>> Stephen: HEY! WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY! MY NEXT GUEST IS THE CO-CREATOR
AND CO-STAR OF "IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA," WHICH
RECENTLY COMPLETED ITS 14TH SEASON. HE HAS NOW CREATED AND STARS IN
A NEW SERIES, "MYTHIC QUEST: RAVEN'S BANQUET." PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE
SHOW," ROB MCELHENNEY! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING ) >> Stephen: HI. HOW ARE YOU? >> Stephen: NICE TO MEET YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING ON. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> Stephen: I FOUND OUT
SHORTLY BEFORE YOU CAME OUT HERE, WHILE YOU HAVE BEEN ON
LATE NIGHT TALK SHOWS BEFORE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE
BEEN ON SOLO. >> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME. >> Stephen: THIS IS JUST YOU,
ROB McELHENNEY. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
A, WE'RE HONORED, BUT WHY SO LONG? 14 SEASONS OF "ALWAYS SUNNY." WHY IS THIS THE FIRST TIME
YOU'RE OUT HERE BY YOURSELF? >> I WANTED TO DO A JOB. IT TOOK 14 YEARS OF PREPARATION. HOW AM I DOING SO FAR? ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I GUESS IT'S WORTH IT. >> Stephen: STOP WHILE YOU'RE
PEAKING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BEEN
GREAT. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: YOU'VE JUST COMPLETED THE 14th SEASON OF
"IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA." I THINK IT'S REALLY BEGINNING TO
CATCH ON. ( LAUGHTER )
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: I HAVE TO ASK YOU
A REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION. >> OKAY. >> Stephen: YOUR CHARACTER
MATT GOT FAT, OKAY, AND WHY -- HOW TID THIS START? WAS IT AN IDEA FOR, LIKE, THE
ARK OF THE SHOW, OR WERE YOU A SHOW RUNNER AND REALLY STRESSED
AND YOU JUST START GAINING WEIGHT? >> NO, WE'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT,
FIRST OF ALL, ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS OF ALL TIME WAS "FRIENDS." I LOVE "FRIENDS." >> Stephen: QUALITY PROGRAM. ALWAYS LOVED THE SHOW, AND
WHEN WE WERE THINKING ABOUT SHOWS THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE, I
THOUGHT, WELL, THEY'VE ALREADY DONE THAT SO HOW COULD WE DO THE
OPPOSITE OF THAT? SO WE HAVE THIS SHOW WHERE THERE
ARE THESE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE AND LITERALLY IN THE THEME SONG
SAYS, NO MATTER WHAT, I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU. I SAID, WHAT WOULD BE THE
OPPOSITE OF THAT? WHAT IF YOU MADE A SHOW WHERE
YOU HAD CHARACTERS WHO WOULD NEVER BE THERE FOR ANY OF THEIR
FRIENDS, NO MATTER WHAT? THAT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING
SHOW, I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. >> Stephen: SURE. O I WROTE THAT, AND YEARS
WENT BY, AND EVENTUALLY I WENT BACK AND STARTED WATCHING
"FRIENDS" AGAIN AND WAS NOTICING IN THE RERUNS THAT THEY WERE
GETTING BETTER LOOKING AS THE YEARS WENT ON. >> Stephen: SURE. BECAUSE THEY WERE RICHER AND
HAD MORE MONEY AND PUBLICISTS AND STYLISTS AND CHEFS. >> Stephen: YEAH. I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT'S NOT
INDICATIVE OF REAL LIFE. AS WE AGE, WE TEND TO GET LESS
BETTER LOOKING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU TREAT YOURSELF THE WAY THESE
CHARACTERS TREAT THEMSELVES. >> Stephen: SURE. BY DRINKING HORRIFIC AMOUNTS
OF ALCOHOL AND EATING TERRIBLE AMOUNTS OF FOOD. >> Stephen: THAT IS WHAT
FRIENDS SHOULD LOOK LIKE. >> THAT'S MAYBE A TRUE LOOK INTO
LEBLANC'S FUTURE. >> Stephen: AND THEN HOW DID
THIS COME ABOUT? ( CHEERING )
>> YEAH. SO I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT AGAIN. LOOK, MAN, WE HAVE BEEN DOING
THE SHOW 14 YEARS. I'VE GOT TO MIX IT UP. >> Stephen: WHICH ONE DOES
YOUR LIFE LIKE, THIS ONE OR THIS ONE? >> I WILL BE 100% HONEST AND I'M
NOT MAKING A JOKE, SHE MUCH PREFERRED THAT GUY. THAT GUY IS JOLLY. >> Stephen: THE FAT GUY. YEAH, THE FAT GUY. THE OBESE MAN, I WAS GOALIE,
FIRST OF ALL. I GOT TO EAT AND DRINK WHATEVER
I WANTED, AND IT WAS JUST A LOT OF FUN. THE RIPPED GUY, THAT'S A
MISERABLE EXISTENCE. ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO -- THANK YOU. A QUICK MESSAGE TO MY WIFE --
HONEY, HONEY, YOU DON'T WANT THIS. YOU DON'T. THIS IS MISERABLE. YOU DON'T WANT IT. I'M FUN NOW. >> I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT IT. >> Stephen: THE NEW SHOW
"MYTHIC QUEST," HOW IS IT DIFFERENT THAN IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY
IN PHILADELPHIA? >> IT'S ABOUT A VIDEO GAME AND
IT'S THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GAME IN THE WORLD. I THOUGHT THE BEST SHOWS ARE
ALWAYS, WHETHER FAMILY OR WORKPLACE, PEOPLE THAT ARE STUCK
TOGETHER FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. IN SUNNY, THEY'RE STUCK TOGETHER
AND THEY'RE FRIENDS BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WILL BE FRIEND WITH
THEM. >> Stephen: YES. O THEY'RE STUCK TOGETHER
BECAUSE OF THEIR ABJECT FAILURE. SO MYTHIC QUEST, I THOUGHT,
WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE PEOPLE STUCK TOGETHER BY THEIR
INCREDIBLE SUCCESS. SO THIS GAME IS A MASSIVE HIT
ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THEY HAVE THE GOLDENED HANDCUFFS BECAUSE
THE PEOPLE WHO WORK ON THE GAME ALL DESPISE EACH OTHER. >> Stephen: THERE IT IS. O IF YOU WANT TO WATCH
"FRIENDS," WATCH "FRIENDS." IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE
OPPOSITE OF FRIENDS, WATCH PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING I DO. ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: ROB, NICE TO MEET
YOU. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. "MYTHIC QUEST: RAVEN'S BANQUET"
PREMIERES FRIDAY ON APPLE TV+. ROB MCELHENNEY, EVERYBODY! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
I love how genuine this guy is. I'm actually looking forward to this new series now.
Figured it was just some giant ass blast
That was a wholesome interview.
You can’t tell ME what to do
As someone (like most people on this sub I'm assuming) who has seen every interview, behind the scenes, bloopers, short, or any extra content that involves anyone in the show or the show itself; I can say these are the most basic Sunny questions that you can find anywhere on the internet. I'm sure we all could answer them ourselves, the only kind of new info we got was about Mythic Quest. I still love Rob tho, my complaint more lies with Colbert. You can tell his team did 0 research for this one
Love always sunny. Love robs character on sunny. Love the whole gang. That was the fucking definition of cringy. Wtf was that? Shut up bird.
Colbert followed exactly his script, what a waste of interview. He clearly does not care for the show.