Gaylights from Variety's 10 funniest scenes from the TV season

Variety recently ran its list of the ten funniest TV moments of the season as a part of their "Road to the Emmys" coverage, and three of the selections are of the gay-interest variety. I've included clips of all of them after the jump, in case you missed 'em.
First on the list (at #1, even) is the "Fireworks" episode of 30 Rock, in which a gay executive played by Will Arnett angles for Jack's job and Jack (Alec Baldwin) enlists sexually ambiguous page Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) to seduce him. I didn't find the episode particularly funny, to be honest -- it felt recycled compared to the rest of the season, which I thought was generally hilarious (particularly the Paul Reubens episode). Considering that Tina Fey, whom I generally like, hasn't really been strongest in gay humor ("Gays in Space", anyone?), I wasn't surprised that it wasn't funnier -- but I am surprised it ended up on this list.
Next (at #3) comes Ian McKellen's guest spot on Extras, which absolutely does deserve to be here. McKellen's self-effacing turn as a rather dense and incredibly self-absorbed version of himself is priceless, as is the look on Ricky Gervais's face as he describes how he acted like a wizard.
And at #4 comes out actor Neil Patrick Harris's "slap bet" with Jason Segal (as Barney and Marshall, respectively) on How I Met Your Mother. Pretty funny stuff, and definitely a standout for the series, which has had its ups and downs. The clip below is a bit light on context, so it is important that you know that Harris plays a womanizing cad on the show -- they're not slapping the heck out of a gay character.
So what do you think of the list, overall? Any glaring exclusions?
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