Actor Jesse Tyler Fergusonopened up about filming the beloved ABC comedy, Trendy Household, which had an 11-season run till 2020.
Throughout a December 2025 episode of his podcast, Dinner’s on Me, Ferguson, who performed Mitchell Pritchett, revealed that his on-screen father, Ed O’Neill, effortlessly made the forged and crew snicker whereas taking part in his character, Jay Pritchett.
“He might say something and it will get an even bigger snicker than all of us, leaping by means of hoops making an attempt to get a joke to work,” mentioned Ferguson on his podcast. “And he would simply deadpan one thing and other people could be laughing for half-hour and never be capable of management themselves. And we might must fully cease working.”
Ferguson additionally mentioned that O’Neill nonetheless has the same dynamic on the Trendy Household forged’s group chats.
“Generally we’ll be speaking about one thing for 3 days. And other people can be chiming in and at last, Ed will chime in on day 4, with only one phrase, that punctuates the entire thing,” mentioned the actor whereas recording the podcast episode.
Ed O’Neill Complimented His ‘Trendy Household’ Castmates in a 2013 Interview
Earlier than O’Neill joined the Trendy Household forged, he was a family identify due to his function as Al Bundy on the beloved sitcom, Married… with Youngsters, which premiered in 1987. In a 2013 interview with EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG, O’Neill defined that he was forged on Trendy Household as a result of he was well-known to audiences.
“I used to be what they name the ‘get actor.’ In different phrases, I used to be the man who was identified,” mentioned O’Neill within the interview.
He mentioned his different Trendy Household castmates hadn’t but had their large breaks earlier than the present started airing in 2009. He mentioned, nonetheless, that he instantly realized how proficient his co-stars have been throughout the first desk learn.
“I keep in mind at one level early on, like wanting up. Just like the hell is happening right here? These individuals are good. I did not anticipate them to be that good. I did not know them. And I believed godd–n these individuals are all good. The children are good. Everyone’s good. In order that was superb,” mentioned the actor throughout the 2013 interview.
