ZACH GALIFANIKIS GAY SECRET

NationalEnquirer.com

Yukster ZACH makes a funny only his new wife’s NOT laughing. WHY?!

ZACH GALIFIANAKIS hoped to get a big laugh when he “came out” on national TV, but the funnyman didn’t realize his bride would bear the brunt of his joke!

During an appearance on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” to promote his new flick “The Hangover Part III,” he looked straight into the camera and deadpanned: “I’m gay. I just wanted to let people know.” He then quipped that he was trying to drum up publicity for the film.

But apparently, a lot of viewers didn’t get the joke! By the following morning, Zach found himself in hot water with his wife, Quinn, a friend tells The ENQUIRER.

“Quinn actually had people she knows come up to her and say they’re sorry, and asked if she knew Zach was gay before they got married,” the friend said. “Quinn told them it was just a joke, but Zach did it with such a straight face on TV, people thought he was serious.”

Zach, 43, married blonde beauty and charity co-founder Quinn Lundberg, 29, last August after three years of dating, but she’s still getting accustomed to her husband’s offbeat sense of humor.

“Usually, the nonsense that comes out of Zach’s mouth when he’s doing his comedy bits doesn’t affect Quinn one way or another, but this was different,” the friend continued. “She didn’t like the scrutiny Zach’s lame joke put her under, and she let him know it.

 “Poor Quinn even had family members calling her and asking what the deal was. She had to defend herself and insist that she didn’t marry a gay man! The joke fell really flat – and it backfired on Zach because he ended up in the doghouse.”