Comedy icon Melissa McCarthy has met her perfect match in husband, and frequent collaborator, Ben Falcone (he shows up in Bridesmaids as the air marshal her character accosts on the plane, just FYI).

McCarthy is something of a muse for her hubby, who’s directed the actress in Tammy, Life of the Party, and The Boss, all of which Falcone also co-wrote alongside her. They’ve been married for 13 years, according to InStyle, but have known each other much longer. Given how supportive this Hollywood couple is in public, there’s no doubt they’re just as loving in private. 

McCarthy and Falcone's relationship is based on shared laughter

The two met back in 1998, while both were performing as part of legendary Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings. As Falcone told The Hollywood Reporter, they “howled” their way through a skit about a Bob Seger-themed holiday. In an interview with More, via Us Weekly, Falcone revealed, “From the very first time we spoke, we were on the same page.” The seeds of a relationship based on shared laughter were clearly sown. They married in 2005, with daughters Vivian (11) and Georgette (8) following soon after. 

As for who’s funnier, it depends on whom you ask. McCarthy told The Hollywood Reporter, “He’s funnier and smarter; I’m just loud,” while Falcone disagreed, arguing, “No way. I’m the boring structure guy. She’s the fun one.” However, Adria Arjona, who appeared in Life of the Party, told PopSugar, “No one makes Ben laugh more than Melissa,” so make of that what you will. 

Working together makes everything sweeter

For many couples, working together would add an extra layer of stress to their relationship. Not so for McCarthy and Falcone. As she gushed to E! News, “It’s like you get to go to work with your best friend. It’s exactly how we met and we became such good friends because we loved doing this together.” Falcone agreed, saying “It’s the best thing I could ever imagine. It’s the best.”

They support each other’s separate creative endeavors too, with McCarthy writing the foreword for her husband’s book, Being a Dad Is Weird: Lessons in Fatherhood from My Family to Yours, about his own experiences with his dad as well as being a father to two daughters. She also took to Instagram to promote it, writing, “Perfect Saturday with my honey’s new book!” alongside a shot of her reading. Likewise, Falcone posted a video of a Life of the Party poster, quipping, “Always wild and fun to see (most of) your amazing wife’s face on a poster.”

Speaking to Daily Mail at the Australian premiere of The Boss, Falcone said the secret to their success is their shared goals. She also noted, “We love each other and respect each other and we give each other lots of breaks.”  

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