Kieran Culkin gets candid about doing comedy shows at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Culkin, who won best actor in a drama series, Succession, Culkin was interrupted by Bill Lawrence.
Lawrence told Culkin, “You’ve very good on your show. I’d like you to come and be in a comedy sometime if that’s OK.”
“I’m not very funny,” replied Culkin.
However, Lawrence said, “I’ve seen you be funny a thousand times. We’ll look each other up on IMDb and we’ll find out if we’re good people or not.”
Later, Culkin stated, “I think I just got a job. I should’ve said that I was hilarious.”
When THR questioned whether he would want to do a comedy, Culkin mentioned, “To me, Succession is a comedy, it really just is.”
“And I wouldn’t say that’s in like category fraud in terms of being a drama because I get it, it is, but it’s a comedy,” continued the actor.
Culkin told the outlet, “I was about to name a show that totally has category fraud but I’m just going to keep that to myself, and that’s The Bear.”
Culkin pointed out, “I don’t want to talk about it because I haven’t officially said yes to it, but it actually is a comedy, so yeah. And it’s a show.”
Following the Critics’ Choice Awards, Culkin also won best actor in a TV drama at last weekend’s Golden Globes and is nominated for lead actor in a drama series at Emmys.