It is so refreshing when a guest just gets it.  Such is the case with Julie Bowen when she visited with Jimmy Kimmel. Not only was she funny, clever and quick with witty repartee, but she knew Kimmel’s audience all too well, as evidenced by the subject matter of the entire first half of the interview — her pregnancy enlarged boobs!  Bowen and Kimmel kept referring to them as if they were a separate guest. Bowen described their bigger-than-ever-size as a result of breast feeding and assured her host that “they are going away.” “Let me say goodbye to them,” Kimmel replied. Bowen added “This is it for the twins.” She played it beautifully.

When they shifted to talking about her new film, Sex and Death, 101, she said she chose the film because she got to make out with Simon Baker, which then led to a pithy exchange about the Sinatra clause — the designation of one person your mate will give you an “out” to sleep with. The subsequent banter was delightful.

The nice, refreshing thing about Bowen is her sparkle. She never tries too hard to shine. It just comes naturally, which in turn made Kimmel shine, as well — always a good trait for a guest on a talk show.