Ben Vereen is going to be on the show with me, too.
Chuck Lorre and I had been talking about doing one of his shows for a while. I said I'd like to do 'The Big Bang Theory,' because I think it's the best written, most intelligent show on television.
I just loved Bette Davis and the fact that I had a chance to work with her [on the 1979 TV movie Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter] was momentous.
I did an episode of 'Frasier' with my friend Kelsey Grammer once.
The first TV show I worked on was with the guys from 'Little Britian,' Matt Lucas and David Walliams, who did a show in 1995 I directed, 'Mash and Peas.'
I didn't even know Michele before we started the show but we became great friends, and still are.
Julieanne Smolinksi has a history in rock journalism and she's a huge rock 'n' roll fan, and she was a huge fan of Ava (Elaine Hendrix) and Gigi (Elizabeth Gillies) and of the actresses. I was really lucky to get her, in between seasons on Grace and Frankie.
On 'Sanjay and Craig,' I've had a number of chances to work with Chris Hardwick, and that is so much fun.
My position as the best-selling author at E! is secure - unless Salman Rushdie develops a show with them.
As if we didn't have enough fabulous actresses, it's a thrill to be joined by Wales's finest, Eve Myles. Having worked together on 'Torchwood,' it's a joy to be able to welcome her to 'Broadchurch.'
I did a one-off episode of 'The New Normal' for Ryan Murphy, and that was the first time I played a gay role.
