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Yahoo
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'You Said It's True?' Of Course, Danny DeVito And Charlie Day Had The Funniest Reactions To Rob Mac's Name Change
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. One of TV's longest-running and best sitcoms is set to return to the 2025 TV schedule this week, and I could not be more excited. Season 17 of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia will premiere on FXX this Wednesday, July 9th, with back-to-back episodes, but we are in for more than just new shenanigans from The Gang. Alongside this new season, Rob McElhenney will also be debuting his new name, Rob Mac, and his castmates, Danny DeVito and Charlie Day, had the funniest reactions to the news. No, it's not a joke. Rob McElhenney is legally changing his name to Rob Mac. In an announcement posted to Instagram, the It's Always Sunny co-creator explained the reasoning behind his new 'stage' name. However, apparently not everyone got the memo. In a Tik Tok via Decider, Danny Devito shared his confusion live on stage during a recent Hulu press event for the new season: Wait, woah, whoah, whoah. You said it's true?...I swear to god, I looked at the credits and thought they were fucked up. Somebody screwed it up, they took the… This honestly is very similar to how I would expect DeVito's character Frank Reynolds to act, and as it's a typical Sunny cast interaction, Charlie Day had a very Charlie Kelly response, resulting in the following hilarious back and forth: Charlie Day: Wait, Danny, let me tell you a story about my old, old friend here. Spell McElhenney…Spell it. Danny DeVito: I barely got through eighth grade. Charlie Day: OK, alright, see that's why. See this is why I love this cast. I feel like half the time, they aren't even really acting, they're just messing around as a friend group while on camera. At this point, they've all been together for at least 2 decades, given the show just celebrated its 20th anniversary. However, even the Fist Fight actor, who has known McElhenney much longer than that, admitted to still struggling with the spelling, saying: I've known you for 30 years, and the other day I went to go and write your name out in an email, and I was like 'Wait, M, C, E, L..' I wish you went with Blaze, which is what you called yourself in eighth grade. And your teacher called you Blaze for a year. Hulu: 30-Day Free TrialHulu will give you access to originals as well as FX content, which includes It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. For as little as $9.99 per month, you can get ad-supported plans for the service that houses content from ABC, FX and more. View Deal While this is also on brand for Day's Sunny character, who is illiterate, he's one of many many people to have trouble with his friend's former surname over the years. When I first started writing about It's Always Sunny, I remember having to look up the spelling for McElhenney almost every time, so I completely understand the switch. The real question is why he didn't do it sooner. After justifying the Mythic Quest actor's recent decision, Day brought up Mac's former grade school nickname, Blaze. The Lost actor admitted to going by Blaze for an entire year when his 10th-grade teacher asked the class if they had any nicknames. The funniest part? He had actually responded with 'Blade', but failed to correct her when she misheard. Check out the full hilarious interaction below: While Rob Blaze is pretty badass, I think the Wrexham owner made the right call. As to how this affects his kids' and wife's name, Sunny co-star Kaitlin Olson, it doesn't. The celebrity duo told People that they are leaving the decision to keep McElhenney up to each individual person in their family. If you are looking for a change to the High Potential star's name in the credits of Sunny on Wednesday, you won't find it. The Sweet Dee actress, while legally Olson-McElhenney, has always just gone by her maiden name, Olson, when it comes to her TV and movie credits. However, she has been known to occasionally respond to 'Shut up, Bird!' when spotted by fans in public. Be sure to catch (formerly) McElhenney's first official credit as Rob Mac this Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on FXX, or the next day with your Hulu subscription.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
It's good to be in the wildly funny company of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia again
