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It’s Always Sunny’s Lack Of Backlash Was Worrying For Its Creators
By DANIELLE RYAN
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has managed to walk the fine line between offensive and hilarious, but the cast and crew revealed that the lack of backlash was concerning.
Despite its content, the show didn’t get much outrage. Co-creator and star Glenn Howerton told The Hollywood Reporter that the lack of pushback was unsettling in the early days.
Howerton shared, “We were disappointed that there wasn’t more negative feedback. In the first season, we were doing all of this stuff about molestation and abortion.”
He added, “We didn’t do it to get a rise out of people. We did it because we thought that’s what’s going on in the world and this is the kind of s*** we think is funny.”
Co-star and writer Charlie Day explained that they feared that no one was reacting to the show’s possibly offensive content because no one was watching “It’s Always Sunny.”
The show wouldn’t attract larger audiences until Season 2 when Danny DeVito joined the cast. Howerton shared his theory of why few were offended by the show.
He explained, “I think we also get away with it because the characters are never rewarded. They’re always losing. They always wind up in the same place they started in.”