Joe Yesterday I had a brief chat with Joe Lo Truglio – an actor, writer, and former member of the sketch comedy group, The State. We talked about moving from New York to L.A., and his role in the new movie, Beer League.

Kittenpants: My friend Matt says he just saw the trailer for Beer League.
Joe: Did he like it?

He likes everything you do. Except that thing with your feet. It tickles. How are the reviews so far?
Film Threat put us in the same sentence as SlapShot. And the sentence wasn't, “This piece of sh*t is nothing like SlapShot."

Tell me about the movie.
So, if the Bad News Bears grew up, remained alcoholics and played softball…

–it would be Beer League?
Yes. I play “Dave,” a terrible drinker who sucks at softball. I like to fight. I like to smoke pot. My home life is awful. I’m the catcher.

How apropo.
Softball is all I got, and I suck at it.

So did you practice drinking or sucking at softball to prepare for the role?
Yes, 24/7.

You're so "method"
It was great working with Artie [Lange], Ralph [Macchio] and Seymour [Cassel]. Seymour is a 16-year-old trapped in a old man's body. He never tires and is always flirting. I admire the man.

Are there boobs in the movie?
What would a raunchy R comedy be without boobs?

Are they pointed in your direction?
Actually, during a bachelor party scene, two topless prostitutes play tug-of-war with my arms. So, yes. Four are pointed in my direction.

Very Stripes meets Bachelor Party.
Both great movies, too.

So how are you adjusting to LA? Do you have a favorite restaurant yet?
I like a sushi place on Hollywood and Highland.

Sushi is so "Hollywood," Joe. What’s happened to you?
I know. I do yoga now.

Really?
I've been here for 5 months but it feels longer – like a bad movie-of-the-week.

I love bad movies-of-the-week. Who would star in this one?
I would hope my romantic interest is Valerie Bertinelli, circa 1976. My character would be mistaken for a "Kids In The Hall" guy, like Bruce McCullough. That's the plot: actor moves to LA, everyone thinks he's Bruce McCullough.

Being mistaken for Bruce McCullough isn’t a bad life.
No, it's not. In fact, we get Bruce to play me.

Then You-Bruce gets called into an audition for Real-Bruce, played by someone else.
And I never work again.

The End!
Roll credits, over my crying, red face.

So you eat sushi. You yoga. Are you a Scientologist yet?
Not yet. I watch TiVo

Isn't it the greatest invention ever?
It's better than sliced bread. They should've invented TiVo before sliced bread.

I would have made a TiVo sandwich.
I would've toasted it!

So what shows are you TiVoing regularly?
Rescue Me, Dog Bites Man, Top Chef

Top Model?
My girlfriend watches it; now I'm hooked.

Yes. Blame the girlfriend. Where do you play poker?
I'll have home games. Or, when (namedropping) PAUL RUDD or BOBBY CANNAVALE come into town, we'll play at the CHATEAU MARMONT! And get a BUNGALOW and OVERDOSE!!

Hooray! Can you tell me anything about the horror script you and Ken Marino are working on?
Well, there’s two. One is about werewolves on an island in the South Pacific.

They play basketball, right?
Yes.

Because one thing Hollywood has taught me about werewolves is that they are awesome at basketball.
Oh they're fang-tastic

Catch Joe in Beer League September 15 in select cities. Then look for his appearances in Reno 911: Miami, Fanboys, and The Ten.