Jason Segel - Jason Segel Stars As Slacker Jeff, Who Lives At Home

13 March 2012

Picture: Jason Segel, Susan Sarandon, Ed Helms New York Premiere of 'Jeff Who Lives At Home' at the Sunshine Landmark. New York City,...

Jason Segel Stars As Slacker Jeff, Who Lives At Home

Jason Segel, star of How I Met Your Mother and The Muppets Movie, stars in the forthcoming comedy Jeff, Who Lives at Home. Segel plays the title role; a 30 year old man who lives in the basement of his mother's house. His mother is played by Susan Sarandon and Ed Helms plays the role of his estranged brother, who appears to have everything going for him, in comparison to Jeff, who is something of a slacker.

Huffington Post describe the movie as "a stoner version of the new series 'Touch'" and, in an interview with Artisan News Service, Segal himself describes the film as having "an interesting tone; it's got quite a bit of comedy but it's also got a real sort of dramatic strain running through it. It's the kind of movie I love and watch over and over and over again." He goes on to praise the movie's scriptwriters, the Duplass brothers, describing them as "really, really gifted."

Segal recently made a name for himself, not only with the popular series How I Met Your Mother, but with his appearance in the recent Muppets movie, which he co-wrote. Huffington Post described him as "the face of really sweet comedy" and Segel confirmed that that's the kind of comedy that he loves the most. "I've always thought that you don't need to get laughs at other people's expense," said Segel. "That's easy. That's why I wanted to do The Muppets. That's why I loved them so much. They never make fun of anybody. Even with their villains, they don't want to destroy them, they want to reform them.

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