The rest of the 2025 TV schedule’s comedic options can probably just pack it in already, since it’s unlikely that anything will top the raunchy and disruptive madness that is It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s latest season. To that end, Season 17 is indeed already earning stellar feedback from viewers and critics, with the hilarious prank at the heart of “Frank Is in a Coma” immediately becoming an all-time classic. So it only makes sense that co-star Danny DeVito would have a prank anecdote of his own.
Only in the actor’s story, it wasn’t him (or Frank) responsible for pulling off unexpected wizardry, but rather his castmates. Rob McElhenney (who’s since changed his name to Rob Mac), Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day and Kaitlin Olson were able to pull off one of the greatest (albeit silliest) April Fool’s jokes of all time, thanks in large part to DeVito not having a clue what day it was.
Collider, DeVito brought up the BTS Gang’s real-life gag when asked about any Always Sunny situations that skirted the line of going too far. He started his story with:
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s co-stars go the extra mile to make audiences laugh, with Kaitlin Olson regularly putting her body on the line for the sake of enjoyment. And it sounds like DeVito would have eventually been convinced to put Frank’s butthole on the line if the story called for it. There should be a specialized Emmy Award for that level of dedication.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia airs Wednesday nights on FXX at 10:00 p.m. ET, with new episodes streaming the next day with a Hulu subscription.