Jane Lynch on 'Weakest Link' persona: 'I love it so much'

♪♪ >>> JANE LYNCH IS THE QUEEN OF STAGE, THE SCREEN, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. >> SHE IS BACK AS THE HOST OF THE POPULAR GAME SHOW "WEAKEST LINK." WE HAVE A SNEAK PEEK OF THE "DAYS OF OUR LIVES" SPECIAL EPISODE. >> I HAVE GATHERED EIGHT "DAYS OF OUR LIVES" STARS TO EARN MONEY FOR CHARITY. >> IS THAT REALLY WHY I DID IT? >> THEY'LL FACE CHALLENGING QUESTIONS. >> LIKE WHO IS THE FATHER OF MY UNBORN TWIN'S SISTER'S COUSIN'S AUNT'S DOG SITTER? >> AND A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO $1 MILLION. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE DRAMA QUEENS TRY. [ LAUGHTER ] >> I LOVE IT. >> MY GOSH, JANE. >> BRILLIANT. >> PERFECT SHOW FOR YOU. >> YEAH. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. >> YOU KNOW IT'S FUNNY. IN REAL LIFE, YOU ARE SO FRIENDLY AND SWEET AND KIND AND YOU TURN THIS ON AND SUDDENLY YOU ARE, LIKE, CRACKING THE WHIP. >> IT'S MY SHADOW SIDE. >> DO YOU LIKE THAT SIDE OF YOU? >> LET HER COME OUT, ABSOLUTELY. I LOVE DOING IT. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IT'S THE GIG THAT I DO. >> THE GIG. >> HOPEFULLY, I DO IT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HEART. IT'S SO MUCH FUN. >> YOU PLAY A LOT OF THOSE CHARACTERS. >> I DO. >> YOU INSULT PEOPLE. >> YEAH. >> WHY? >> I AM FASCINATED WITH CRUELTY. ESPECIALLY CRUELTY THAT'S KIND OF TRANSPARENT, YOU KNOW. NOT LIKE REAL EVIL. PEOPLE WHO WALK AROUND LIKE THIS AND YOU JUST GO, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE PULLING OFF? >> I CAN SEE IT. >> YES, EXACTLY. >> OKAY. WE HAVE TO ASK, I HAVE BEEN REALLY HOLDING BACK BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU CO-HOSTED THE DOLLY PARTON PET GALA. >> YES. >> CAN I BE INVITED TO A PET GALA? >> YES. >> WHAT IS IT? >> DOLLY PARTON NOT ONLY LOVES ANIMALS. SHE LOVES FASHION. SO HER DESIGNER CREATED HER LOOKS IN DOG -- >> NO! >> DOLLY WAS THERE? >> YES. THERE IS THE TWO OF YOU. >> A GAG -- >> WAS THIS A DREAM FOR YOU TO COMBINE DOLLY -- WE KNOW YOU LOVE ANIMALS -- ANIMALS AND THEN COSTUMES? >> I KNOW. AND THAT'S WHAT DOLLY PARTON IS ALL ABOUT, RIGHT? SHE IS ALL ABOUT FASHION AND THE FEELS. SHE IS EXACTLY WHO YOU HOPED SHE WOULD BE. >> WE HAD A CHANCE TO INTERVIEW HER AND WE LOVE HER. WHAT WAS IT LIKE WORKING ALONGSIDE HER? >> KIND, KIND. GENEROUS, GENEROUS. VERY, VERY DOWN TO EARTH. SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I HEARD THIS METAPHOR ONCE, SOMEONE WHO IS BRIGHT AND SHINY, LOOKS LIKE THEY SWALLOWED A LIGHT BULB. THERE IS LIGHT COMING OFF HER. >> FROM THE INSIDE. >> YOU HAVE A LOT OF COOL NEW PROJECTS. WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT "ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING." DO THINGS COME TO YOU? DO YOU LOOK FOR THINGS? HOW DOES IT WORK NOW? >> WELL, NOW IT COMES TO ME. AND MY AGENT WILL TELL YOU, I RARELY SAY NO. SO IT'S NOT LIKE THINGS ARE COMING ALL THE TIME. