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Yahoo
21-07-2025
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Take the World's Hardest ‘It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Quiz
When It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia debuted on FX in 2005, it arrived with little fanfare and even less polish. Shot on a shoestring budget, the pilot was a scrappy, crude comedy about three narcissistic bar owners in South Philly. Philadelphia Inquirer critic Jonathan Storm called it 'Seinfeld on crack,' but the show slowly built a cult following, thanks in part to its absurd plotlines, and the addition of Danny DeVito in the second season. Two decades later, Always Sunny is the longest-running live-action sitcom in American TV history. Its fans quote it endlessly and enjoy dissecting the show's deep lore. If you're one of them, it's time to put your knowledge of the Gang to the test. Let's see how much you jabronis really know. Zero to 32% correct: Well, at least you're not a nerd … but have you actually watched It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia? Or are you just vaguely aware that there's a show with Danny DeVito in it where people yell and drink a lot? No judgment — if you've only seen out-of-context clips of Charlie screaming about 'Pepe Silvia,' you've got a wild ride ahead. We suggest starting with Season Two, Episode Three, 'Dee and Dennis Go on Welfare.' There are 17 seasons of debauchery for you to catch up on. Heads up: It starts off weird, and only gets more bizarre from there. More from Rolling Stone The World's Hardest Beatles 'Abbey Road' Quiz 'It's Always Sunny' Is Only Getting Better With Time Take the World's Hardest Quiz: David Bowie 33 to 64% correct: You've likely browned-out on riot juice and know not to ask too many questions when someone brings up 'the implication.' You may not remember every time the Gang wrecked Dee's car or each of Dennis' sociopathic monologues, but you've seen enough to hold your own at Paddy's. If you want to take your knowledge to the next level, we recommend listening to the It's Always Sunny podcast, hosted by Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, and Rob Mac (neé McElhenney). Be warned: The podcast stops near the end of the fifth season, which has left many fans disappointed. 65 to 100% correct: You're basically an honorary member of the Gang. You can quote Dayman in its entirety, you've searched to see if bird law actually exists, and you know the Gang purchased a boat in 'The Gang Buys a Boat' using $2,500 they successfully made from You've earned your place among the most hardcore of Sunny superfans. Celebrate your knowledge with a rum ham, milk steak, and a side of jelly beans, raw. Looking for more Rolling Stone ? Try these: The World's Hardest Taylor Swift QuizThe World's Hardest The Office QuizThe World's Hardest Saturday Night Live QuizThe World's Hardest Billy Joel QuizThe World's Hardest Bob Dylan Quiz The World's Hardest Bruce Springsteen QuizThe World's Hardest U2 QuizThe World's Hardest Pink Floyd QuizThe World's Hardest Rolling Stones QuizThe World's Hardest The Who QuizThe World's Hardest David Bowie QuizThe World's Hardest Beatles 'Abbey Road' Quiz Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Characters of All Time Denzel Washington's Movies Ranked, From Worst to Best 70 Greatest Comedies of the 21st Century Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Danny DeVito breaks silence on Jack Nicholson's health after frail public appearance sparked fan concern
Danny DeVito has opened up about his friend Jack Nicholson and said the Oscar winner is doing 'great.' Nicholson, 87, was last seen in public during an appearance on the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary show in February, and many fans were concerned he looked quite frail. DeVito, 80, spoke about his long friendship with Nicholson, while promoting the 50th anniversary re-release of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, their first film together. 'I just saw Jack a couple weeks ago — it was his birthday a month ago, and he's great,' the Taxi star told People. Looking back on the experience of making the groundbreaking 1975 film, DeVito said he and his fellow cast members — including Christopher Lloyd and Louise Fletcher — were 'in awe' of Nicholson, who had already been building a reputation with films such as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, and Chinatown. 'We're in the presence of this guy who's really at his moment, where he was breaking out into the big time,' DeVito said of his initial encounter. 'There was no need for an icebreaker,' the Emmy winner recalled. 'He was immediately just so embracing…He started out exactly the way everybody else did, where he couldn't get a job. It was like he came to Hollywood and he was going to just write and direct, and then comes along after the Corman stuff,' he said of Nicholson's start in low-budget thrillers such as The Terror and The St. Valentine's Day Massacre. 'He was in our milieu, and he was always just as open and genuine, and we all felt it immediately,' DeVito said. 'Of course, he was doing it because he's that way,' the write and director explained. 'And he was also doing it because that had to be, because we had to be all joined at the hip in that movie, and we had such great performances.' DeVito noted he and Nicholson eventually bonded over their shared New Jersey backgrounds. They were born in the same hospital and both had sisters who were hair dressers in the same local area. The two would go on to work together again on Goin' South, which was directed by Nicholson, Terms of Endearment, Hoffa, which DeVito directed and the sci-fi comedy Mars Attacks. 