Charlie Day’s bar-hopping adventure through Boston continued on Friday, as the “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” actor made a stop at the iconic Cheers Boston bar on Beacon Hill.
Donning a Red Sox hat, Day took part in an intimate 20-person fan lunch, one of several pop-up events he’s appearing at this week to promote his whiskey brand, Four Walls Whiskey. Day kicked off the tour with an appearance at the Rooftop at the Envoy and Lucky’s Lounge on Thursday, and also made appearances Friday night at Back Bay Social and Flight Club Boston.
He will appear Saturday at Lansdowne Pub and The 88 Club, and will stop at the Total Wine at South Bay Center in Dorchester to sign bottles of Four Walls. Day, who was born in New York but raised in Middletown, R.I., and attended college at Merrimack College in North Andover, said it has been “amazing” to be in Boston.
“New England is home for me,” he told the Globe during Friday’s event at Cheers. “These are my people!”
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Day attributed his sense of humor and his career in comedy to his upbringing in New England.
“Everybody I knew [in New England] is funny,” he said with a laugh. “I think there is a certain edge that people have in New England that lends itself to a great sense of humor.”
Day founded Four Walls with his fellow “IASIP” stars Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton, noting that the venture has “been a great excuse for us to travel around and meet the fans.”
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“It’s been really rewarding to see how the show resonates with audiences still,” Day said.
It was extra special for Day to be at Cheers Boston, he said, as he was a fan of the show growing up. Like “Cheers,” the long-running FX sitcom, which debuted in 2005, centers around a bar that the characters own and work at, Paddy’s Irish Pub, where a majority of their mischief occurs.
“It’s nice to have that equivalent relationship with an audience [on ‘IASIP’],” Day said.
Day had fun drawing comparisons between the characters of “IASIP” and their “Cheers” counterparts.
“Dennis would be the closest to [Sam], and I would be more like Woody,” Day said, noting that Woody Harrelson’s character is his favorite from the show.
Day added that Kaitlyn Olsen’s character could be compared to Carla, played by Rhea Pearlman, and McElhenney’s character would be a combination of George Wendt‘s Norm and John Ratzenberger’s Cliff.
And when it comes to sports, Day, who is a Patriots fan, admitted that Boston and Philadelphia share a few common similarities, like their love of football, although he didn’t exactly share a sunny outlook for New England’s season.
“I have hope [for the Patriots] every year. But not a ton of hope this year,” Day joked.
Isabella Bernstein can be reached at isabella.bernstein@globe.com.