Kyle Bornheimer on Perfect Couples: "The Writers Are Excellent at Zigging When Most Shows Would Zag"

Indiana native Kyle Bornheimer — known for his comedic work in TV commercials and appearances on Better Off Ted, Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, The Office, and Breaking Bad — stars as Dave in NBC's new romantic comedy Perfect Couples, airing Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. Premier Guide Miami sat down to find out what that means — and what comes next.

Indiana native Kyle Bornheimer — known for his comedic work in TV commercials for T-Mobile, Geico, Coors Light, Staples, and Sprint, and for appearances on Better Off Ted, Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, The Office, and Breaking Bad — stars as Dave in NBC's new romantic comedy Perfect Couples, airing Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. ET. The show follows three best-friend couples navigating the geometry of relationships in their thirties.

On what to expect from Perfect Couples: "What we discovered is it wasn't just the dynamic that two people have within the relationship — it's actually how couples end up relating to each other too. Because once you get into a couple, you find that you're hanging out with other couples and there's a whole new geometry that you have to learn. Maybe you like your best friend's girlfriend, maybe you don't. Maybe you got to spend a weekend that you didn't plan on spending with four other people."

On the show's tone: "The writers are excellent at zigging when most shows would zag. They keep throwing stereotypes about couples and men and women and men in their 30s and women in their 30s. Our mantra often was, we're not a beer commercial — the way that those kind of cliche stereotypes are often portrayed in beer commercials. It's a very positive show. What I love about it, it's not cynical or bitter. It comes from a much more positive place than I think people often get."

On Valentine's Day plans: "I have a newborn at home. That's a good excuse. Some years I lean into it. Some years I think, you know, at least we think we're a progressive enough couple that we can either celebrate it and not feel cheesy, and not celebrate and not feel like we missed it. This year I have to say that I haven't thought about it much."

On his Shih Tzu Valentine's Day tradition: "My wife has a little Shih Tzu that I've adopted. It was my wife's when we first started dating. And I would always do something with the dog because she told me that the dog was born on Valentine's Day. Every Shih Tzu I've ever met has been born on Valentine's Day. Every time anyone introduces me to their Shih Tzu, they're like, 'Oh my God, he was born on Valentine's Day.' So I don't really believe that our Shih Tzu was actually born on Valentine's Day. I think they say that about all little cute dogs. So now I feel a little bit taken by that lie. I do a different day for him now."

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