'Modern Family': Eric Stonestreet And Jesse Tyler Ferguson On Love And Stereotypes

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet play Mitchell and Cameron on Modern Family. Ron Tom/ABC hide caption toggle caption Ron Tom/ABC During the Television Critics Association press tour, we paid a visit to the set of ABC's Modern Family, which recently got an early renewal for a second season (along with its comedy-block-mates The Middle and Cougar Town) (R.I.P., Hank). Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet, who play new parents Mitchell and Cameron, sat down to talk about their roles, the show, and how they do or don't live up to people's expectations. Stonestreet said at one point that kids just love Cameron and Mitchell, because they're "a modern-day Bert and Ernie," but they had a lot more to say about how they create chemistry and what it's like to work on a sudden hit. Here are some excerpts. On creating chemistry as a coupleStonestreet: I just think chemistry comes from an openness of a performer, and Jesse is an actor that's willing to put himself out there, and I cons...