I highlighted this story in the links yesterday, but none of you A-holes read the stories that I painstakingly compile for you, so here it is again: ScreenJunkies visited the set of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” where they learned that the normally fit and muscular Rob McElhenney had added fifty pounds to play Mac this coming season.
Why? For the sheer comedy of playing his character as a fat guy. “It’s been disgusting to watch him go through with this adventure,” said Charlie Day. “We were a little on the fence about it for his own personal health and safety,” he added, “but it has definitely made Mac a lot funnier.”
I absolutely love this story. The entertainment media always showers actors with praise every time they add or drop a bunch of weight to play a role, and it’s always for the “integrity of the story” and “being true to the character” and blah blah blah wank fart noise. And Rob McElhenney does it because fat people are funnier. Awesome. Now THAT’S dedication to your craft.
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“Rob McElhenney does it because fat people are funnier”
Also because sandwiches are delicious.
Fat comedy fans finally have their champion!
“We were fat befooore it was coool.”
Suck it, Christian Bale.
Project Fatass?
I can’t wait to watch him try to do spinkicks.
Did Kaitlyn Olsen get so skinny because he was eating all the food in the house? That should make for humorous (and humongous) sex!
(fingers crossed for a plumpers porn episode)
haha, nice.. rob mcelhenney probably just got too lazy to work out and pitched the idea of him being fat..
I actually did read the Screen Junkies piece yesterday, and as excited as I am about the news of Big Mac, the real story there was that Jon Polito is going to be appearing as Frank’s brother.
Whatever he does, Charlie better not give him the high hat.
I love the idea of fat Mac trying to do karate.
Yes, but what products will he use to help him get rid of the acne and lose all that weight? I can’t wait to see the Trimspa episode. I’ll bet he ends up dead in the Bahamas
He also knocked up Kaitlin Olson just for that storyline last season. They subsequently threw the baby in a dumpster.
This reminds me of the time I put on 20lbs to play myself in “Danger Guerrero At College: Fuck It, I’m Doing A Beer Bong.”
Fat people are funnier. It’s sad, but true.
Long live Project Badass.
That’s good because I was worried he was getting a little too ripped.
well, fuck.. he’s still handsome as all hell. And he doesn’t have neck fat yet. 50 more pounds, Rob! 50 more!
Hey, my buddy wrote that article! And he was all proud of being quoted in the Washington Post once, but who cares about that? I actually read this.
People in good shape disgust me.
I think most of my colleagues would argue that I need to put on 200 lbs to get even close to funny.
/Fuck them
Hey, a fatty can lose like 20 pounds in five days by doing a liquid diet while getting stomach acid suppressors pumped into your blood for a few hours a day. Fat people getting skinny: not hard. Skinny people getting fat? Dedication.
@FSJ, tell me more about this suppressor thing. Can it kill me?
god bless this show. i want it to be the fall now, so i can watch it.
tl;dr
Well, REDrover, I can’t tell you whether or not it will kill you. But I can tell you that after being in a hospital bed for a week where the most exciting parts of your day are “lemon ice” and “jello,” you’ll want to kill the entire world!
really looking forward to the upcoming season of Its Always Sunny in the mean time though we have WORKAHOLICS which is the new Its Always Sunny. http://www.dailystooge.com
From Ric The Real Stooge
WELCOME TO THE STOOGE REVOLUTION
Are we sure this isn’t Mac just preparing for his role as Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 5?
The writer of this article sounds like a he needs a swift kick in the junk. Fat people are just funnier? What a dickhead. I don’t know if you’ve seen all the anti-bullying campaigning happening lately. Fat people get it the worst, and you just laugh. What an asshole. I bet you fat as shit yourself. Closet self-loather.
Oh Bram, you are such a fattie!
/laughing cause it makes you funny too
I have yet to see a real picture of this. Its not true. Charlie Day was effing with the interviewer. Christ.
The writer of this article sounds like a he needs a swift kick in the junk. Fat people are just funnier? What a dickhead.
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Maybe Dee has a fat fetish in real life and they decided to do this.
Jerry Lewis was funnier when he was skinny. One extreme or the other is best, I suppose.
IASIP funniest show on tv