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| Showcase adds It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to its lineup in april |
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on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 04:56 PM |
Get in touch with your inner egotist. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, a new comedy series from FX, centres around the lives of four self-obsessed friends whose warped views and precarious judgment often get them into trouble. Showcase presents the Canadian premiere of seven half-hour episodes, created by and starring Rob McElhenney (Wonder Boys, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing), airing on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT beginning April 26, 2006.
The main characters in the series are Mac (McElhenney), Charlie (Charlie Day) and Dennis (Glenn Howerton) – three best friends who own Paddy’s Irish Pub in Philadelphia. Kaitlin Olson (Curb Your Enthusiasm) plays Dennis’ sister, Dee, who works as a bartender at Paddy’s. In each episode, the characters’ self-interest trumps whatever else is going on around them. While their shared goal is to bring the down-and-out bar they own into the black, their best intentions usually succumb to an unending desire to scam one another.
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In this comedy series, serious issues such as racism, underage drinking, gun control, cancer and death work their way into the skewed universe of these 20-somethings, who mistakenly believe that they are experts in every subject.
“The challenging and boundary-pushing nature of this hilarious series is tailor-made for Showcase,” says Tara Ellis, Vice-President of Content. “The topics examined by It’s Always Sunny are highly unorthodox for a comedy, but each episode offers a unique look at the contemporary attitudes, stereotypes and cultural biases that we deal with on a daily basis.”
McElhenney, Howerton and Day initially shot a pilot of the show for $200 on a hand-held digital camera and edited it on a home computer. The bulk of the budget is said to have been spent on pizza and gas money. Upon picking up the show for development, FX re-shot the pilot for a significantly higher sum.
In Episode One, entitled “The Gang Gets Racist”, the guys hire Dee’s friend Terrell
as a promoter for the bar and get more than they bargained for. When the waitress that Charlie has a crush on overhears him making an inappropriate comment, Charlie and Mac seek out new friends to prove that he is not a racist.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is part of the Showcase at 10pm lineup, featuring the best in boundary-pushing television from around the world.
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(left to right): Rob McElhenney stars as Mac, Kaitlin Olson stars as Dee, Charlie Day stars as Charlie and Glenn Howerton stars as Dennis in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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