Zach Galifianakis Says Rufus Wainwright Makes Him Want To Be Gay

Comedian and actor Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover, What Happens In Vegas) has released his own iTunes playlist. There's a good deal of indie rock on it, including some Canadian content like Broken Social Scene and Rufus Wainwright.

All of the tracks come with Galifianakis' explanations about why he chose them, which of course contain many hilarious one-liners. But check out this awesome comment about Wainwright, in which Galifianakis says why he chose "I Don't Know What It Is."

"There was a time in my life where this song got me out of some emotional holes," he says. "I own all of [Wainwright's] albums.

"Rufus is proudly gay, and I am a straight man. He makes me want to be gay. I don't know what it is. I have performed this song many times, singing into a pencil or whatever, while wearing nothing but underwear and sweat.

"There, I said it. All true."

Now, a really great idea would be to get Wainwright to do a "Between Two Ferns" episode...

You can buy Galifianakis' iTunes playlist for $18.42 U.S. through iTunes now. Unfortunately, it's not available in Canada.

You can see Rufus Wainwright here:

Dec. 9 London, England @ Royal Albert Hall
Dec. 31 Park City, UT @ Eccles Center For The Performing Arts
Jan. 9 Long Beach, CA @ Terrace Theatre
Feb. 12 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Bardavon
Feb. 13 Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theatre