Charlie Plays the Straight Man

"straight person" in comedy = voice of reason.
you know when charlie is the straight man some crazy shit is happening...
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[@AnthonyPosi]

"Frank you just created a 4 way intersection, if anything you made this intersection safer!" That will never get old to me 😅

[@anointed6386]

One of the greatest "pranks" of all time.

[@bigbearkat2010]

And Frank's disappointment at his accidental good deed

[@Maxsmack]

One of the greatest joke in the entire show

[@FrogPogAmor]

esp becuz how does charlie even know what that is

[@robin.watermelon]

i love that scene

[@josemaria8177]

Charlie is a wonderful character because he is the most insane member of the group and the most relatable/well adjusted of the gang at the same time

[@pat2rome]

It's because he has a lot of skin. I'd bet he would be even more well-adjusted if he got more skin!

[@Nationlivid]

@@pat2rome He’s also got a lack of traditions which helps I bet!

[@kobybarnes3035]

Well you have to remember it all depends on the context of the episode, the characters are constantly changing. Sometimes charlie is the straight man like in these clips and sometimes he's a sociopathic illiterate stalker

[@Nationlivid]

@@kobybarnes3035 on the podcast they talked about how they like to do bits where it’s so obvious that what the character is doing is stupid that even Charlie (the ‘idiot’) can see it and the audience and him relate and it works really well.

[@theyearwas1473]

Charlie's like anyone I used to do cocaine with back in the early 2000s

[@mrfashionguy1]

You forgot "The gang Hits the Slopes" where Charlie is the only character not involved in the 80s plotline and constantly questions everything like a normal person would.

[@VertigoSatin]

He's have to get half the episode

[@jeffw8218]

The newer seasons are unfunny trash.

[@8755013]

@@jeffw8218haven’t watched sunnny in years, is it actually that bad as people say?

[@elmakovoz4529]

@@8755013 it's definitely not as good as the earlier seasons, but there's some good stuff in there. season 16 looks like it'll be a return to form imo

[@biggusdickus1689]

​@@8755013 I thought the last couple seasons were sort of weak but I'd say quality was more or less consistent up through season 12, after that it gets a bit more hit or miss.

[@TheLeadhound]

Danny literally makes no effort to make it sound like soul instead of hole and it makes me laugh every time.

[@nostradumass6248]

the funniest part is the first one sounds like it could be soul but then charlie’s face goes “what the fuck did he just say?” and then you can’t stop hearing hole.

[@snewsh]

The best part is a later episode where Frank hijacks a tourboat to see the Thundergun movie and recounts the tale to a group of very confused Asian tourists.

[@hope_canyon]

​@@snewshI watched that one last night! So funny

[@mattcottrell3286]

I think it’s important that most of these are Mac and Charlie. Charlie is more likely to be a straight man with Mac bc they’ve been getting into such nonsense for so long that he absolutely had to get some sense of reason so they didn’t die.

[@jg5232]

Plus with Mac being gay Charlie had no other option to be the straight one....😂

[@fiblin483]

​@@jg5232dammit you got there first, kudos

[@aislingbolton793]

@@jg5232I was just about to type this!! :)

[@ethanbrown7971]

i love how when the only times charlie acts like a reasonable human being, everyone thinks he’s crazy

[@Loctorak]

"Charlie Work" (the one with the health inspector) was, and remains, my favourite IASIP episode without exception. Such a clever and entertaining episode with Charlie being the straight man the whole time. (Just stop asking questions and move the god damn dumpster, dee, i swear to god...)

