Michael Urie is ‘Single All the Way’ for Netflix’s first gay rom-com

As an out gay actor, Michael Urie is happy to be making holiday history with “Single All the Way.”

Netflix’s gay rom-com has Urie as the can’t-get-a-boyfriend single who finds Mr. Right on a Christmas visit home.

“Single” began with a hiccup for the actor best known for gay roles on “Ugly Betty,” “Younger” and his hit solo stage performance as Barbra Streisand’s assistant in “Buyer and Cellar.”

For “Single,” Urie, 41, was asked to send a self-tape audition. “Interestingly, it was for the role of the hot, hunky, handyman. I was like, is that really me?

“I said, ‘There’s this other role, Peter, who is adorable, gregarious and neurotic.’ I thought, that’s probably me. So I said, ‘Before I make this tape for the hunk, do we want to just see if they would be interested in me for the role of Peter?’ ”

A few days later he was offered the job.

Making a gay holiday classic begins, Urie said, “with one part Jennifer Coolidge,” who is even more flamboyant than usual.

“You need a lot of tinsel,” he continued, “and you need a cast of clowns — and we have all that. There is not a single person in this movie who isn’t funny. Everyone in our movie is somebody who can play comedy. Some, like Jennifer Coolidge, are comedic geniuses.”

Did he worry audiences wouldn’t believe he couldn’t find a mate?

“Oh, there are lots of reasons why somebody is single. For Peter, he’s single because he is always looking for the wrong thing.

“And part of that is because the right thing was right in front of him all along. That’s his best friend and roommate (Philemon Chambers).

“They’re best friends who in fact first met pretending to be boyfriends. They met in line for gym memberships and overheard a couple gets a discount. So even though they’re complete strangers, that’s how they became friends.

“Their relationship was pretending to be boyfriends. When the family sees how much they love each other and how close they are, it’s ‘Why can’t this be real?’ ”

A current issue asks how real must gay characters be — should they always be played by gay actors?

“I played some straight roles, believe it or not. I’ve seen straight actors play gay very believably.

“But I do feel that right now we need representation, we need to be the ones telling our stories. Certainly, this is the first gay Christmas movie that Netflix has made.

“I’m very proud that all the gay characters are played by gay actors. I believe that that is important.”

“Single All the Way” streams Dec. 2.