Watch: Nathan Lane Dishes on How Matt Bomer Smells and New 'Gay Golden Girls' Sitcom

Out actor Nathan Lane made an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" to give audiences a taste of what's in store on his new sitcom, "Mid-Century Modern," including a description of how delicious co-star Matt Bomer smells.

The half-hour Hulu series premieres March 28, and also stars Nathan Lee Graham and Linda Lavin, the latter of whom sadly passed away as the show's first season was being produced – a real-life tragedy that the series will address.

"Inspired by 'The Golden Girls,' the series follows best friends (played by Lane, Bomer, and Graham) who decide to live together after the death of a fellow friend," Playbill detailed. "They share their Palm Springs residence with Lane's mother, Sybil, played by Lavin."

Not unlike the dim (but sexy and sweet) character he plays, Bomer "is astonishingly handsome, like 24 hours a day," Lane told the late night host.

What's more, Bomer "smells like the unattainable," Lane went on to say. "Like the fresh baked cookies in first class when you are riding in coach."

Describing the show, Lane took note of its queer credentials. Aside from starring himself, out "Fellow Travelers" star Bomer, and out "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" actor Graham, the show was created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, the team behind "Will & Grace."

"Some people have said it's the gay 'Golden Girls' – which sounds redundant," Lane quipped, to applause. "It's about gay men at different stages in their lives, and about chosen family," Lane added.

Colbert asked whether Bomer is as sexy in person as he seems on screen, to which Lane exclaimed, "Oh, sure!"

"Matt is astonishingly handsome," Lane added, before going on to say that his co-star is "gorgeous" and offering another description of his fragrance: "[L]ike Cool Ranch Doritos."

Lane paid tribute to late actor Gene Hackman as well, Playbill relayed. The two shared the screen in the 1996 Mike Nichols film "The Birdcage," an American adaptation of the French film "La Cage aux Folles," which in turn was based on a stage play. The Nichols film also starred Robin Williams and Dianne Wiest.

"We had a scene where he and I are dancing, and we are singing 'I Could Have Danced All Night,'" Lane recounted. "At the end, we are leaving the scene and going to dinner, and I ad-libbed. I said, 'You know, I played Eliza in high school,' and he said, 'I bet you were wonderful.'"

Lane added that there was "a slight flirtation going on there, which was hilarious."

"He was one of the greats of the screen, and I was just very fortunate to get to share that time with him."