[@stupidsloth3667]

yes! i love that scene that looks like it was all one shot. i feel like we don’t see dynamic camera work too much in this show

[@senororlando2]

alright alright alright

[@oliviareinke2810]

@@stupidsloth3667 I think the whole episode or most of it was one shot

[@rouxcko]

That episode is the reason why I mutter, "oh you dumb bitch" to anything xD

[@auri7442]

@@rouxcko “oh you bitch… oh you goddamn bitch” is my most used phrase since that episode 😂

[@Juiceman390]

I love that on the surface Charlie is the most insane and Dennis is the most normal, but as the show goes on it’s completely switched lol

[@ahobisummer]

Charlie is well-adjusted

[@Joe_Parmesan]

@@ahobisummer Because of his traditions

[@Robert___98]

What is so genius about Charlie being the straight man, outside of the initial subversion that you're misled to believe he's the most screwed up of them all, is although he's a selfish and egotistical gremlin just like the rest of them, the childlike innocence and vulnerability to him due to his upbringing makes it easier to get behind him or empathize with his goals than you would the others. And with him being the quintessential runt of the litter in the group with the lowest class status job literally being called "Charlie work" it means he doesn't ever feel the same unwarranted prestige the rest of them have that gives them their ridiculous narcissism, and so it creates a warped result where he inadvertently winds up being the most self-aware of them all, thus the one who finds it easiest to recognise the delusion and insanity the other four have, because that's how he's perceived and looked down on by them to begin with.

[@mattcottrell3286]

Goddamn that’s so eloquent

[@Loctorak]

I'm behind Charlie's goals 99% of the way. Never felt completely on board with denim chicken.

[@EvilDick1995]

Well stated

[@rudyallen4]

Nice

[@lanetower3411]

@@Loctorak baron von wermhat

[@henners1574]

The fact that Charlie can play the straight man while torturing a leprechaun is amazing

[@krazed0451]

He's not a leprechaun!

[@lukerussell3782]

Well yeah and then we’ll get thedeamon,thegoblin,andthegooul

[@Gojeto346]

I think Charlie started out at rock bottom and seeing the gang drop to his level kicks on a fight or flight mode where he has to become the rational one so he can go back to being the wildcard, it’s self preservation

[@mattcottrell3286]

Oh absolutely

[@travisera1]

“I don’t think we are suppose to make wild assumptions about black people based on whether or not we have stuff in our pockets.” This advice changed my life.

[@Arkain89]

yikes

[@wyntmoon]

always sunny made me renounce my racist ways

[@Sefk76]

Whoa

[@Resanctify]

I think when you're just walking through a not great neighborhood, you watch your valuables, regardless of what sex, skin color or culture the people around you have. Hell some people *In* those neighborhoods will slap you upside the head if you're waving around or openly wearing nice stuff. Be smart, assume some people need your stuff more than you do. Also, the stereotypical "redneck" southerner, they have an aversion to *most* new people, even people that look exactly like them but look nicer, if they see someone that looks like they work harder, get dirtier, that's the only trait that doesn't get their bad side.

[@jiaan100]

​@@Resanctify this is very valid advice if you don't know what statistics is

[@DevonRucker]

I love it when Charlie is the straigtman. It works even though they already established him as a completely different type of guy. Lol.

[@drewby_dooby_doo]

He's a true wildcard

[@TheAndrewj96]

@@drewby_dooby_doo *_YEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAWWWWWW_*

[@verisimilitone]

2:03 Artemis and Charlie clearly need more time on screen. Something about their non-verbal communication hasn't been achieved since.

[@parryyotter]

“And then you proceed to just eat the man” is hands down my favorite Charlie as a straight man moment.

[@WlatPziupp]

Catholics are weird man. All they had to say was the flesh and blood thing is symbolic but instead they insist they're actual ritualistic cannibals

[@robertnguyen9493]

That was hilarious

[@dancincoolkid]

Pretty sure he and Mac also went to the same Catholic school as kids, so him just at that moment catching on to the concept of communion is also hilarious in context lmao

[@parryyotter]

@@dancincoolkidthat is actually an excellent point 😂

[@Bruceskyy]

Charlie Work is my favorite episode of the entire series because he might be illiterate but the man can keep the bar running when he's not turning on the "Coors" sign

[@odessa745]

That sign says closed

[@Yousadclownofaman]

“We can’t talk about snakes, or smells? What else is there??” Super underrated line

[@biggusdickus1689]

Probably one of Charlie's best lines

[@hobbesfield1082]

You know the episode is gonna be stellar when Charlie seems like the most reasonable one

[@liquidorion9250]

It's insane how these clips make Charlie look like a mostly normal human being

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

Any of them acting normal feels strange and scary.

