Christopher Moynihan & Dan Fogler are the stars of ABC’s new comedy “Man Up!”, playing the roles of Craig and Kenny (respectively). Christopher is also the creator and writer on the show. Dan Fogler is known best for his roles in films like “Balls of Fury” and “Fanboys”. The show is one of the funniest shows on TV right now easily. It airs on ABC on Tuesday nights and their second episode is “Star Wars” themed so check it out. Media Mikes had the chance to chat with Christopher (again) and Dan about the show and what we can expect from their characters.
Mike Gencarelli: You have have been filming for a while now, would you say that you are comfortable with your characters?
Dan Fogler: I think it is growing. Each episode it gets more hysterical and we get more into our skin. As you can tell from the pilot right of the bat it looks like we have been going this for a while. Everyone was really cohesive. The chemistry from day one was great and we are just having a great time. I think that is going to come through when you watch the show definitely.
MG: You both have love troubles in the pilot, are we going to see any new love interests from your characters?
DF: Yeah!
Chris Moynihan: It is a good question Mike, actually we are going to be seeing quite a few new love interest for me and Dan. We actually have a new girl for both of us for each episode. At one point we are dating the girls who work the money and food windows at the local drive-in. I am dating the first girl and we call her money because she takes out money [laughs].
DF: I date the second girl. We call her food because she give me my food [laughs].
CM: So every week we have a different set of girls we are going after.
DF: It is like “Three’s Company” in here man.
CM: But…it is like Two’s Company with two more women…like four.
DF: And it all CHRISSIE! [laughs]
MG: Every show has its challenges, what are some of yours for this show?
CM: The truth is from a creative stand point, the only challenge is making something that you like and I think we have done that. Actually the big challenge is getting people to watch it and getting the network to give it an honest shot. I think the pilot tracked well, people watched it and hopefully more people will tune it each week. Hopefully the network will give us a little time while to get our legs. I have no doubt that we could be a show that people will really dig.
DF: My concerns are that I am hairy like a werewolf. I am really concerned about continuity day to day. There is a lot of shaving going on. I think that is going to get weird on my skin after a while.
MG: Dan, what drew you to work on this show?
DF: My wife. She forced me. No, I loved the show. I read the script and I thought it was hysterical. I have been doing a lot of film and I thought it was time for me to break into TV. I think I picked a winner with this show. I am really excited. It is my first TV venture and it is really hysterical. They are really letting me play and I love coming to work.
MG: Tell us about the transition with the character Grant joining your group?
CM: It was tricky thing from a writing stand point. This is a guy who is sleeping with Kenny’s ex-wife. It was hard bringing him into the group without a little bump. What we did was we had it that Craig and Will really like Grant. He is a good guy. He is going to be part of the family because Bridgette is going be part of the family because she is the God parent to Will’s kids. That was out way in. In the second episode, we all sit down to watch “Star Wars” because Grant never has seen it. We figure since he has never seen it, he will watch it and love it and him and Kenny will have something in common. Of course it all goes array. Our job as writers is to make him part of the group and make it feel organic 
and natural. By the third or fourth episode, it is the four of us together and you don’t even question whether Grant should be there.
MG: The promos that you guys have done have been killer, any more plans for those?
CM: We are going to be doing as much as we can. If you do on YouTube, we have been shooting some fun behind the scenes stuff like Teri Polo naked. Really if you go on YouTube you can see it. We are trying to get people to watch by lying to them [laughs]. We are going to try to shoot at least one a week and keep posting them and trying to make it go viral.
MG: Any cool guest stars coming up that you want to tell us about?
CM: The big one is Billy Dee Williams.
DF: Yeah, we had Lando come on. It was awesome. I worked with on “Fanboys”. We have this sweet scene with him and I together and my God he is one manly space scallywag [laughs] if I have ever seen one. Working with him was like being on cloud city [laughs].
CM: And Billy does some great dialogue from “Empire Strikes Back”
DF: Yes, there is a lot of “Star Wars” love. So if you are fan…tune it in.
