Rob McElhenney defends name change in cheeky video

Rob McElhenney isn’t making any apologies over his decision to change his name, but he is making a few jokes about it

Rob McElhenney isn’t making any apologies over his decision to change his name, but he is making a few jokes about it.

The “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star addressed the move amid reports he has filed paperwork to change his name.

“Yes, I’m shortening my name to Rob Mac,” he said in the July 1 clip he posted on X, confirming the news himself. “Mostly a stage name, but I digress.”

He then used his trademark humor to explain just what has gone into his decision.

“The amount of time that I have wasted trying to get people to either say or spell my name correctly is literally days of my life,” he said, as quick clips of others saying his name wrong played in the middle of him speaking, “Trust me, I added it up.