{"id":5713,"date":"2016-06-02T13:10:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T07:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=5713"},"modified":"2026-07-17T21:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:19:04","slug":"its-always-sunny-underrated-comedy-metoo-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=5713","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the Most Underrated Comedy of the Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<span class=\"dropcap\">T<\/span> he mainstream television comedy landscape has changed drastically over the last two decades. Comedies these days no longer aim to provide a mindless half-hour of entertainment with a pre-recorded laughter track, but serve a greater purpose \u2014\u00a0to hold up a mirror to society. A majority of the nominees contesting for the Outstanding Comedy Series at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/features\/emmy-awards-hotstar-premium-tv-series\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emmy Awards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this year hint at the genre\u2019s elastic progression. With shows like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/fleabag-review-phoebe-waller-bridge-andrew-scott-female-coping\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fleabag<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which taught us the art of female coping, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barry<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a series about a hitman-turned-actor suffering from an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/social-commentary\/nihilist-memes-depression-millennial\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">existential crisis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it\u2019s clear that limits of what could be categorised as comedy are ever-changing.\n\nBut even with this shift, there is one show that doesn\u2019t get the mainstream recognition it deserves. Now officially the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/entertainment.ie\/tv\/tv-news\/its-always-sunny-is-now-the-longest-running-live-action-comedy-series-in-tv-history-211334\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">longest running live-action sitcom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the history of television, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, entered its 14 season this year, and remains as relevant and evergreen as it was when it first aired in 2005. Often regarded as \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/30-years-of-seinfeld-all-hail-the-lord-of-the-idiots-george-costanza\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seinfeld<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on crack\u201d for its cast of deplorable characters, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunny <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also happens to be one of the most criminally overlooked satires of the decade, having received zero Emmy nominations over the years, despite its cult status.\n\nIn a world polarised by a constant \u201cus vs them\u201d debate, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunny<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> manages to perfectly capture the essence of \u201cthem\u201d. \u201cThe Gang\u201d \u2014 around whose lives the show is based \u2014 is the perfect representation of the average Joes and Janes of America, who sit on barstools and claim to know the answers to life\u2019s toughest questions. This cynical characterisation has made the show so popular, BBC once called it the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture\/story\/20190924-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-is-americas-best-sitcom\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best US sitcom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\n\nFrom the very first season, we see \u201cThe Gang\u201d tackle America\u2019s gun epidemic, jihad, solve the North Korea crisis, turn into racists and exploit the mortgage crisis. We also see the sole homosexual character of the show \u2014 Ronald MacDonald, or Mac (Rob Mcelhenney) \u2014 leading a crusade against <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/people\/homosexuality-in-india-gay-forced-marriage-sec-377\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gay marriage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because, as a devout Christain, he doesn\u2019t know which side to pick. Almost every episode follows the same template; the gang invents newer and more outrageous ways to talk about some of the most sensitive issues of our times.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1574254730.jpg\" alt=\"IASIP\" width=\"611\" height=\"407\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56492\" \/>\n<figcaption>\n<p>In a world polarised by a constant \u201cus vs them\u201d debate, <em>Sunny<\/em> manages to perfectly capture the essence of \u201cthem\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>3 Arts Entertainment\/ RCG Productions\/ FX Productions<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\u201cThe Gang\u201d has always been willing to push the boundaries of what it\u2019s okay to laugh at, while also making sure to never stray from the target of the joke. Charlie Day, who apart from starring in the show also co-writes it, explains their brand of humour by saying, \u201cIf it\u2019s funny, it\u2019s not offensive and if it\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/technology\/could-censorship-spell-the-end-of-netflix-and-chill\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offensive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it\u2019s not funny.\u201d That is the true philosophy of the show \u2014 there is no \u201ctoo far\u201d in comedy provided the joke targets the right people, and lands on time.\n\nThis take on comedy has made it possible for The Gang to broach sensitive topics that other shows usually tend to avoid laughing about. This is best seen in the episode titled, \u201cTime\u2019s Up for the Gang\u201d, a sardonic look at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/me-too-bollywood-small-town-women\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#MeToo movement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, written by Megan Ganz, who was sexually harassed by Dan Harmon, the creator of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\n\nThe Gang learns that they have been placed on a \u201cshitty bar\u201d list, and that they must attend a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/bollywood-sexual-harassment-alok-nath-nana-patekar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sexual harassment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> seminar if they want to be exonerated. In the following 20- minute lesson on consent and harassment, we see each member of the gang being called out for their actions in previous seasons. The formerly married Frank (Danny DeVito) has a long history of sleeping with women and shutting them up. Mac\u2019s repressed homosexuality has left him expressing his lust for men through unwarranted touches. Charlie (Charlie Day), who has spent 14 years stalking \u201cThe Waitress\u201d is described as \u201ca sad, pathetic wretch of a man so desperate to be loved that he\u2019ll actually go rifling through somebody\u2019s garbage\u201d. Even the only woman in the group isn\u2019t spared, after Dee (Kaitlen Olsen) is told that she had assumed Charlie\u2019s consent during a previous sexual encounter.\n\nBut, in a twist worthy of an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/is-glass-the-second-coming-of-m-night-shyamalan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M Night Shyamalan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> movie, by the end of the episode, it\u2019s revealed that this entire seminar was orchestrated by the hyper-masculine sociopath Dennis Reynolds, who despite being the most likely member of the group to commit a sex crime (it\u2019s \u201cthe implication\u201d), somehow manages to take charge of proceedings and escape unharmed. It\u2019s a great way of acknowledging how the men in power continue to remain unaffected by the movement.\n\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\"><p>\u201cThe Gang\u201d has always been willing to push the boundaries of what it\u2019s okay to laugh at, while also making sure to never stray from the target of the joke.<\/p><\/blockquote> \n\nA Buzzfeed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/scaachikoul\/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-season-14-cancel-culture\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> titled \u201cWhy Hasn\u2019t Cancel Culture Come for \u2018It\u2019s Always Sunny\u2019?\u201d notes that the writers\u2019 ability to make the central characters of the show the butt of all its jokes is what ensures that it remains relevant in today\u2019s charged political climate.\n\n\u201cThe longer the show has gone on, the more thoughtful <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s Always Sunny<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been about the target of its jokes. While other people suffer at the hands of The Gang, the writers have become more intentional about pointing out how this gang of overprivileged white idiots get away with (sometimes literal) murder,\u201d it says.\n\nIn its newer seasons, The Gang has gone on to take up more current issues, such as the gender-neutral <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/women-dont-visit-ladies-loo-alone\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bathroom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> debate, the menace of \u201cgroup chats\u201d, and, most recently, climate change. So despite its almost 15 years of relentless social and political commentary, how come <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunny<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hasn\u2019t been nominated for an Emmy?\n\nThe Gang takes a meta jab on that as well, in the episode \u201cThe Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award\u201d. Tired of not being recognised for their years of service in the \u201cbar industry\u201d, they finally agree to give the patrons what they actually want \u2014 including slapstick gags, a \u201cwill-they-won\u2019t-they\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/love-and-sex\/grieve-end-of-a-relationship-no-name-on-paper\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relationship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a much brighter set. There is no greater proof that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunny<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can create 20 minutes of good TV out of anything. And maybe that\u2019s the secret to how the show has managed to stay so topical through the years. As Dennis astutely notes, \u201cThere\u2019s always some group of dum-dums doing something dumb\u201d\u2014 and for that we should be thankful.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now officially the longest running live-action sitcom in the history of television, It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, entered its 14 season this year, and remains as topical as it was when it first aired in 2005. 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