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Michael Schur revealed that he would "love" to have Charlie Day on a potential third season of A Man on the Inside
Day told PEOPLE in July that he wanted to make a cameo on the show, which stars his wife, Mary Elizabeth Ellis
"Who's funnier in the world than Charlie Day? Why didn't he tell me that?" Schur said to PEOPLE at PaleyFest 2025
A Man on the Insideis a family affair!
Show creatorMichael Schurrevealed that he would "love" to haveCharlie Dayon a potential third season of the show.
Day, 49,told PEOPLE in Julythat he wanted to make a cameo on the show, which stars his wife,Mary Elizabeth Ellis.
"I would love to be on her show, but I know they just wrapped their second season. I'll have to keep my fingers crossed for a third," the actor said.
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When asked by PEOPLE atPaleyFest 2025in New York City about the possibility of Day appearing on the show, Schur, 50, admitted that he was unaware of the actor's interest.
"Who's funnier in the world than Charlie Day? Why didn't he tell me that? Why did he tell PEOPLE?" the show creator said.
"Of course, I would love it," Schur continued. "He's amazing. He's so funny. I've been a fan of his for a very long time. So yeah, consider it on the docket for a theoretical season 3."
Ellis, 46, stars in the Netflix comedy series as Emily, the daughter of widower and retiree-turned-private investigator Charles Nieuwendyk, played byTed Danson.
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Day and Ellis tied the knot in 2006 andwelcomed their son in 2011. The couple has costarred inIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphiasince 2005.
Day praised his wife's work in the series and the attention it has brought her when he spoke with PEOPLE.
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"I mean, it's just the greatest thing," he said. "I, of course, adore my wife, and she's a fantastic actor. Everyone knows her fromSunnyand loves her onSunny, but she's been in all these great things, likeLicorice Pizza, and she's incredible in that."
A Man on the Insideseason 2, which premiered Nov. 20, follows Charles as he is assigned to help Wheeler College president Jack Berenger (Max Greenfield) crack a case and must go undercover as a college professor.
Danson's wife, actressMary Steenburgen, joined the show as a music professor andCharles' love interest.
Steenburgen, 72,told PEOPLE that she was excitedwhen she nabbed her role in the series because she had been wanting to work with her husband.
"When they told me, there was a lot of screaming and jumping up and down," she said. "We were both dying because we were so excited to work together. It was great."
A Man on the Insideseason 2 is currently streaming on Netflix.
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