Joel McHale Looks Back on Going Nude on 'Community,' Jokes It 'Required A Lot of Bravery'

Joel McHale is getting in his weekly shopping.

The 48-year-old actor and comedian stopped by his local farmer’s market on Sunday afternoon (June 14) in Los Angeles.

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Joel looked buff in a tight, black T-shirt while staying safe behind a smiley face mask.

During a recent interview on PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing, looked back on going nude on Community!

In season one’s episode “Physical Education,” Joel‘s character Jeff Winger strips naked to prove to his billiards teacher that he’s not vain. Joel is now reflecting on that moment, revealing that he gave his co-stars a good luck at his butt.

“I was wearing what’s called a dance belt,” Joel recalled. “It’s a thong and they paint it to whatever the tone of your flesh is. It really just covers the front and the back, and it’s like right there. People just saw right up my ass. That actually required a lot of bravery on my part, I will say. Because I’m not that proud of my butt, I hadn’t been fully naked — I have since — in a scene, but I had never leaned over a table and lifted my leg.”