Jane Lynch

Glee star Jane Lynch narrates a new documentary about LGBT rights in America, featuring a candid interview with President Obama and doubling as a de facto campaign ad for the reelection-seeking Commander-in-Chief in 2012.

The documentary-style commercial highlights Obama's achievements over the past three years, most notably ending the military's Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy and most recently coming out with full support for same-sex marriage.

The Prez even name-checks Lady Gaga. Check it out below:

President Obama and the Fight for LGBT Rights Ad

Emmys host Jane Lynch certainly didn't rein herself in Sunday, taking shots early and often. Amusingly, the Jersey Shore cast played along in a pre-recorded spoof.

Introduced as a CNN report by Anderson Cooper, in what he called "a sobering look at the future of television," Lynch appeared as a woman named Donatella Alberghetti Mangiana D'Borgia (who could almost pass for Teresa Giudice).

Who knew Donatella, a TV producer from the Garden State, single-handedly deserves credit (or blame) for all the Jersey-themed programming nowadays ...

Jersey Shore Emmy Parody

Donatella's signature greatest accomplishment, no doubt, is transforming "eight at-risk youths" and turning them into an MTV phenomenon.

The Situation scared to death? Pauly D talking about DJing at NPR? Snooki billed "just a Harvard undergrad" before Donatella made her the "chosen one"?

Pretty hilarious stuff.

She provides constant snark and humor on Glee, but the life of Jane Lynch was not always filled with laughter. Just how far did the actress fall during her days of substance abuse?

Referring to her attempt to get clean 1991, Lynch writes in her upcoming memoir, Happy Accidents:

"I found myself eating about a gallon of chocolate ice cream daily to replace the copious amounts of sugar my body was used to from my daily beer intake."

Lynch didn't stop there, either:

She writes of her "habit of taking NyQuil before bed. Though no longer drinking Miller Lite, I was still in need of something to soothe me. The fact that NyQuil had alcohol in it was not something I acknowledged at all. I still considered myself on the wagon.”

The entire Anthony Weiner scandal is a sad state of affairs.

It's hard not to feel sorry for Weiner's wife, his constituents, the state of politics itself.

But it's also hard not to watch the following video and think the whole thing was worthwhile. In it, Bill Maher and Jane Lynch recite, word-for-word, an exchange between the Congressman and one of his Internet mistresses. Again, remember: this exact conversation actually took place online...

Bill Maher and Jane Lynch Recite Anthony Weiner Facebook Messages

We wonder if jumpsuits are proper attire for the Emmy Awards...

According to Deadline Hollywood, Glee star Jane Lynch is the leading contender to host this year's ceremony, which will air on Fox in September.

The official announcement won't be made until tomorrow, but Lynch's background as an actress, comedian and singer make her a natural choice. Other Fox personalities under consideration are reportedly Ryan Seacrest and Seth MacFarlane.

Do you think Lynch would make a solid host?

UPDATE: It's confirmed! Lynch is in.

Among other entertainment industry heavyweights, Anne Hathaway, Martin Sheen, Jane Lynch and Ellen DeGeneres signed an open letter sponsored by Freedom to Marry, a New York-based group promoting same-sex marriage rights.

Just weeks after President Obama's administration announced it would no longer legally defend the Defense of Marriage act, his supporters want him to go further.

"Whether to end discrimination in marriage is a question America has faced before. It is a question that calls for clarity from the president," the letter reads. "We ask you to join us, and the majority of Americans, who support the freedom to marry."

The letter was also signed by moguls David Geffen and Bob Wright; former NAACP chairman Julian Bond; and Facebook co-founders Chris Hughes and Sean Parker.

Hughes, who is gay, worked for Obama's campaign in 2008, heading its enormously successful social media efforts. But in 2011, the climate is a bit different.

This is an amazing video.

While Glee returned to Fox last night with a new episode, the Internet is buzzing today over the song that aired after the installment itself concluded.

Featuring Jane Lynch as her character of Sue Sylvester, and along with a couple other Glee cast members, the show actually put together a shot-for-shot recreation of Madonna's "Vogue" music video.

It's elaborate, it's entertaining and it's incredible that a TV show went to this length in order to promote an upcoming episode (tune in next week for a lot more of the Material Girl!).

Seriously, if this doesn't make you a Glee fan, nothing will. Sit back and watch the video below.

It's been a few months since the rumors first broke, but Jane Lynch confirmed them over the weekend: she's engaged to Lara Embry!

At an event in Los Angeles on Saturday, the actress was asked about marrying her long-time psychologist of a girlfriend. She replied to Us Weekly:

"Yes, yes, it's true! We don't have any plans at all yet. But I have a ring and everything. We're very happy and very excited!"

Lynch has starred in such hit movies as Best in Show and has appeared on numerous hit shows, among them Criminal Minds and Two and a Half Men. She currently plays Sue Sylvester on Glee.

As for Glee spoilers (the incredible Fox comedy returns with new episodes tomorrow night), Lynch offered the following:

"Olivia Newton John visits and we do the Physical video together. I sing 'Let's Get Physical.'"

Amazing.

On Glee, Jane Lynch portrays Sue Sylvester, one of the funniest characters in TV history.

Alas, the sarcastic cheerleader coach is also one of the loneliest, as her attitude and drive to win doesn't exactly appeal to potential mates.

Fortunately for the actress, however, life does not imitate art: Lynch is engaged to her longtime girlfriend, psychologist Lara Embry. The couple is planning a May wedding

Lynch has other professional reasons to celebrate these days, as well:

She earned a Golden Globe nomination for her role on the series; while Glee won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy.