Rob McElhenney aimed a cheeky ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Emmys dig at wife Kaitlin Olson and the rest of his ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ co-stars.
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Prestigious prize for Red Dragons documentaryCo-owner on hand to collect awardSitcom co-stars left waiting on first Emmys nodWHAT HAPPENED?
The Red Dragons co-owner was in attendance to collect a prestigious award for the documentary series that he has pieced together with Ryan Reynolds – which has helped a sleeping giant in North Wales to earn a global fan base.
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McElhenney was briefly distracted during his big night out in Los Angeles as his beloved Philadelphia Eagles were in NFL play-off action at the same time – with sporting heartache endured there. He did, however, enjoy his time in the spotlight and a made of point of highlighting his Wrexham success to on-screen co-stars.
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‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ has never been nominated for an Emmy, with McElhenney saying when taking to the stage alongside wife Kaitlin and close friends Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton and Danny DeVito: “Sixteen seasons and we’ve never even presented before.” He went on to say as Sunny’s snub was discussed in detail, with DeVito the only other cast member to have previously collected an Emmy: “I won some last week, we got five for Welcome to Wrexham.”