10 times harder than everybody else.

Is there no end to Sue’s talents?
JL: She’s been around the block. It’s been rumoured she once posed for Penthouse… (I think they cut that joke out of the pilot that aired on TV, the original pilot was way better)

What’s it like working with so many teenagers?
JL: I am the old person on the set. Within two minutes of being on Glee, I became the ‘seasoned veteran’. I don’t know how that happened, because I was the young upstart just yesterday…

Has being in a hit TV show like Glee changed your star power?
JL: When I was home for Christmas in Chicago, my family were beside themselves, and when I see how excited they are, it kind of kicks in for me. In a way, I’ve peaked in the last year and I’m really grateful for it. It’s one of those things where you think, ‘Well, I can die now if I had to.’

What are the ‘Glee-ks’ (Glee fans) like?
JL: It’s all very nice and it’s respectful, and what’s wrong with an interaction that starts with ‘I love you’?

What were you like in school?
JL: I was 6ft tall when I was 16. Every day, the last hour of school I did choir and we would tour round the state of Illinois with shows.

Have you ever considered getting a normal job?
JL: I’ve had days here and there where I would get discouraged because I wasn’t a big star, but I’ve made a living ever since I was 27. Not a great living, but enough for me. I think actually being able to pay my rent and eat and perform is enough, and I did that for many years. Then I had some good years in there too, where I made pretty good money. But I’m at a different point in my career now – I can kind of sit back and let things come to me, whereas when I was younger I had to be a lot more aggressive.

Why didn’t you come out to your parents that you were gay until you were 31?
JL: I didn’t want to be gay. I wanted to be… I wanted an easy life. And you know what? I am gay and I still have an easy life.

Most actresses over 40 complain there are no good parts out there, but you just seem to be getting better and better characters…
JL: The reality is it’s harder for women after 40, but I started working at 40. I’m a character actress and my particular brand is more mature, so I had to wait until my age caught up with the tricks in my little arsenal.

You’re in the new Shrek movie. Do you get to be green?
JL: I’m playing an ogre called Gretchen – it’s going to be a bit like It’s A Wonderful Life. I did voiceovers for several years – for radio and television in the mid-90s – and I really enjoy that work. There’s nothing better than voicing a character. You don’t have to worry about what you’re wearing, you’ve got the script in front of you, and it doesn’t involve your body, it’s all about your voice, and it’s really fast work.

We all remember you trying to seduce Steve Carrell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Is it fun to play a cougar?
JL: I am always amazed by people who have this unwavering belief in how cool and hot they are and how much people must want and desire them, despite all the evidence to the contrary. I find that tragic and hilarious when people are looking at you with horror and pity and all you see are adoring glances. The characters I play have this sexual confidence that makes me laugh.

You’re always in tracksuits in Glee – do you put much effort into getting glammed up off set?
JL: I found a dress for the Golden Globes almost immediately (see above right). I went to a designer and he had this dress on a mannequin that I ended up choosing. It took me, like, a moment.

What makes you laugh?
JL: I laugh almost every day at the word fupa – I don’t know if you know what it means. It’s a reference to the fat right about the groin area. I laugh at myself a lot. I find myself endlessly entertaining. I’m clumsy and I trip, and I move too fast, and I run into walls. That makes me chortle. I love fart jokes too.

There’s more…
• It was the Glee cast’s first day back filming after a break. They had all been gossiping about an awards ceremony they had been to the night before.
• Jane’s been sworn to secrecy over the song she is due to sing on Glee. (Which everybody already knows....)
• She works two or three days a week, while the rest of the cast spend five days a week at work.


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