Joel McHale has declared he is "deeply thankful" that NBC has re-hired Community creator Dan Harmon for season five.

Harmon recently credited McHale with his return to Community, a year after he was controversially axed by the Peacock Network and Sony Pictures Television.

Speaking to OMG Yahoo, McHale insisted that there were actually many people who played a part in Harmon becoming Community showrunner again.

"It wasn't all me or anything," he clarified. "Dan Harmon is the person that created that show. It all comes from his brain."

The actor went on to say: "I think the person to make that show is him. I am just glad that he wanted to do it.

"A huge credit needs to be given to NBC and to Sony working for him coming back. And for that I am deeply thankful to them. It was a group effort."

McHale recently promised that "the sky's the limit" in terms of storylines for Community's next season.

Community's fifth season is expected to be the show's last, although NBC has yet to confirm any details beyond its recent renewal.

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