[@oceanman_8370]

Charlie is always passionate about what he's focused on. Sometimes it's work and sometimes it's finding minerals in the sewers

[@angelaisacliche]

Dee's facial expressions in the scene where Dennis has died his hair are so good.

[@mayaschaffer8112]

her physical comedy is so good and so under-appreciated

[@angelaisacliche]

@@mayaschaffer8112 always funny 😂

[@minimatt233]

7:07 "that kind of rubbed me the wrong way dude" absolutely perfect delivery, so funny man

[@5Amigos32]

Didn't mean to thunderstrike ya

[@juliettest.laclaire8931]

5:21 Dee’s delivery here is like my favorite line in the whole show it sounds like a middle schooler explaining it and she’s so proud of her joke stool

[@polarofficial1598]

the stop sign bit is one of the first bits I remember seeing from this show. "if anything you've made it safer!" has always stuck with me

[@a_tabaza]

gold standard for compilations on the entire site, thank you!

[@Greg-vq9tu]

Couldn’t agree more! This channel is the best! ❤❤

[@99baji99]

"I didn't mean to hurt you, I didn't mean to thunderstrike you..."

[@byindani]

‘The Night Man Cometh’ is the pinnacle of theater.

[@Adam-ub9nu]

The lady that plays Charlie's mom is a real gem, that woman has proverbial balls the size of church bells.

[@SirMattBugsby]

She's a star.. even if she's left out of the finale 😂

[@snarfsnarfff]

9:50 hahaha the way Charlie says "Weiiiird"

[@siroutrage1045]

7:42 Charlie’s delivery is amazing

[@gabenew50]

macs smile while holding the hockey stick is golden

[@ChrisS-jc9es]

What am I, a gymnast?!? Best line

[@matthewgo99]

“Hey babe In A Turtle’s Dream just dropped a new sunny compilation!”

[@lanetower3411]

Should have included Charlie getting a headache over Waitress yammering on about nail salon names. In Flowers for Charlie.

[@pr9039]

"I'm not tellin' him shit, dude! I'm gonna hang up the phone on you!" great goddamn delivery

[@jasminep9455]

"I can't lie to my Charlie!!!" Proceeds to tell him about her 3 way with Luther and Eduardo 🤣🤣

[@DrBilly619]

Whenever Charlie is normal he’s still like hey I gotta leave bash some rats or I just wrote a musical to propose to a woman. He’s the straight man to help him become even more insane

[@DiscGolfFA]

“So what should I do now?” “I don’t give a sh*t. Why are you here?”

[@parryyotter]

Absolutely underrated line.

[@leaffinite2001]

That whole scene is amazing bcuz it perfectly shows how macs stupidity is different from charlies and thats why they bounce off each other so well. The wedding dress scenes do that too

[@NA-AN]

I feel like all the characters have their moments to be the voice of reason. Except Frak...OH shit I meant Frank.

[@nthgth]

Frank had a decent amount of that in his earlier episodes. Mostly before he really fell in with our boy Charlie.

[@fightingfitz214]

He’s usually the voice of reason when money is concerned

[@tnm1697]

12:12 “I don’t give a shit. Why are you here?” is an amazing delivery that. Make me laugh every time

[@BillBycraft]

The fact that this brilliant show has never won an Emmy is criminal!

[@coleh3499]

The slow camera pan out to Mac in the wedding dresses is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen 😂😂😂 3:42

[@jasminep9455]

Mac's insistance on getting the dress is the best part of that scene in the shop

[@SeannaRose]

That's one of my favorite parts

[@fromthegamethrone]

If it werent for the grang, Charlie would successful as heck - he's not dumb, he's just been held back by the rest of 'em

[@TheDopoqob]

The scene at 4:50 feels like Glenn and Charlie decided last minute to switch roles. All charlies lines sound like something Dennis would say. "-Youre supposed to serve drinks" "aaaaa- *points at black hair* thats terrible"

[@se7enofnein]

“Like a cat: Like so. *meow* .”

