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'Only Murders in the Building' is back and meta as ever. Is that a good thing?
Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short as Charles, Oliver & Mabel in season four of "Only Murders in the Building."
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Each week on AirTalk, LAist 89.3's daily news program, we talk with TV critics about the shows they're watching, and this week, they're dishing on the return of Only Murders in the Building.
Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short return for Season 4, along with a plethora of guest stars, lots of meta humor and a movie adaptation.
It’s meta, but in a good way
"It's so meta that you actually find yourself laughing and laughing at jokes you thought were old." — Dominic Patten, Deadline executive editor
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“It invites an opportunity for a lot of jokes that are actually kind of making fun of the show and poking fun at its tropes, and I love that stuff.” — Jen Chaney, Vulture
The podcast goes Hollywood
Zach Galifianakis, Eva Longoria and Eugene Levy star as the actors cast to play Charles, Mable and Oliver in the new season of "Only Murders in the Building."
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“There is a movie being made based on the Only Murders in the Building podcast within the show.. you have Eva Longoria playing a version of Selena Gomez, and you have Eugene Levy playing a version of Steve Martin. And then my favorite, Zach Galifianakis playing an inexplicably younged-down version of Martin Short and just being so impatient with this entire thing.” — Jen Chaney, Vulture TV critic
Keep the guest stars coming
Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Jane Lynch and more have brought their talents to the series in past seasons. Season 4 adds the three "doppelgangers" already mentioned, plus people like Kumail Nanjiani, Richard Kind, Melissa McCarthy and Molly Shannon.
Molly Shannon guest stars as a Hollywood executive in the new season of "Only Murders in the Building."
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"Part of the fun is just waiting to see who's going to show up next." — Jen Chaney, Vulture TV critic
“There are two performances that really struck me with these early episodes. One is Jane Lynch… and the other part I would say is the never less than wonderful Molly Shannon, who shows up as a Hollywood executive.” — Dominic Patten, Deadline
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