Jane Lynch Laughs It Up,

Get ready for more fun and games with the Emmy-winning Glee star, 58, when Hollywood Game Night returns to NBC on July 11. There’ll be more celebrity guests, new competitions, a cool new set and a chance for contestants to win up to $25,000.

What’s the new set like?

I have a new beach house. It looks a lot like my other house except it’s on the beach.

We’ve got a beautiful backyard with a swimming pool full of bouncy balls. So we’re doing a lot of games that are outdoor focused.

Are there personal touches that make it seem like your home?

There’s a bunch of photos of my dogs. I have a picture of my parents from 1959 when I was in my mother’s belly. They were having breakfast in a New York restaurant, about to go see My Fair Lady that night, so that’s a really fun picture to have around.

Which celebrity plays the best game this season? Well, Kelly Clarkson, because she’s a big cheater. She’s very aggressive. She’ll take the ball out of somebody’s hands. Bill Nye the Science Guy was great and very game. The cast of Superstore, they’re very close and they get along very well; they’re a really formidable team.

Do you have your own game nights? No, I never had them. In fact, the game nights that I went to were [Will & Grace star] Sean Hayes’, and they were extravaganzas. They were always really fun and inventive. Sean and Todd Milliner, his business and production partner, are the two minds behind Hollywood Game Night, and their game nights were a blast.