Because we’ve unintentionally decided we’re only going to talk about people on AMC and NBC shows today: here’s a clip of Jon Hamm rapping about “Taxi” with Reggie Watts from the upcoming podcast-turned-talk show “Comedy Bang Bang,” which premieres on IFC on June 8. (If anyone read “Taxi” and thought of the Jimmy Fallon/Queen Latifah movie from 2004, please leave and never come back.) Over Watts’s looped beat, Hamm freestyles about the show’s cast: “Louie’s there, Bobby’s there, Elaine, Tony Danza’s there. Also in attendece: Latka, played by Andy Kaufman.” It gets even better when he does a spot-on impression of Christopher Lloyd’s Reverend Jim, and says, “He came along in the later seasons/A lot of people said they jumped the shark/I thought the show got better.” Which is true.

Jon Hamm’s insistence on doing awesome things, like rapping about “Taxi” with Reggie Watts (I just like saying that), is making it really hard for a guy who isn’t Jon Hamm to get laid these days. Face it, world: compared to him, we’re all Harry Crane. Video below.

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Before “Mad Men,” it’s safe to say that Jon Hamm wasn’t on anyone’s radar. He was best known as the boyfriend of director Jennifer Westfeldt, who only a smattering of people even knew at the time, thanks to her movie Kissing Jessica Stein (which Hamm was in, briefly). He’s been acting, however, since the mid-1990s, after relocating from Missouri, where he was an 8th grade acting teacher (one of his students was Ellie Kemper, from “The Office.”) He didn’t land a single role in his first three years of acting, and at one point, ended up taking a job as a set designer on a porn flick to help ends meet. But eventually, five years into his acting career, he landed a recurring role in “Providence,” which led to more roles which led to more, which led — in 2007 — to Don Draper.

Here’s a brief look back at five of his television roles, which does not include his first (pictured above), as “Gorgeous Guy at Bar” in an episode of “Ally McBeal.” Don’t forget to also check out Uproxx’s weekly “Mad Men” discussion thread.

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“30 Rock” aired its much-publicized live episode last night, and it was stuffed to the gills with cameos and funny gags. It featured appearances by Sir Paul McCartney (East Coast), Kim Kardashian (West Coast), Amy Poehler, Jimmy Fallon, and Fred Armisen, as well as Donald Glover as a young Tracy Jordan. (Full list of East Coast/West Coast differences here.) All in all, it was a really funny half hour of television on a night full of funny half hours of television (“Community and “Parks and Rec” also killed it).

All that said, even on a night that saw one of the Beatles show up, the most notable part of the episode was frequent “30 Rock” guest Jon Hamm appearing in blackface. Now, admittedly, this is a bit of a dicey situation. One on hand, I certainly do not condone people donning blackface under most circumstances. It’s disgusting and it’s racist as all holy high Hell. But, on the other hand, the way it was played here — as a reference to exactly how racist television used to be — combined with the sheer likability and charisma of Jon Hamm, put this in a different category. I suppose my point here is this: if you are thinking about donning blackface, look in the mirror first. If, and ONLY IF, you see Jon Hamm’s rugged, handsome face staring back at you, feel free to proceed. Otherwise, pump the brakes, kemosabe.

NOTE: The astute Warming Glow reader may realize that this is the second member of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce to appear on television in blackface. Roger Sterling approves.

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Last week, Danger brought you news that Jon Hamm may have told a little fib about walking on to the University of Texas baseball team but quitting after he had to catch a fastball from Roger Clemens (Clemens, in fact, attended the University of Texas a decade before Hamm). As Hamm continues to do the publicity circuit in support of the fifth season premiere of “Mad Men” this Sunday, his lies continue to get bolder. Take this whopper, he unleashed in an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“I don’t necessarily think of myself like the handsome guy. That’s reserved for Brad Pitt and Ryan Reynolds and those guys,” the 41-year-old explained in an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “It’s certainly nice when people say nice things about you, don’t get me wrong. I guess I never really thought of myself that way. I just wanted to be a regular person and try to portray parts as varied as I could.”

Jon Hamm doesn’t consider himself handsome? I appreciate the man’s modesty, but COME ON. Either that’s a dirty lie or the man has never looked into a mirror before or seen any of the million magazine covers graced with his face? I’m a big believer in suspension of disbelief, but for anyone — including the man himself — to suggest that he’s nothing more than a breathtakingly handsome block of dimpled-chin ruggedness is stretching the limits of credibility. And to suggest that Ryan Reynolds is more handsome? I think even R-Squared’s forehead might take issue with that.

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Last week, Jon Hamm won the respect of the Internet by publicly stating the obvious: That the Kardashians (and Paris Hilton) are “f**king idiots.” It turns out, however, that Kim Kardashian had one of her assistants read the Jon Hamm interview to her, and after the assistant translated the multisyllabic words into something that she could comprehend, two of her three brain cells lit up and she threw a $1000 bill at her an assistant and asked her to compose a response to Hamm on Twitter that would reflect how butt hurt she felt by his mean statements.

“Calling someone who runs their own businesses, is a part of a successful TV show, produces, writes, designs, and creates, ‘stupid,’ is in my opinion careless. I respect Jon and I am a firm believer that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and that not everyone takes the same path in life. We’re all working hard and we all have to respect one another.”

Clearly feeling rebuffed by Kardashian’s harsh rejoinder, asked by Matt Lauer on “The Today Show” this morning whether Jon would like a take back, Hamm swallowed his words and apologized.

Oh, wait. No. That’s what a p*ssy would do, not Don f**king Draper.

“I don’t think they were careless; I think they were accurate,” he said of the comments he made to Elle UK earlier this month. “It’s a part of our culture that I certainly don’t identify with, and I don’t really understand the appeal of it other than in a sort of car crash sensibility, and it’s not something that I partake in or enjoy, but it is what it is, and here we are.”

So, to sum up: Kim Kardashian is still an idiot, Jon Hamm doesn’t mince his words, and “Mad Men” will be back in two weeks under a week.

(Source: E!)