After 20 years of running the Paddy ad with the gang, Glenn Howrton had his share of anxiety to be part of the oldest live comedy series in the United States.
The actor, who plays the toxic narcissist Dennis Reynolds, admitted that he was worried It is always beautiful in Philadelphia “Would exhaust our welcome” to season 12 of the comedy FXX in production in 2016.
“I was worried that perhaps, we had somehow reached a summit or something like that, and I said to myself, we have been doing it for a long time and I think I was also anxious,” he said during the celebration of Paleylive’s 20th anniversary for the show, according to the Weekly entertainment.
“I had not yet understood how to stretch and be able to do other things that I wanted to do with my career outside the show,” added Howrton. “I had not yet understood how to do that, and I hurt myself to do other things and so I started to feel a little in boxing, frankly.”
Howrton pointed out that he “had never lost any appreciation for the show”, adding: “I just thought that maybe we should – and then they were like,” we don’t want to end it “, and I said to myself:” Oh ok, well I can’t stop you “. AP ORGANIC. “”
Charlie Day, Danny Devito, Rob Mcelhenney, Kaitlin Olson and Glenn Howrton in Paleylive: “ It’s always sunny in Philadelphia ’20th anniversary celebration! July 1, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
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He previously provoked speculations he left the show when Dennis deserted the gang after discovering that he had generated a child at the end of season 12, returning for the seasons 13 and 14 as an actor, but not in the context of the Writers’ room.
Although the cliffhanger came at the time when he started filming his sitcom NBC AP ORGANIC (2018-’21), Howrton said on Twitter when “Dennis returns or not has nothing to do” with his other show.
Howrton co-created It’s always sunny With the Co-Star Rob Mcelherney, meeting in season 17, which will be presented on July 9 with “ The Gang F *** S Up Abbott Elementary ”, the second half of the cross-section in two parts of the show with ABC Abbott Elementary.