[@alecrichards8574]

Dennis is the self-proclaimed Leonardo, Mac i think is the Donatello, Sweet Dee is the Raphael, and Charlie is the absolute Michaelangelo

[@rotcehlobo8311]

Is Frank Master Splinter?

[@TimmyMcGowan]

Cricket is Casey, and Artemis is April Ryan and Liam are Shredder and their entire incestuous extended family is the footclan

[@alecrichards8574]

@@rotcehlobo8311 I think that is certain for this show 🤭

[@supersizesenpai]

"Hold on. So you believe Christ comes back to life every Sunday in the form of a bowl of crackers and than you proceed to just eat the man?" Comedy at its finest.

[@agsmashups]

Fav Mac scenes of all time is every moment with the wedding dress. Haha

[@henryburby6077]

"OK. I'm going to throw this grenade into the car. the car will explode and our problems will be solved. in the meantime, i need you to do a popper." Charlie, somehow the more rational person in this scene.

[@juliawirch2454]

I ❤ reasonable Charlie. My favorite is him dealing with concussed Mac because he's forced to be the sane one, and it's one of the first times he's in that position on the show...

[@alexshank1414]

2:44 “And what I can do is thrust this way and you can struggle.” 🤦‍♂️ Jesus Christ…. You know whenever they start playing music, someone has said something golden.

[@eliwooden2162]

Apparently Charlie understands how four-way intersections work

[@PROGRAMMED1]

Thanks for coming back and dropping this banger buddy very thundergun of you

[@jesperbuschofficial]

I feel like Charlie going back and forth between insane and sane is due to the paint.

[@No-1.In.Particular]

4:40 He looks more like a vampire than he does Superman if you ask me.

[@oneghost1257]

Dude looks like an NPC from Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines

[@headshottheatredev1964]

charlie has always been my favorite. the character is genius. the pod cast is fantastic for work too

[@saekhmet4186]

I love the earlier seasons when Charlie wasn't always the "extreme" version of himself (and the rest of the gang too). I feel like there was more interchanging of roles back then, rather than Dennis being "the sociopath", Charlie being "the idiot" etc..

[@EnycmaPie]

All the time Charlie is treated as an idiot, got brain damage from all the glue he huffs. Then suddenly he has these moments of clarity and everyone else acts like he is being crazy.

[@scampoli25]

I don’t think I can forgive you for cutting out Charlie yelling to Mac “Touch your toes” “I’m not a gymnast!”

[@terremoto6663]

I miss Artemis

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Straight Man, aaaaah Fighter of the Gay Man, aaaaah Champion of the right, aaaaah You’re a master of correction and loving for everyone

[@davids7847]

3:18 is honestly one of my favorite reaction shots of all time. "... We're not buying the wedding dress."

[@yee_haw999]

By far your biggest brain idea for a compilation

[@Enk64]

See how rational and logical Charlie is when he's not huffing glue and drinking paint... 😆

[@PauloHernandezXD]

“I’ll hop up to him like a cat. Like so. Meow.” I haven’t thoroughly watched this show since 2016 but my god it’s incredible, lmaoXD

[@iamskippy]

05:22 🦩🗯️ _You don’t understand comedy_ 🗣️🗯️ You don’t understand comedy! *That’s not a joke, it’s a lawsuit!* Just put it in the basement. Charlie knowing what’s best for the bar *is awesome❣️*

[@justanotherrandomcrit8115]

I've been waiting for this video. Some of my favorite moments in comedy shows are when the character that's usually the funny man plays the straight man.

[@malachisguides]

My favorite part of the play thing is that mac, dennis, and frank all really want to help him, they're just them. Dee is dee, this is a stage, so her making it about her is perfect too.

