He’s in the house.
Emmy nominated actor Jack McBrayer, best known for playing the perpetually optimistic Kenneth Parcell on “30 Rock,” hosts the new HGTV show “Zillow Gone Wild.”
“It comes from the Instagram page that was created by our producer Samir Mezrahi. We go to some of the homes featured there,” McBrayer, 50, told The Post.
“I get a tour, and it is indeed wild. Some of these things are bonkers. My favorite thing is meeting the homeowners…It is one of those lessons you learn: there’s a lid for every pot. It was lovely to meet the people behind these crazy houses, and hear their story, like, ‘Now I understand why you decided to deck your entire house like a pirate ship.’”
Airing Fridays (10:30 p.m.) and also streaming on Max, the show follows McBrayer as he takes viewers inside of unusual and “wackadoo” homes.
Although the Instagram account has nearly 2 million followers, McBrayer is not among them.
“I am what they call a tech idiot,” he said.
“I’m not on social media. But even outside of that, my only assignment was to not look at the Instagram page, because they wanted me to see it and catch that reaction on camera. So, if someone gives you an assignment of ‘No homework,’ you say yes!”
Homes featured on the show include a dwelling in an abandoned missile silo, an abode in an old school with a chalkboard in the bedroom, a home that was supposedly the inspiration for Snow White’s cottage, and more.
McBrayer tours a total of 24 homes.
He said that it’s unlikely he’d star on the show, outside of hosting it.
“An abandoned missile silo in a Nebraska cornfield – never in a million years would I look at that and be like, ‘I want to live here!’ But what was so fun is, you find people where that’s exactly what they want,” he said.
He added, “I might just be a boring person. I see the Crate and Barrel catalog, and I’m like ‘Yeah, give me that.’ It’s perfect for me, but my home would never be featured on ‘Zillow Gone Wild.’”
McBrayer is also co-starring in Jerry Seinfeld’s directorial debut, “Unfrosted,” a comedy (now streaming on Netflix) about the creation of the Pop Tart.
“I had actually worked with him before, on Season 2 of ‘30 Rock’ in 2007,” said McBrayer.
“My character was just supposed to be starstruck by him. I was like, ‘okay, good, that’s what I am!’ But I do remember one silly joke in that script was that I was so starstruck, I couldn’t say anything, but I could only sing the ‘Seinfeld’ theme. But, it doesn’t have any words. I was like ‘how is this supposed to go?’ and the writers were like ‘just figure it out!’ [After humming it], I remember watching Jerry Seinfeld just roll his eyes all the way back into his head.”
He said he’s been surprised by which fans still come up to him quoting Kenneth.
“What’s interesting is that the show has been off the air for 10 years. But what I forgot is that, because it’s still in streaming, younger people – who were kids when we were filming– are able to tune in. So, it is wild for me to see younger people who can quote ‘30 Rock.’ Especially because sometimes I forget some of the storylines and quotes. So, sometimes I just have to smile and nod. I’m real good at that!”