'When I was a kid, I always heard about this really handsome guy from Neptune who went out to California and became a movie star,' he recalled. DeVito was keeping that information to himself, but it was his friend and former roommate Michael Douglas, 80, who was producing the film, who spilled the beans. 'Jack came running around the corner: "Ahhhh! You're from Asbury Park?"' he asked. Nicholson received his first Oscar award for his portrayal of a rebellious convict sent to a psychiatric hospital, where he inspired rebellion against a dominating nurse. In fact One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was the first film since 1934's It Happened One Night to sweep all five of the top Academy Awards; Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress for Fletcher, Best Director for Milos Forman, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘It's Always Sunny' Star Charlie Day Didn't Want to Do Rob Mac's ‘Abbott Elementary,' ‘Golden Bachelor' Crossovers
As 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' enters its 17th season after nearly two decades, its team of writers/stars (Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton and Rob Mac) has become a well-oiled machine. They'd have to be to keep one of the longest-running sitcoms of all time on the rails – but that doesn't mean they always see eye-to-eye. 'Sunny's' double crossover with 'Abbott Elementary' and 'The Golden Bachelor' was one of these times. More from TheWrap 'Love Island USA' Star Cierra Ortega Agrees With Decision to Remove Her From the Show: 'I Am Not the Victim' 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Season 17 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Stream? Former Clinton Adviser Calls Gen Z 'Useful Idiot Generation' for Support of Mamdani, Socialism | Video 'Ballard' Cast and Character Guide: Who's Who in the 'Bosch' Spinoff? In a joint interview with Danny DeVito for the LA Times, Charlie Day talked about the two big crossovers included in Season 17. While Rob Mac (neé Rob McElhenney) was a significant proponent of the crossovers, Day initially struggled to get on board. 'Rob has these really big ideas, like buying a soccer team,' Day joked in the interview. 'He wanted to do this 'Abbott' crossover, and he wanted to do this 'Golden Bachelor' episode. To be perfectly frank, I didn't really want to do both. I think you can do one or the other. The 'Golden Bachelor' thing I thought was funny, but I was like, maybe we could just do the 'Sunny' characters' version of it. But to his credit, those are the things that people latch onto and are talking about.' The 17th season of 'Always Sunny' opens with the second half of a crossover they began this year on 'Abbott Elementary.' The first episode, which aired in January, saw the 'Abbott' crew react to the 'Sunny' gang as court-mandated volunteers at the school. By 'Sunny' standards, the group's antics were relatively tame, with Glenn Howerton's sociopathic Dennis Reynolds almost entirely absent from the episode. The 'Always Sunny' half of the crossover, titled 'The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary,' airs Wednesday as part of a two-episode premiere — and will likely be a bit less calm. According to the LA Times interview, the gang will have their crossover with 'The Golden Bachelor' in the season finale of 'Always Sunny.' A trailer for the show's 17th season showed glimpses of this episode, in which Frank joins 'The Golden Bachelor' in a quest to find his own Hawk Tuah analog, here named 'Cock Chewa.' Her catchphrase? 'Chew on that thang!' You can watch the Season 17 trailer below. 'I had no idea what they had in mind at first because I must admit, I'm not a 'Golden Bachelor' watcher,' DeVito said in the interview. 'Once I got there and figured out what they had up their sleeve, I just went with it big time. Being Frank is really wonderful, I must say. It gives you the opportunity to do a lot of things that you wouldn't. And they push the envelope and come up with all these crazy things, and I go along with it, and from the time my feet hit the ground, when I get there, I'm smiling.' Day noted that these kinds of riffs are not his favorite aspect of 'Always Sunny.' Two crossovers, he said, was more than he intended to have in a single season. Mac disagreed. 'I tend to like when we're not doing the pop culture references as much, but then we have a big back-and-forth and we argue,' Day said. 'And then when we land on it, the second we agree to do it, then I'm always all-in, as is Rob. So then we're both writing together and saying, well, what's the best version of how to do this?' But with a seasoned comic actor like DeVito in the cast, however, Day said it's easier to make ideas like this work. 'Rob and Glenn and I spend weeks and months really digging in and arguing and pushing each other out of our comfort zones in all sorts of directions. And then towards the end, we're all invested in the same thing. And what really makes it work is that Danny comes in and gives it a hundred percent,' Day said. 'Really, if Danny wasn't so supportive, it would be really challenging. But pretty much everything we bring to you, Danny, you say, 'OK, I'm going to make this work.' 'Golden Bachelor' was a perfect example. We had a lot of arguments about how to do that, whether to do it. And then once we committed to it and tried to write what we thought was the best version of it we could, Dan, you come in and just sell it in a way that it needs to be sold.' 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Season 17 premieres July 9 on FXX and will be available to stream on Hulu. The post 'It's Always Sunny' Star Charlie Day Didn't Want to Do Rob Mac's 'Abbott Elementary,' 'Golden Bachelor' Crossovers appeared first on TheWrap.
