55. The Waiter (with special guest, Michael Naughton!) | The Always Sunny Podcast

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• BR

  @brauny2014 · 3 years ago

  The lawyer HAS to be next that dude is crazy hilarious

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• AL

  @AlmightyArceus · 3 years ago

  I love that The Waiter asks the best first question ever: “This isn’t live, couldn’t you just wait 10 minutes?” Still playing the straight man even in real life 😂

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• JA

  @JakeKoenig · 3 years ago

  Michael Naughton is looking great these days. He must be eating plenty of blue. It has the most anti-oxygens.

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• TH

  @TheVernon8 · 3 years ago (edited)

  The discussion of the "straight man" dynamic ALMOST gets at what I think is one of the most genius things about Sunny: that the straight man is everyone and no one. Yes, every main character is insane---but they're all insane in different ways. And this enables them to play the role of rotating straight man for each other. E.g.: Dennis reacts like a normal person to Mac's delusions of badassery, while Mac is able to see the pathology in Dennis's predatory "implication" speech with perfect clarity. Frank's derangement is obvious to everyone, yet he's the only one with the practical shrewdness to recognize the idiocy of the others' harebrained business schemes. We can identify with Charlie when he's witnessing Dee's lunatic open mic routine, and identify with Dee when she reacts to Charlie's catfood-&-piss-jars domestic situation. Et cetera. It's really brilliant; it eliminates the need for the boring "sensible" character who clutters up almost every other sitcom & who no one really likes. I think maybe we owe Kaitlin Olson thanks for this? I remember her saying that early on, Dee was written as the straight character and she vocally objected, saying she wanted to be nuts too. So glad she did!

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• EI

  @eighteen-naked-cowboys · 3 years ago (edited)

  It’s crazy that he’s only actually been in like four or five episodes. Shows how incredibly memorable his character is. Any scene in Guigino’s is gold.

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• SI

  @sintua · 3 years ago

  The Lawyer and The Waiter need to team up, Waiter finally comes at the gang for YEARS of DAMAGES!

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• BI

  @BigZ7337 · 3 years ago

  This was so sweet, you could tell he wasn't expecting them to gush like that over him, thanks guys.

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• FR

  @frenchbaguetteoui · 3 years ago

  Michael Naughton seems like such a nice guy. They're showering him with praise and he's like "huh, me?" So humble.

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• SE

  @seanflanagan5625 · 3 years ago

  The blooper reel of Mac and Charlie in the job interview is THE funniest blooper of the entire series because of this man and I’ll fight anyone who says otherwise

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• KA

  @kaitlinvanwinkler3750 · 3 years ago

  I love how humble Michael Naughton is. Like he genuinely didn't see what they were all hyping about until this podcast.

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• DR

  @drbeeblebrox7443 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Michael Naughton is a great guest because he has an outsider's perspective on the making of the show, so the guys actually have to talk about their filming process more than with Mary Elizabeth or Hornsby. His unusual career path was also so fascinating. I didn't realize he was so aware of Sunny fan opinions online! Thanks for making this happen <3 Can we get The Lawyer next? He kills the straight man role too.

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• DA

  @daniellee2559 · 3 years ago

  He was so nervous, but you guys made him feel so comfortable. That’s why I love you dudes.

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