It's one of those records with so many qualifiers it barely means anything, but the show has been around for 14 seasons.
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She’s always adding flair."It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia," the FXX show, is now tied for longest running live-action comedy series in television history. Then when Kaitlin comes on, she always comes in and makes it funnier. After that first draft is written, the three of us get to doing rewrites, a lot of that happens. “So a lot of the writing actually does come out of improvisation. “I think because Rob and I and Charlie are actors on the show, there’s a tremendous amount of improvisation that goes into the actual writing process,” Howerton said. Howerton said they improvise while they’re writing the scripts, too. RELATED: ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’: Why Charlie Day Thought Rob McElhenney Was Funnier When He Was Out of Shape Then what we edit together is sort of the best of the best moments.” L-R: Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson and Glenn Howerton | Patrick McElhenney/FXX Take one was one thing and take two is the same thing with slightly different things thrown in. “Some come because it was well scripted and then it leads to a better idea or joke but it’s just what you saw.
“Some are scripted and some come in the moment,” Day said.
While they save their edgiest stuff for private jokes, a lot of the improv still makes it onto the show. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia allows the cast to improvise. “Somebody’ll say something that’s a little f*cked up and I guarantee you that whoever picks up on it is going to make the darkest, darkest most f*cked up joke out of it that you possibly can.” A lot of improv makes it onto the show “I mean, we definitely do that with each other when we’re joking around,” Howerton said. Howerton didn’t specify what they say that’s too much for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but you can imagine. RELATED: Why Kaitlin Olson Loves Being Insulted On ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ L-R: Danny DeVito, Kaitlin Olson and Glenn Howerton | Patrick McElhenney/FXX “I think we’re constantly testing ourselves to see what is still funny,” Day said. Day said they test each other to keep it fresh. The gang kept it going for 10 more seasons and an upcoming 15th season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. “There’s real, real dark sh*t that goes around.” The ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ gang has to push themselves “There’s a certain amount of truth to that,” Howerton said.
So “Frank Sets Sweet Dee on Fire” and “Dennis Looks Like a Registered Sex Offender” is their light comedy? Howerton confirmed. “It’s different types of jokes, probably more cynical, a darker sense of humor. If you find It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia offensive, then you probably don’t want to know what they joke about in real life. ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ is actually toned down L-R: Rob McElhenney, Danny DeVito, Kaitlin Olson and Glenn Howerton | Patrick McElhenney/FXXĬharlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney welcomed reporters to the set in season 4 when they were filming “The Nightman Cometh.” Between takes they described how they’re even darker than It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia when they joke amongst themselves. But, the cast of Sunny once said they’re even sicker outside the show.
Their fist season had episodes on abortion and child molestation, and since then they’ve tackled crack, dumpster babies and more. For 14 years, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiahas been pushing the limits of comedy.