The eighth season of the American comedy television series '' It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' premiered on FX on October 11, 2012. The season consists of 10 episodes, and concluded airing on December 20, 2012.

Cast

Main cast

* Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly * Glenn Howerton as

Dennis Reynolds Dennis Reynolds is a fictional character on the FX series ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2005–present), portrayed by Glenn Howerton, and created by Rob McElhenney, Howerton, and Charlie Day. He is the co-owner of Paddy's Pub, alongside ...

* Rob McElhenney as Mac *

Kaitlin Olson Kaitlin Willow Olson (born August 18, 1975) is an American actress. She began her career in The Sunday Company at the Groundlings, an improvisational theatre and school in Los Angeles, California. She had minor roles in several television series ...

Dee Reynolds Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds is a fictional character on the FX television series ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', portrayed by Kaitlin Olson. Dee was the only major character in the show to be conceived without an actor in mind. She was o ...

* Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds

Recurring cast

* Mary Elizabeth Ellis as

The Waitress ''The Waitress'' is the second album by folk singer-songwriter Jonathan Byrd. The album was released in 2003, the same year that Byrd won the New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival. ''The Waitress'' reached No. 20 on the Folk Rad ...

* David Hornsby as Cricket *

Artemis Pebdani Artemis Pebdani (born August 2, 1977) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Susan Ross on ''Scandal'', Artemis on ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' and Gramma Alice on ''Big City Greens''. Early life Pebdani was born and raised ...

as Artemis *

Lance Barber Lance Barber (born June 29, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for playing George Cooper, Sr. on the CBS sitcom ''Young Sheldon'' (2017–present), as well as Bill Ponderosa on the FX show ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''. Early ...

as Bill Ponderosa * Catherine Reitman as Maureen Ponderosa *

Jimmi Simpson Jimmi Simpson (born November 21, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his work on television, which includes recurring roles as Liam McPoyle on ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2005–2013), Lyle the Intern on ''The Late Show ...

as Liam McPoyle *

Nate Mooney Nate Mooney (born January 26, 1972) is an American actor best known for his recurring role as Ryan McPoyle on the FX comedy series ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''. Career He appeared on various television series, including ''Breakout Ki ...

as Ryan McPoyle *

Lynne Marie Stewart Lynne Marie Stewart (born December 14, 1946) is an American actress, best known for her performance as Miss Yvonne, the Most Beautiful Woman in Puppet Land. She originated the role in the 1981 stage show ''The Pee-wee Herman Show'', continuing it ...

as Bonnie * Sandy Martin as Mrs. Mac * Brian Unger as The Lawyer

Guest stars

Richard Ruccolo Richard Robert Ruccolo (born March 2, 1972) is an American television and film actor, best known for his lead role in the sitcom ''Two Guys and a Girl'' (originally titled ''Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place''). Early life Ruccolo was born in ...

as Corporate Rep *

Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro Gómez (; born October 9, 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and actor. He directed the Academy Award–winning fantasy films ''Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006) and ''The Shape of Water'' (2017), winning the Academy Awards for Be ...

as Pappy McPoyle * Sianoa Smit-McPhee as Bridesmaid *

Alexandra Daddario Alexandra Anna Daddario (born March 16, 1986) is an American actress who had her breakthrough portraying Annabeth Chase in the ''Percy Jackson'' film series (2010–2013). In 2021, she starred in the first season of the HBO series ''The White L ...

as Ruby Taft * Josh Casaubon as Trevor Taft * Steve Tom as Jameson Taft * Kerri Kenney as Therapist * Sean "Diddy" Combs as Dr. Jinx * Joel Murray as Andrew Kane

Episodes

Reception

The eighth season received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 100% with an average score of 7.4 out of 10 based on 14 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Always Sunny''s eighth season, holding no greater ambition than to just let the Gang humiliate themselves through a succession of depraved hijinks, excels at its goal with gut-busting results."

Home media

References

External links

* * {{It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 2012 American television seasons It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia