We Talk Penis Socks With Thomas Middleditch, Kumail Nanjiani, William H. Macy, Kaitlin Olson and Gillian Jacobs (Video)

The Emmy contenders give the inside scoop on the expensive invention Hollywood uses for nude scenes

Middleditch and Nanjiani were part of TheWrap’s panel discussion for comedic actors in Emmy contention Tuesday, along with William H. Macy (“Shameless”), Kaitlin Olson (“The Mick”) and Gillian Jacobs (“Love”).

Middleditch said in all seriousness that so long as everyone is protected, being naked is worth it for the sake of comedy.

[...] if it’s going to be a nude, sexual thing, that defeats the purpose.

All the talk of nude scenes turned into something of a competition, with everyone on the panel sharing their stories.

“I had a sock on my penis, and I’m all oiled up in the scene, and at the start I was kind of nervous,” he said.

Middleditch described the penis sock he’s worn as a “cloth thimble.”

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“I did an indie film, it was so low budget, they didn’t have a sock, so they gave him one of those booties you put on your shoe at the hospital,” Jacobs said.