Joel McHale returns to Will & Grace in a different role after 19 years

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One of McHale's first acting roles was as Grace's date Ian in a 2001 episode of Will & Grace. He returns tonight as Phil, a charming psychopath who has a sexually charged relationship with voracious Karen. "I think I was typecast as Phil," he jokes, "because they were looking for someone who, in every scene, seems like he's going to murder someone."