Jake

In a continued effort to bring you all that is important in the world of gay entertainment and ensure that you are being spoon-fed images of gorgeous, commoditized manflesh, we present the newly-minted AfterElton Briefs. Following the usual assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear after the jump. Yes, we're serious.

• It's no surprise to learn that Heath Ledger's death is hitting Jake Gyllenhaal hard. Jake, the godfather of Heath's daughter Matilda, is taking time away from the set of his new movie Brothers. According to People Magazine just how close the two men were was evidenced when:

During one intense early prison scene, Gyllenhaal jokingly reached into his pocket and took out a picture of his Brokeback beau to stick on the prison wall. "Like those prisoners put [loved ones] on the wall, but Jake's was Heath Ledger," one set source recalls. "That was hilarious. It was a nice moment."

The source adds, "When you think back on it now, it's touching."

• We linked to Cheyenne Jackson's star cameo turn in the [title of show] show Christmas episode, but he's back and more foul-mouthed than ever in the hilarious new ep. I can't get enough of these guys, with or without profanity-spewing Broadway mancandy! (PS - I never want to hear "peanut butter haystack" and "rusty trombone" used in the same conversation again.)

• How do I make this one safe for work ... the gay porn actor who made a brief but memorable appearance as Borat's son in that movie with the really long title has reportedly undergone gender reassignment and now "Stonie" is Brittany Coxxx. The kicker? She's still a porn actor, making Coxxx one of the very few (if not only) porn actors who has worked as both a male and a female.

• Okay, how many times can this New York Magazine item refer to David Hyde Pierce as "chilly"? Hey, it's January in New York and the Rainbow Room is notoriously drafty. Okay, the insipid questions about Clay Aiken probably didn't help, either.

• Here's some photo coverage of the opening night of Celebrity Autobiography, which counts Cheyenne Jackson, Jack Plotnick, Richard Kind, Kristen Johnston and Kristen Wiig amongst its revolving, memoir-gnashing cast.

 Cheyenne Jackson

I honestly don't know how we missed this during the actual holiday season, but after the break I've posted what is easily the funniest thing I've seen in months: The [title of show] show Christmas Special.

I can't even get into how brilliant this is, or on how many levels its genius operates. But let me say that it features a hilarious appearance (and another) by Xanadu star and AfterElton.com patron saint Cheyenne Jackson, as well as puppets, musical numbers, and the hottest opening title sequence this side of A Solid Gold Christmas. (Did anyone else have a killer acid flashback from that "Special" animated logo? Where did they find that?!?!?)

I had heard of the off(-off?)-Broadway hit [title of show] and the great buzz it generated, but if I had known that these people were this funny my butt would have been in that house every night. Thankfully the Internet video spinoff will keep me busy for a while!

As a side note, I found this video via another site that loves Jackson almost as much as we do. Looks like we're not the only Cheyenne-obsessed gay in the village! Keeping Up With Jonas went as far as to get an autograph from the humpy star, but let's not forget that we of course infiltrated his dressing room. This won't be over until one of us has his meaty thighs mounted on the living room wall. Bring it!

Side-splitting (and verbally NSFW) video below ... (the best part is at the very end) ...