Actors Megan Mullally (Will & Grace) and Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) share their relationship secrets in this free-flowing, hilarious oral history of their early lives, career paths and philosophies. The majority of The Greatest Love Story Ever Told presents the delightful duo playfully bantering and sharing anecdotes, crafting tips, red-carpet secrets, career advice--and making each other laugh. The couple also address serious subjects, including their age difference (she's almost 12 years older) and their decision not to have kids. "I felt like 'if I'm meant to get pregnant, I will,' and I didn't," says Mullally. "I also never had a burning desire to have children, which is a crazy taboo thing to say." Occasionally, there are solo chapters. Mullally's "My Life as a Stripper" chapter delves deeper into being raised in a home with a raging father, where, she says, "I was emotionally abused 24/7 for my entire childhood."
The two met in 2000 while doing a small play in Los Angeles. She was between seasons of Will & Grace, months prior to her first Emmy nomination and the show's popularity skyrocketing. Offerman at the time was acting in the play, building the sets and living in a friend's basement. He was immediately "gobsmacked by how funny, sharp, and smart" she was, while she remembers: "He did not register on the fling-o-meter." Eighteen years later, they have a rule to never be apart for longer than two weeks.
Like eavesdropping on the clever and loving couple, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told is a pleasure. --Kevin Howell, independent reviewer and marketing consultant