'Always Sunny' At Comic-Con: Cast Dons Costumes, Leads Sing-Along

SAN DIEGO -- The Associate Press -- By Derrik J. Lang -- The cast of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" showed up to Comic-Con in appropriate attire: costumes.

Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, Charlie Day and Danny DeVito appeared at a Sunday panel for their rude FX comedy wearing their outlandish ensembles from "The Nightman Cometh," their infamous musical-within-the-show they toured with in 2009. The crowd at the pop-culture convention roared when the gang stepped onto the stage.

"My pants don't fit anymore," complained McElhenney, who gained weight for season seven.

Before the panel at the San Diego Convention Center, the audience previewed the seventh season premiere, which is set to debut Sept. 15.

The episode, titled "Frank's Pretty Woman," introduced the dramatic 50-pound weight gain of McElhenney's Mac and followed the gang as they attempted to sway DeVito's Frank from marrying a crack-smoking hooker.

"Welcome to our last year at Comic-Con," McElhenney joked after the panel quickly devolved into raunchiness.

While answering questions from fans, the cast teased that the gang will participate in a high school reunion and a child pageant in the upcoming season.

The presentation ended with the gang leading a rousing rendition of "Dayman Fighter of the Nightman," one of the musical's songs, with more than 6,000 fans who gathered inside the convention's largest venue.

WATCH the cast lead a sing-along of "Day Man":

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Actress Kaitlin Olson arrives for a panel for the television show "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" at the Comic-Con International 2011 convention Sunday, July 24, 2011. The annual comic book and popular arts convention attracts over 100,000 people and runs through Sunday July 24. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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Actress Kaitlin Olson arrives for a panel for the television show "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" at the Comic-Con International 2011 convention Sunday, July 24, 2011. The annual comic book and popular arts convention attracts over 100,000 people and runs through Sunday July 24. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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[StaircaseCO]

02:17 PM on 08/02/2011

Looks like a bunch of Charlie Work to me.

[kokotye157]

02:41 PM on 07/29/2011

so so funny :D

[kooosh]

04:44 AM on 07/29/2011

Charlie!

[RogueJedi14]

10:31 AM on 07/26/2011

why was this show at comic-con?? I don't get it... do they have super powers? is Stan Lee the executive producer?

[kooosh]

04:54 AM on 07/29/2011

Yeah I don't really get it either. I see a lot of Comic-con photos on Wikidpedia in which I can't always make the connection. The show probably has a way above average following among this audience, but I still don't understand. :)

[Jabandit]

04:50 PM on 07/25/2011

Greatest show on TV.

I named my kitten "Mac"

[craftycrow]

10:12 AM on 07/25/2011

Were those pics purposefully leaving out Mac? I wanted to see him fat.

[juxtapostle]

03:03 AM on 07/25/2011

Last Friday, at the comic con Thundercats viewing, Frank, Charlie and Dee were spotted eating cans of cat food and huffing paint.

[SkyCap]

05:05 PM on 07/25/2011

Thundercats aint tough...I know of a cat who was born in a pool of gasoline--agent Jack Bauer.

[Landstander]

01:08 AM on 07/25/2011

Charlie somehow looks incredibly nifty in that suit.

[SkyCap]

05:05 PM on 07/25/2011

He has a thing for 'yellow jackets,' you know.

[DeathSquad]

11:31 AM on 07/29/2011

"There might still be something good in that wasps' nest..."