[Editor's note: The A.V. Club will return to recap this season's fourth episode on July 23.] Thank God, the Paddy's Pub gang is back. It's not just that It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia has been on for two decades and starting its 17th season (three more than the previous record holder for live-action sitcoms, the polar opposite The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), it's that it's still extremely funny. Sure, there have been stretches over the last few years in which the writing has shown its age, but that's certainly not the case with the two-episode premiere, 'The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary' & 'Frank is in a Coma.' It's smart to waste no time completing the crossover that began with Abbott Elementary's January episode, and even smarter to quickly get back to what fans love about Sunny's consistently hysterical character beats. Well-paced, unpredictable, and, most importantly, still comical, it's nice to be in Sunny days again. The season premiere offers the Sunny mirror image of Abbott's 'Volunteers,' using a story about unseen footage from the gang's court-mandated community service at the Philly elementary school to detail exactly what went wrong that day. The initial impression that this might be more of an AE episode vibe than a Sunny one gets annihilated when Quinta Brunson's Janine calls Dee a 'total f**king c*nt.' Take that, prudes at ABC. One of the great joys of this half-hour is getting to see AE performers like Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, and Lisa Ann Walter play in a darker vein of humor, all of them seemingly invigorated by taking off a few off the guard rails that are understandably in place on broadcast TV. Of course, episode writers Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, and Keyonna Taylor know we're here for the Paddy's Pub gang, all of whom try to get as much as possible out of their time at Abbott. Is Charlie just there to learn how to read? Of course not. As Dee leans into her jealous side and tries to take down Janine, Charlie & Mac work on recruiting kids in a 'reverse Blind Side' to their local school. It's all ridiculously in tune with Charlie, Mac, Dee, Dennis, and Frank, people who are constantly looking for a way to maximize the profit on their time and failing miserably, even while volunteering at an inner-city school. Much has been written about the bone-deep selfishness of this quintet, but it's almost refreshing to see how transparent they are about it in an era of two-faced grifters. They were almost ahead of their time in their desire to outwardly use every interaction as a road to improve their situations, and the humor of the show often comes from how they fall on their face every time that they attempt anything outside of their comfortable ruts. In the case of the premiere, it culminates with Dennis spearheading a new version of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire,' using Abbott teachers to sing about extremely un-timely topics like Guantanamo and Kaepernick—it's amazing how the gang's idea of current events is always a few years behind reality, even if they do get in a nice Ozempic dig. When Dennis learns that Fall Out Boy did their update to the Storm Front banger, the latest plan collapses, sending them back to a grift that Frank suggested from the very beginning: Ripping out the copper wiring. 'The Gang F**ks Up Abbott Elementary' is a reminder that anyone who thinks that the writing on It's Always Sunny is about misanthropes behaving badly isn't paying enough attention. Yes, this is a show about grifters, but it's also about people too dumb to do too much damage with their cons to anyone but themselves. Even the conclusion of the episode works in everyone's favor, as the school was going to have to replace the copper anyway. The follow-up is even better. After Frank goes into a coma while watching Netflix's Is It Cake?, Dee is forced to stay by his bedside in case his heartbeat falls below 50 BPM. As she goes through the cycles of grief, the guys find their way to a Liberty Ball to raise capital to turn Paddy's Pub into 'Starbucks for dive bars,' but end up mistaken for the help before finding their way to a crack house. In the end, Frank wasn't actually in a coma. He turned into a sweet treat himself to prove 'the magic of cake technology.' Amazing. This installment works from a classic Sunny template in which the gang cuts Dee out of a possible endeavor only to f*ck it up themselves. It also works from the comic vein in which the gang blames someone else for their failures, usually Frank, who gets trashed this episode for not elevating them like they intended when they allowed him into their idiot club so many years ago. As their failed benefactor lies in a supposed coma, Charlie, Mac, and Dennis take the Liberty Ball invitation that Dee found in the trash and try to find an investor. At first, they just end up working for the business fat cats around them as waiters, and then as bathroom attendants. The guys regularly talk about breaking out of their patterns but then dive right