It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Topical issues
Sure, lots of shows explore the issues of abortion, racism, welfare and cannibalism, but none of them do so with such manic, unflinching humor. In a recent interview about the upcoming season, writer-producer-actor Rob McElhenney talked about the approach they take ... more in "Sunny." "Really, we never think, 'Well, how can we get more outrageous or more outlandish or how can we outdo ourselves?' What we try to do is think about what are we not seeing elsewhere on television. Where are we not seeing scenes about American culture that are simply taboo, things that are talked about in living rooms and barrooms but aren't talked about on television, and we try to do that." And they do it their way. Close