Rob McElhenney and Quinta Brunson Collab to Celebrate Philly Fans Living in L.A. for ‘Sunday Night Football’

It’s always sunny in Los Angeles. Like, literally.

Philadelphia is currently going through a comedy Golden Age in which some of TV’s most beloved creators proudly proclaim their affection for the City of Brotherly Love, warts and all. Between It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Abbott Elementary, the south and west sides of Philly are more visible on television than ever, despite the fact that Paddy’s Pub and Willard R. Abbott Elementary School are both conveniently located within Los Angeles County, California. 

While the culture and comedy of Philadelphia are front-and-center on arguably the best two sitcoms currently on television, the tangible realities of showbusiness necessitate the creators of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Abbott Elementary to live in Los Angeles along with the rest of the entertainment industry. Yesterday, ahead of the Sunday Night Football matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams, Rob McElhenney and Quinta Brunson teamed up to tell the world that they’ll always be Birds fans at heart:

Of course, this is just the first of a few Philly-centric collaborations between Brunson and McElhenney in the coming months. On January 8th, Mac, Dennis, Charlie, Dee and Frank from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia will all guest star on the midseason premiere of Abbott Elementary. Then, when It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 premieres later in 2025, the teachers and staff members of Willard R. Abbott Elementary School will visit Paddy’s Pub so that Always Sunny can tell their presumably more depraved side of the crossover story.

If McElhenney and Brunson’s joint testimonial on the trials of moving from Philadelphia to Los Angeles are a portent, then the crossover episodes inspired by the disastrous Glaswegian Willy Wonka Experience will be huge wins for both shows. Last night, the Eagles trounced the Rams by a final score of 37-20 as the birds eye the top seed in the NFC. However, there is something silly about a couple of Philadelphians waxing poetic about living in L.A. while still considering Philly to be home as if it’s an immigrant experience that’s exclusive to Eagles-loving expats living in Burbank — every other city in America (and many abroad) exports their aspiring actors, comedians and showrunners to California, and most of those artists continue rooting for their hometown teams even at SoFi Stadium.

Next time the Bengals play the Chargers in L.A., NBC desperately needs to put a camera on Cincinnati native Katt Williams and have him spout the most insane disses we’ve ever heard about Justin Herbert.