back into them, more comfortable getting a VIP a fresh bottle of wine than actually being one of them. A window to a brighter future opens in the form of a high-strung power player named Simon (a brilliant Alex Wolff, channeling the kind of spoiled bro-idiot he's certainly met at some Hollywood parties). He wins them over by saying, 'I really hope your father dies,' and giving them some of his cocaine. Before you know it, they're snorting meth at another party before landing in a final location that Cricket probably knows well—the kind of place with mattresses on the floor and where 'Narcan' is the password. After all, 'Frank knew that galas were gateways to crack houses.' Stray Observations •Tyler James Williams, who plays Gregory on Abbott, was 12 when Sunny premiered in 2005. •There's a wonderful example in the premiere of the thought processes of the Paddy's crew and how it devolves in a matter of minutes in the scene in which they start at least somewhat logically upset that the kids don't know about 9/11 and race down their mental holes of idiotic hoaxes to 'There was never even towers.' As someone says, 'Those people were passionate but dumb as shit.' Put that on a Sunny t-shirt. •There are so many wonderful little throwaway jokes in the premiere, but two of my favorites are Frank wasting no time urinating in an elementary school locker and the gang asking, 'Where's the volunteer's lounge?' when they get kicked out of the teachers' one. •Another great throwaway line in the second episode comes from Howerton, who responds to Frank's nurse talking about the denial stage of grief with a mumbled, 'I deny what you're saying, by the way.' •The bit about Ava always having cash on her to 'make things go away' in front of the Abbott cameras is even better when you think about what she hasn't paid to scrub over the first four seasons of that very funny show. •Call me an old man, but Fall Out Boy's 'Fire' update is legitimately horrible. I think I like the Sunny version better. Don't believe me, check it out. You've been warned. More from A.V. 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Newsweek
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
How To Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Live Stream Season 17 Premiere, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The long-running comedy series, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," officially returns for Season 17 on Wednesday, July 9 at 9 p.m. ET on FXX. And for fans looking to catch it live, you can stream the premiere on Fubo, making it easier than ever to dive back into the chaos at Paddy's Pub. Kaitlin Olson, Danny DeVito, Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton and Charlie Day attend an evening with "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" at The Paley Center for Media on April 1, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. Kaitlin Olson, Danny DeVito, Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton and Charlie Day attend an evening with "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" at The Paley Center for Media on April 1, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic How to Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 17 Premiere Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Time: 9:00 p.m. ET TV Channel: FXX Stream: Fubo (WATCH FOR FREE) Seventeen seasons in and somehow, Charlie, Mac, Dennis, Dee, and Frank are still pushing boundaries and buttons in new and bizarre ways. The series, which first premiered in 2005, has become the longest-running live-action sitcom in American television history, and its cult following remains as strong as ever. This season kicks off with a special treat for fans who enjoyed seeing the gang step outside their barstools earlier this year in a surprise cameo on ABC's hit sitcom "Abbott Elementary." That episode featured the "Sunny" gang in a hilarious guest spot as school visitors, drawing massive fan reaction and a wave of crossover buzz. Now, in a brilliant bit of synergy, Season 17 of "It's Always Sunny" picks up the crossover storyline, bringing a second dose of that chaotic Philly energy to the screen. The crossover continuation promises to blend "Sunny's" sharp, irreverent humor with a few familiar faces from the primetime comedy world. Season 17 is set to bring plenty of new misadventures to America's most dysfunctional friend group. Live stream It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 on Fubo for free: Start your subscription now! Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
New York Post
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Glenn Howerton nearly quit ‘It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' in shock move: ‘I was worried'