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.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
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After 20 Years, Danny DeVito Says ‘It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Is ‘I Love Lucy' on Acid
'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' has cemented its place in TV history as the longest-running live-action sitcom ever. In honor of 20 years and 17 seasons, Glenn Howerton, Rob Mac, Kaitlin Olson, Charlie Day and Danny DeVito took part in a PaleyLive 20th Anniversary Celebration at the DGA Theater in Hollywood on Tuesday, where they opened up about their FXX show's legacy. More from TheWrap 'The Sandman' Season 2 Review: Netflix Fantasy Braces for a Subversive, Mesmerizing Conclusion Television Academy Foundation Launches 'Access: Behind the Screens' Program With 'Overcompensating' Team How Peacock Hopes to Spin 'Love Island USA' Audience Into Brand-Partnership Gold Netflix Tops Strategic Counsel 'Must Keep TV' List for 6th Consecutive Year 'I feel like we've gotten away with murder. It sounds cheesy, but I feel seen,' Howerton told TheWrap. 'As writers, we've poured our heart and soul into the show and it really is a reflection of our sensibility as work as satirists. The fact that it's been so widely accepted for so many years and still continues to be watched by younger folks is very validating.' 'It's unheard of and extraordinary,' Day said. 'It's a gift horse, and for some reason I don't look in its mouth — that's what they say. I don't know what the gift horse will do to you, but I don't look in its mouth.' Meanwhile, DeVito compared the show to another sitcom staple on the red carpet. 'When I met the guys and Kaitlin, I knew that I was joining something special. And I was right and we've had fun ever since,' he shared. 'Every season is like base-jumping — you just let go and soar, just have an amazing time and ride the waves. The dialogue, the situations … I was a big fan of 'I Love Lucy,' and this is like 'I Love Lucy' on acid. I get to do it all.' Olson also had fond memories of meeting her co-stars. 'I never felt like an outsider, I felt welcomed from the audition. They were so generous with their laughing at everything that I did — all of them, but Glenn specifically just thought I was so funny and always made me feel so welcome,' she said in a post-screening panel. 'I felt like we were a team from the beginning and we all had the same sense of humor. I still, to this day, feel like the luckiest person in the world.' 'We love each other and we love spending time with each other and we love laughing. I never laugh more than when we're in the writers' room, on set or in the editing room,' Mac (née McElhenney) elaborated onstage. 'There have been many times throughout this season when I've found myself crying with laughter. And how often do you get to do that as a 36-year-old man?' He continued, 'We recognize that we're asking people to spend 30 minutes of their day with us. We take that very seriously, so we're going to do everything we possibly can to deliver on the promise of the show.' 'I think the fans know more about the show than we do at this point,' Day also admitted, while Howerton added: 'At this point, we've done so many episodes that it's hard for even us to keep track of what we've done and what we haven't done. Sometimes, I feel like the fans know the show better than we do.' DeVito agreed: 'It's all about the fans. Our fans out there are rabid and I love them and they can tattoo my face anywhere they want.' The Paley Center for Media's PaleyLive 20th Anniversary Celebration event also featured an early screening of the Season 17 premiere — also known as the other half of the show's 'Abbott Elementary' crossover. But which other sitcom would the gang like to work with next? Well, both Day and Howerton had the same answer: 'What We Do in the Shadows.' Meanwhile, DeVito had nothing but praise for the ABC series, saying, 'That was a great experience, working with the 'Abbott' people.' 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Season 17 premieres July 9 on FXX. The post After 20 Years, Danny DeVito Says 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Is 'I Love Lucy' on Acid appeared first on TheWrap.
