That's sort of what episode two is when he's showing around the couple that he thinks is a father and son. That's been the best part if people respond to certain moments, like when people are responding to the episode where Cary and his boyfriend accidentally show another gay couple around the town, thinking they're a father and a son.Ī post shared by Chris Kelly important, because so many of these storylines are either drenched in shame and self-loathing, or they're completely positive and self-accepting. So those storylines are meaningful to me. It's kind of ripped from the headlines of my life and maybe some of the writers in our writers' room. You know, almost anything that happens on the show is either something that happened to myself or Sarah or one of our writers, or it's something that didn't happen to us but is based on an anxiety we felt, or an insecurity we've had.ĭefinitely Cary, and grappling with his sexuality. What personal experiences do you put into the writing? Do you see yourself in any of the characters particularly? If one joke is a little nine months older than I wish it was, it's okay, because that's not what the show's about. And because we always tried to remind ourselves that the show is full of pop culture jokes, but that's not what it's about ultimately. 'We want all the antics, all the stupidity, and all the silliness to be in service of something.'īut no.