It was the implication. Glenn Howerton, who stars as the sociopathic Dennis Reynolds in the long running sitcom 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia,' revealed that he once almost left the show, which is currently in Season 17. During a recent PaleyLive panel to celebrate the show's 20th anniversary, Howerton, 49, spoke with his co-stars Charlie Day, Danny DeVito, Rob McElhenney, and Kaitlin Olson. Advertisement Howerton, who co-created, writes, and produces on the show in addition to starring on it, said, 'It was actually before we started working on Season 12. I was like, 'Look, I just don't want to wear out our welcome.'' 9 Glenn Howerton attends 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' 20th Anniversary Celebration hosted by The Paley Center For Media at DGA Theater Complex on July 1, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images 9 Kaitlin Olson as Dee, Charlie Day as Charlie, Glenn Howerton as Dennis, Rob McElhenney as Mac in a 2025 episode of, 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.' Patrick McElhenney/FX Advertisement 9 Kaitlin Olson as Dee, Rob McElhenney as Mac, Glenn Howerton as Dennis, Danny DeVito as Frank in a 2015 episode of 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.' The 'Sirens' actor added, 'I was worried that maybe we had sort of peaked or something, and I just was like, you know, we've been doing this for a long time. And I think I was also anxious.' Howerton continued, 'I had not figured out yet how to stretch myself and be able to do other things that I wanted to do with my career outside of the show. I just hadn't figured out how to do that yet. I was aching to do other things, and so I was starting to feel a little boxed in, frankly.' 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia,' which first premiered on FX in 2005 (it currently airs on FXX and Hulu), is about a group of narcissistic and sociopathic friends who run a dive bar in the titular city. Advertisement There's Dennis (Howerton), his sister Dee (Kaitlin Olson), their father Frank (Danny DeVito) and their friends Charlie (Charlie Day) and Mac (Rob McElhenney). 'They were like, 'We don't want to end it,'' Howerton recalled his co-stars saying. 'And I was like, 'Oh, well I can't stop you.' And then Seasons 13 and 14, I came back as an actor but I wasn't in the writers room.' 9 Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, Danny DeVito in a 2016 episode of 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.' ©FX Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection 9 Charlie Day, Danny DeVito, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson and Glenn Howerton at the PaleyLive Program: 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' 20th Anniversary Celebration, July 1, 2025. Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock Advertisement 9 Glenn Howerton as Dennis, Rob McElhenney as Mac, Kaitlin Olson as Dee in a 2021 episode of 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.' McElhenney joked that 'there were so many moments' where Howerton tried to quit, but the crew wouldn't 'let him because of the implication,' referring to an iconic Dennis scene from the show where the character states, 'it's the implication.' During an interview with the Post in May, Howerton said the cast has discussed ending the show. 'It's hard to say. It changes often, season to season. There are some seasons where we're like, 'Oh, I can't do this anymore.' But there are other seasons where everyone is just really stoked and excited to be there, and excited to get the opportunity to continue exploring these insane characters in this insane world,' Howerton explained. He added, 'We were quite invigorated this year. So, I think we're just taking it year by year.' 9 Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson and Charlie Day in a 2011 episode of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.' 9 Glenn Howerton attends the SAG-AFTRA Foundation screening and Q&A for 'Sirens' at SAG-AFTRA Foundation Robin Williams Center on May 18, 2025 in New York City. Getty Images 9 Glenn Howerton and Danny Devito in a 2008 episode of, 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.' AP Advertisement The former 'A.P. Bio' star told The Post that after each season, we 'check in with ourselves.' 'We never like to have those conversations about what the future of the show is when we finish a season,' he explained. 'Because that's when we are like, 'Yeah, I'm done. I can't do this anymore.' It's always good to take a couple months off, and then have that conversation, like, 'Do we want to keep going?'' Howerton told The Post that as of 2025, 'We're still having such a blast working with each other. And, there seems to be endless ways to explore the world through these characters. So, we have no intention of stopping anytime soon.'
