"I made it because there were a lot of people who were out of town," McHale, 40, says of his inclusion on PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive list. Clearly The Community star's humor earned him a sexy badge of honor – and a sizable social network of fans. His PEOPLE.com Funny Is the New Sexy video has already earned him over 500,000 likes – just for watching the comic brew a mean cup of Joel.

Watch Joel McHale's Funny Is the New Sexy video here!