Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (November 21, 2008)

Hello, all!

Not to worry, we’re still back with the “Classic Coke” B.G.W.E. format. Trust me, Michael is still hanging on the rack for that one.

Still, the experience wasn’t a complete disaster. We learned that people actually do read and like our little column.

Plus, we get to see Michael in excruciating physical pain. What, you thought I was kidding about our hanging him on an actual rack?

WHICH “BOYS IN THE BAND” CHARACTER ARE YOU?
We recently posted an excellent review of the loved/hated 1970 gay classic The Boys in the Band, which is newly out on DVD.

Still, I wasn’t sure I agreed with one of our commenters, who noted, “The characters are beautifully drawn and we ALL know every last one of them.”

 Mart Crowley and the cast of The Boys in the Band

Do we? Sometimes I feel like I’m more familiar with the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodsman from The Wizard of Oz than the gay freak show that is The Boys in the Band.

But maybe I’m wrong. Are we gay folk more like the Boys in the Band than we’re willing to let on? Do we each perhaps resemble a particular Band boy?

Well, hey, why not take my patented quiz to find out!

Curious what the various personality types are? Click here after taking the quiz.

PAUL RUDD, DE-PIXELATED!
The biggest gay news of the week — by far! — was the fact that gay fave Paul Rudd hosted last week's episode of Saturday Night Live.

Naked.

Okay, so he wasn’t naked for the whole show, just a semi-lame sketch he did where he and fellow hottie Andy Samberg paint each other in the nude.

Oh, and yeah, the “good parts” were pixelated.

From the minute the sketch aired, we’ve been inundated here at AfterElton.com with one very specific request: can you de-pixelate the screen-shots?

And the answer is … OF COURSE!

It wasn’t easy, but ever since the segment aired, we’ve been working tirelessly day and night here at the AfterElton.com facility (which, if you’ll recall, is a cross between the five-level underground laboratory in The Andromeda Strain and Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory).

And the results are in!

Next page... The first shot ever of Paul Rudd completely naked!