Comedy Has Changed, but for Denis Leary and Joel McHale the Rules Are the Same: ‘You’ve Got to F—king Make People Laugh’

There’s been a lot of ink spilled about the state of TV comedies in the age of streaming. But when you talk to Denis Leary and Joel McHale, all of those hand-wringing questions about the fate of the sitcom or the future of the medium start to appear silly.

“It’s the same thing it always has been, which is you’ve got to f—king make people laugh out loud,” Leary said. “If they’re not going to laugh out loud, they’re not going to watch because there’s just too many options out there.”

Thankfully, making people laugh isn’t a problem for either Leary or McHale.