Television and Pop Culture Journalist, Author, and Podcaster.

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It’s (Almost) Always Sunny in Philadelphia

How Three Friends Spent $200 to Create the Longest-Running Live-Action Sitcom in History and Help Build a Network

In the bestselling traditions of Seinfeldia and Top of the Rock comes a fascinating deep dive into the longest-running live-action sitcom in television history, from its humble beginnings to its evolution as a critically acclaimed cult classic comedy. Read more…

It's (Almost) Always Sunny in Philadelphia, by Kimberly Potts

“A definitive telling of one of the most fascinating chapters in TV history: how a couple hundred bucks, a crazy story about a cup of sugar and cancer, and a dream landed three total unknowns their own show…and how that show became a quietly record-breaking phenomenon. Vital and inspiring.

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia

“The twenty-year saga of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is unlike anything else in television history, and Kimberly Potts’s revelatory book takes readers deep into the minds of the twisted geniuses behind it.”

Andy Greene, New York Times bestselling author of The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s

“Kimberly Potts’s astute, action-packed, immensely detailed ode to It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia seeks to unpack just what made this left-field success work. This book is an absolute must for the comedy fan in your life.”

Saul Austerlitz, acclaimed author of Kind of a Big Deal

“Did The Gang really beat Boggs? Kimberly Potts unravels the story—fact and fiction—in her absorbing history of all things It’s Always Sunny and The Gang’s relationship with a certain Major League Baseball Hall of Famer.”

Wade Boggs, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman (and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia guest star)

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Kimberly Potts, TELEVISION AND POP CULTURE JOURNALIST, AUTHOR, AND PODCASTER

Meet the author…

Kimberly Potts

I realized at a pretty young age that pop culture is one of the best ways to connect with the widest group of people. Television specifically, as it is the medium the majority of us have access to. So for more than half of my life, I have written countless articles and several books (literally more than a million words), watched some of the best, life-altering storytelling, and shared my giddy pleasure of interviewing some of my pop culture heroes as a TV and pop culture journalist and author. Learn more…

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Previously Authored

The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch

The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch

How the Canceled Sitcom Became the Beloved Pop Culture Icon We Are Still Talking About Today