If you’re wondering if people are still giving handjobs, get ready for some peace of mind. Andrew Rannells stopped by Late Night With Seth Meyers Thursday to chat about his role as Hannah’s ex boyfriend/current gay bestie Elijah on HBO’s Girls.
The actor who headlined the Broadway revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch last summer shared the challenges he faced when asked to perform his very first onscreen handjob. When he read the script, naturally his first thought was, “Who gives a handjob?” But being a professional actor, Rannells manned up and performed the task. He even learned that his scene partner actor hailed from his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. “He was like, ‘Do you think that the Omaha paper would write about this?'” Rannells said. “Local boys share hand job! I was like, ‘I guess we could try.'”
Watch Rannells discuss his hard work below.
Bauhaus
That’s a cool piece.
Handjobs are out?
Kieru
@Bauhaus: My guess is it’s more “Who gives a handjob when you could give a blowjob?” which is a sentiment I would agree with. When I think of handjobs I think “Okay, he needs climax and I really want to be involved with it as little as possible”
jwtraveler
In an ESL class I was teaching, the term ‘manual labor’ came up in a reading lesson. I asked if anyone knew what it meant and one bright young woman answered: “a hand job”. When I stopped laughing, I explained to the class what it meant. The woman was a bit embarrassed, but they all enjoyed the moment.
martinbakman
Darn, my wild imagination wondered if a priest was somehow involved in this click bait. So not even a real handjob and no priest. Doh!
MMDD
@Kieru: Exactly. And speaking of blowjobs, I’d just like to go on record as saying I think Andrew Rannells is hot as fuck.
TVC 15
He’s cute, and he looks so much like adult gay film performer Mike DeMarko. Now there’s a great scene partner for that handjob. Hot!
M K
I was so disappointed when his series was cancelled. It was fun and cute…. as is he!
SteveDenver
LOVE LOVE LOVE Andrew Rannels! I remember when he showed up as the stripper in THE BACHELORETTE, we were laughing and then we were silent: ‘Oh my, the boy has a bangin’ body!’ I still love to watch his outstanding Tony Awards program performance of I BELIEVE from BOOK OF MORMON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlbDHejQFV4
scotshot
@Kieru: @Kieru: Why do think that there are so many hand jobs in porn? – As well every other sexual act guys can perform. Every one is different. Plus also doing one thing exclusively can get pretty boring.
NG22
Add me to the list of guys saying how handsome Andrew is. Great on him that he’s out and proud.
MMDD
@SteveDenver: Just watched the clip. That was incredible!