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND NOT AS ESTABLISHED IN THE BUSINESS, I TOOK EVERYTHING. ARE AND THINGS DIDN'T COME EVERY DAY LIKE PEOPLE SAY, SO THIS ROLE CAME ACROSS MY DESK. I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A DESK. SO I JUMPED UP AND DOWN FOR A COMMERCIAL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PESTICIDES. >> WELL, AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, "ONLY MURDERS." >> THAT'S BIG. >> IT'S A DREAM CAST. >> INDEED. >> BUT ALSO, YOUR ROLE IS QUITE PARTICULAR. >> ISN'T IT CRAZY? I RENTED A HOUSE FROM THIS GIRL WHO ASK A WRITER ON "ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING." SHE CALLED ME, SAID, WILL YOU PLAY STEVE MARTIN'S STUNT DOUBLE? I SAID, OF COURSE I WILL. HER NICE IS SASS. I'M TOTALLY IN. >> WHAT DID YOU THINK THAT MEANT? >> THAT I WAS GOING TO DRESS LIKE HIM. WE WERE BEST FRIENDS. WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW AND I LOVE ABOUT IT, I'M BETTER AT EVERYTHING THAN HIM. >> YOU ARE? >> I AM BETTER WITH THE LADIES. I'M SMARTER. I'M MORE ATHLETIC. I HAVE MORE FRIENDS. EVERYWHERE THAT STEVE'S CHARACTER LACKS, HE IS KIND OF A SAD SACK, I'M SO MUCH BETTER THAN HE IS. AND YET WE REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER. >> SO IF YOU WERE GOING TO PICK YOUR COMEDY PARTNER AND YOU HAD TWO CHOICES, MARTIN SHORT OR STEVE MARTIN, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE? >> I CAN'T. IT WAS CHOSEN FOR ME. >> YOU HAVE TO CHOSE. >> IT'S A WONDERFUL CHOICE, STEVE MARTIN. THEN NEXT SEASON I WOULD LOVE TO BE WITH MARTIN. >> WOULDN'T THAT BE NICE? >> CAN YOU? >> THIS SEASON I AM DEAD. >> THE NEXT SEASON, BE DEAD. >> GOOD. >> THIS HAPPENS? >> YES. >> RIGHT. >> BECAUSE, I MEAN, PAUL RUDD'S CHARACTER -- >> THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME INTERESTING THINGS. I CAN'T SAY. >> THIS SEASON IS WHACK A DOODLE DO IN THE MOST DELIGHTFUL WAY. YOU ALSO ARE A BIG BAKING FAN. WHAT DO YOU BAKE? WHAT IS YOUR SPECIALTY? >> I BAKED LEMON BARS FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AND I HAVEN'T BAKED THEM SINCE. THERE IS A BLUEBERRY CRUMBLE. >> THAT WAS A WEEK. >> I DID IT, I WAS DONE. I HAVE AN ARIES MOON. I DO THINGS AND GET OVER THEM. >> I AM INTO FADS. I HAD POPSICLES THREE TIMESEN A DAY AND NOW I DON'T HAVE THEM. >> LISTEN TO THE SONG. >> I WILL DRIVE IT INTO THE GROUND AND THEN I AM DONE. >> DRIVE THINGS INTO THE GROUND. >> WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? >> JULY 14th. IT'S A CANCER, AND I AM A ARIES MOON. I AM INTO ASTROLOGY. >> I HAVE AN ARIES MOON. >> YOU GO THROUGH IT, TOSS IT, GOODBYE. >> I HAVE A CHILD WHO IS AN ARIES. SHE IS LIKE WHY DID YOU INTRODUCE ME TO THE "HUNGER GAMES"? I AM NEVER GOING TO LIKE THE BOOK AS MUCH. SOMETHING ELSE. OH, I HATE "THE HUNGER GAMES." >> THAT'S VERY ARIEN. >> AERIAL. >> YES. >> I LOVE THAT MOVIE. >> ALL RIGHT. JANE IS GOING TO STICK