Well, of course, it was.
There are many truths in this world we call home, but one stands out above the rest: Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. is a freaking icon.
This isn’t that controversial of a statement…
But Danny Devito is a national treasure. The kind that Nicholas Cage would have to find in a movie.
Heck, he’s such a treasure I’d even put him in an Indiana Jones movie!
He’s been in so much over the years.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest was one that stuck with grown-ups, Matilda is one for the kids, and his performance as The Penguin in Batman Returns will haunt just about everyone.
But arguably, his best performance is on ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.’
And if you haven’t seen that show, then you need to watch it.
Finish this article (obviously), then stop everything and watch that show. It is absolutely hilarious, and totally off base.
Danny DeVito was on ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ recently.
And boy, was it a fun watch. They started out talking about how some kids watch It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia , which is definitely not a show for kids.
Not by any means.
And yet, according to him, younger and younger kids are talking to him about it!
He said that kids as young as 10 are catching the show now, and you have to wonder what kind of people would let their children watch Always Sunny , one of the most offensive shows on TV.
But, I’m not a parent, so who knows?
Maybe it’s the right thing to do.
One funny moment for him was when a kid talked to him about the time he came out of a couch naked!
They then went on to talk about an old show he was on called ‘Taxi’.
Which, if you haven’t seen, is also hilarious.
Seriously, Danny DeVito has had one awesome career! However, the next moment was the funniest part of the whole interview, and that’s saying a lot.
Here’s the scene:
So they have to marry Andy Kaufman’s character off to some hooker so he can stay in the country, so Danny Devito’s character plays the violin and in the actor’s own words:
“It was awful”
There was even an article in the Enquirer about the episode.
According to Devito, the headline read:
“Danny Devito gives up career as virtuoso violinist to be on television”
And Danny’s reaction was as priceless as it was simple, all he said was:
“What the flip?” (except he didn’t say flip).
The article went on about how he studied all his life to be a violinist, but then had to give it up for TV.
Which, was not true at all.
The story got so much coverage that his own mother even called him and said: “Danny!”
He replied: “What Ma?”
She said: “I didn’t know you wanted to play the violin!”
Gold, just comic gold.
Funnily enough, Danny’s mom got to play his character’s mom on Taxi a couple of times, which is awfully sweet.
One funny moment is the producers told her they wouldn’t write a lot of lines for her and she replied: “I could do dialogue.”
They went on to talk about how ‘Always Sunny’ is now tied for one of the longest running live-action sitcoms of all time.
Apparently, it’s tied with Ozzy and Harriet .
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And Danny even said the two shows were similar… as long as you take acid and lie at the bottom of your swimming pool while watching it.
They talked a bit about ‘Jumanji 2’.
Where Danny Devito’s character goes into the video game machine and now The Rock has to act like Danny Devito.
Which sounds like a pretty funny set-up if you ask me.
They went on to do impressions of each other.
Which were… pretty good.
Jimmy Kimmel does a decent Danny Devito, but it’s hard for Devito to lose his own accent. I’m sure if he really tried, he could nail it.
And finally, they spoke about this mask.
Jimmy Kimmel showed him the picture of the mask, which is done by a company called Hyperflesh .
Then, when they returned from the clip, Jimmy spooked Danny by having his very own Devito mask!
Here it is!
Watch it for yourself, I can tell you that it’s hilarious. Danny DeVito is a national treasure, and I’m sure Jimmy Kimmel wouldn’t mind being called that as well.
It’s just all smiles!
