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Rob McElhenney, creator and star of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, spoke about the decision to make his character Mac openly gay on the controversial sitcom. Rob McElhenny's careful approach to Mac's character development as a gay individual in IASIP ensures true inclusivity without changing his essential jerk persona.

"Is Mac gay?" is a question that just about every character on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia wonders at some point in the series. Mac insists that Nick is gay since Carmen was born a man, seeming to miss the irony that he had sex with Carmen before she completed the operation, declaring their marriage to be a “gay. The "homophobe who's secretly gay" trope is well-trodden ground, but it's rarely been written as sharply as it was with Mac on It's Always Sunny.

But that changed this season, when Mac (show creator Rob McElhenney) finally accepted that he’s gay. Mac’s closeted status has been one of the show’s longest running jokes. The 14th season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premieres on September 25, making it the longest-running live action sitcom on American television alongside The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.

Season 13 concluded with a format-busting extended dance sequence which turned the show on its head: while the Gang have experimented with musical numbers before, it's always been in the service of the show's transgressive comedy. This, however, was an earnest moment in which Mac played by series creator Rob McElhenney finally found the means with which to express himself and affirm his identity as a newly out gay man.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone , McElhenney spoke about the decision to show Mac coming to terms with his sexuality on-screen so late in the show's run, when the characters' various traits had all otherwise become entrenched to the point of being stunted. Gags about Mac's sexuality had long been one of the show's many running jokes, but just as the show had skewered racist and sexist viewpoints before, so too were viewers invited to laugh at the characters' homophobic comments, not with them.

That would have been demeaning and offensive," he said. It was just poking fun at the hypocrisy of that And we ran with that.

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While Season 13 ended on a rare moment of grace, it's unlikely that the Gang will have learned any profound lessons by the time Season 14 begins. McElhenney concluded the interview by promising that fans will be getting "more of the same," although what that means is unclear when Always Sunny thrives on experimenting with style and genre. Philip Ellis. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.