In an upcoming episode of The Discourse Podcast (part of The Playlist’s Podcast Network), director Matt Shakman sat down with host Mike DeAngelo to talk about the upcoming series, “Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters,” which Shakman executive produces and directs the first two episodes. But Shakman also touched on other topics, like his upcoming “Fantastic Four” film over at Marvel and how he got some lucky breaks in his career.

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Rob McElhenney is one of the hardest-working guys in TV right now. Not only is he one of the main stars of the history-making FX sitcom, “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,” which is about to begin production on episodes for Season 15, but he’s also the co-creator, co-writer, director, and star of the Apple TV+ series, “Mythic Quest.” And on top of that, he took the time out of his busy day in the writers room for ‘Sunny’ to join The Playlist Podcast.

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Looked at one way, Rob McElhenney‘s career is defined by unprecedented consistency. Renewed by FX for its forthcoming 15th season, “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia“—the show he co-created in 2005 and in which he’s starred as Mac ever since—is poised to set the record for most seasons by a live-action comedy series. The saga of five Philadelphia sociopaths bellying up to their bar (Paddy’s Pub) and plotting outlandish, self-destructive schemes is as reliably funny now as it was before anyone had ever uttered the phrase “streaming service.”

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But that consistency also makes McElhenney a fascinating speaker on rolling with the changes in the TV industry, comedy meeting politics, and launching a second original comedy—”Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet.”

“If you are the autocrat and you’re in charge and you just dictate to everyone how it’s going to be … at best you become a dinosaur that nobody gives a shit about,” McElhenney says.

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The Gang is back! Well, almost all of them, anyway. The upcoming season of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is hitting FXX next month and in the newest trailer, we see just how Charlie, Sweet Dee, Frank, and Mac have figured out how to fill the Dennis-shaped hole in their lives.

As seen in the trailer, Mac literally buys a Dennis-shaped hole to fill. And that’s just the beginning.

Continue reading ‘It’s Always Sunny’ Season 13 Trailer: The Gang Shows Off Their Dennis-Shaped Hole To Fill at The Playlist.