[@valiantthorr7577]

Artemis clearly correcting the script when charlie points out its soul

[@nikpen2236]

Something I noticed about IAS is that each member of the gang are able to play the straight man to each other’s craziness

[@624LC]

Allllll your instincts and training....the level of mockery is so perfect

[@Spiralsinto]

Mrs Kelly is a national treasure lmfao

[@Greg-vq9tu]

Who else had to rewind a few seconds to rewatch that last clip at least one more time? 😂

[@TheNervousnation]

Eduardo and Luther deserve a bit of recognition.

[@dariuszupan8145]

Charlie is somehiw the most and least sane out of all of them at the same time. He can't write, he stalks a woman, he goes into the sewer naked. But at the same time he can recognize when the gang is doing things just as insane as what he does so long as it isnt something he is onboard with.

[@TheQuaadFather]

This is a man who frequently ingests things that are not food and can't read, but is still more relatable than any of the other characters except maybe that recurring lawyer guy lmao

[@yucky-yucky]

"thats not a joke its a lawsuit"

[@Profile__1]

I don't care what anyone says. The first Pacific Rim film is what Charlie would've become in an alternate reality where he was never subjected to the Gang's influence. Not the second one though because that movie is poopy.

[@socksfersold]

Also if he hadn’t been sniffing glue since he was a child

[@nthgth]

And _Atlantic Rim_ is what would've happened if the Gang made a _Pacific Rim_ sequel haha

[@S1Z3M]

Charlie playing the straight man is a joke in itself and I love it

[@joshuahendricks9558]

They were both inside of me was some of the most violently funny stuff I've heard

[@KajiCarson]

I like the fact of the first clip that Charlie reacts to getting hit with a stick by responding with pain and disbelief. Straight man indeed.

[@wildwildwestfan_69-kj9sp]

5:12 lmao his face

[@UrwanMichelangelo]

charlie's mom retelling her whole night and then just saying "and then he killed somebody" without any context was hilarious

[@ramonaheart]

I just love Charlie so much bc (besides the "I can fix him" vibes he gives me) he's just a nice fella who has had a tough life

[@heatherwolfe329]

Best Charlie compilation yet, Turtle!

[@Literally-God]

I really feel like Charlie is smarter than he lets on and keeps his intelligence subdued for some reason.

[@firefistx7477]

The way Danny devito says “you wanna do that to people” is sunny in a nutshell

[@Pete_Finch]

I can't believe I've been watching this for nearly 20 years. I don't have time for these shenanigans.

[@evanlee3646]

Being the straight man while in a crazy situation like getting rid of Dee's car is insane lmaoooo

[@parryyotter]

It’s what makes the show amazing 😂

[@YogsenForfoth]

Charlie has moments where he is arguably the most intelligent member of the gang, and that is terrifying! 😂

[@izz7348]

Something about these moments of clarity make him seem even more insane overall 😂

[@Sauspreme]

Dennis must be the easiest to hate character of any work of fiction of all time.

[@doesitcomeinyellow3663]

12:08 “I-I don’t give a shit. Why are you here?” Something about how that line is delivered and the fact that Charlie just outright says it kills me every time

[@pressureworks]

The fact that we now know what's behind 2 of the doors in Charlie's apartment.

[@dengueberries]

PSA: Do not take a popper after you've ran your car into a wall to fake your death.

[@hiimyolo]

So much nostalgia every time I watch old episodes of its sunny

[@abelandhisopinions888]

seeing this makes Charlie seem like "the rational one", which after seeing the show normally, is hard to believe.

[@serendipitysisters84]

LOL angry Charlie sounds like my thoughts when I loose patience with the kids I work with 😂

[@fireice8]

The 4 way intersection is one of my favorite bits

[@Tommy-ns6xx]

Charlie work- explaining the “airline miles” scheme back to them without missing a beat lol

[@OctagonalSquare]

“That’s not a joke, it’s a lawsuit!”