Metro
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
I don't think Rob McElhenney should change his name – here's why
'Diwali', the white woman at reception announced as she rifled through papers. I was waiting for my smear test and the apprehension I felt for what was to come superseded any bitterness I had to the mispronunciation of my surname, which is Dhaliwal. The receptionist's attempt wasn't my name – in fact, it's a South Asian festival of light that occurs around September to November – but I knew she was talking about me. I was too busy clenching and unclenching my pelvic floor to care. So I quickly stood up and nodded sympathetically – giving her grace for finding my name difficult – and scurried to the nurse's office. It wasn't the first time someone's mispronounced my name and it won't be the last. Unfortunately, it's a common occurrence for myself and many of my friends with ethnic names. But I didn't expect to find actor and co-owner of Wrexham FC, Rob McElhenney, filing to change his due to the amount of mispronunciation he experiences of his Irish surname. 'As our business and our storytelling is expanding into other regions of the world and other languages in which my name is even harder to pronounce, I'm just going by Rob Mac', he told Variety in May. Just over a month later, a representative confirmed he'd officially submitted the legal change. 'McElhenney'. I started saying it out loud in case I was also mispronouncing it. After a Google search to test my comprehension of Irish names (my sister-in-law has taught me well), I was assured through the unexpected Irish jig performed by Ryan Reynolds, actor and joint-owner of the Wrexham FC football Club with McElhenny singing an ode to his mispronounced surname for his birthday. Now, that's a good friend. It's pronounced: Mackle-henney. But, all of this had me wonder about the significance of names. McElhenney chose a new name due to having to do global business deals, and interestingly 'Mac' is his character name in hit HBO comedy It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. But would becoming a brand or character mean he would lose his identity of self? Was Rob Mac a product or a person? Of course, changing your name doesn't make your history disappear, but history does become harder to find when names are changed. As someone who does a lot of work researching people in history, it's something I often come up against – finding a family and then suddenly losing them, when tracing a lineage, happens often. It's irritating when some people say your name incorrectly, and annoying to have to correct it or say it back to them – but it's worth introducing your pronunciation into their lexicon, because you then invite them into your life story. And what a rich lineage Irish names have. But, as someone with an ethnic name, I was surprised to find that McElhenney struggled with the amount of mispronunciations he experienced. The world tends to bend over backwards to make white men comfortable, but I wondered – maybe instead of this being about race, it's about culture. And crucially, about the cross-colonial impact of the British – this isn't about white or non-white peoples, this goes back to imperialism. Because as Joe famously said to Jess in Bend It Like Beckham when she speaks out about experiencing racism, 'Jess, I'm Irish. Of course, I understand what that feels like.' It turns out, I have a lot more in common with the Irish than the British. Even though the Irish had a hand in creating the British Empire – in that they literally helped build infrastructure because it was the only way to send money home to their families – they later fought for their independence. And like India, they experienced partition at the hands of the British, with Northern Ireland still partitioned and occupied, in the eyes of many. There has been an anti-British establishment sentiment in Ireland for a long time, due to their anti-colonial stance, after being invaded by the English since the 12th century. It's something Indians relate to – the way the British renamed Derry to Londonderry harks to the similar renaming of Mumbai to Bombay by the British. Many people have since stood up and refused to be made British or turned into them, by rejecting them and wholeheartedly embracing our own cultures. Whether Indian or Irish. And while Rob hasn't specified who exactly has struggled to say his name, it's something that those with traditionally English names tend not to have to worry about when doing business, or speaking to people, internationally. Names are complex and fascinating, with decades of stories, history, and people – it's a shame that people feel the need to change them due to inconvenience. Of course, change your name if you want to. I've considered it multiple times every time I hear 'Diwali', in a fit of rage. More Trending And many do when getting married. People change their names to affirm their gender, and that's important too. I think it's vital you feel comfortable in who you are. But if we're doing it to make others more comfortable, then we're losing ourselves in the process. People can adjust, if we tell them to. If we say 'no that's not how you pronounce it', and force people to learn your name, you're letting them in on your culture. And that makes the world a little bit bigger. Do you have a story you'd like to share? Get in touch by emailing Share your views in the comments below. MORE: England v India second Test: Giving Jasprit Bumrah a rest could see India fall into a trap England know all too well MORE: Terrifying moment six girls swept away by a sudden flood surge towards waterfall's edge MORE: Black and minority ethnic workers are losing out on £3,200,000,000
