Fans have definitely noticed that Oscar, played by Aaron Dominguez, was missing in the newest season of Only Murders In The Building.
12.08.2022 - 03:07 / variety.com
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeOn “Only Murders in the Building,” Steve Martin plays Charles-Haden Savage, the former star of popular crime drama “Brazzos.” The inspiration for playing a washed-up TV star, Martin tells Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast, “comes from worry. I think about actors who’ve had these hits, they’re on TV for eight years. And then they don’t really work that much again, because they’re maybe too identified with the part.
And I’ve always been curious about that life.”Martin remembers, in particular, an actor he spotted at an HBO Comedy Festival party. The man, who had starred in a hit show, hadn’t worked in about ten years. But Martin, standing about 20 feet away, got curious as he saw the actor speaking, very animated, to a ski instructor.
“So I go over and I say, ‘I’ve got to ask you, what are you talking about?’ And the actor turned to me, he said, ‘These scripts today!” he laughs.On this episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, we talk to “Only Murders in the Building” co-stars Steve Martin and John Hoffman about the success of the Hulu series, which is nominated for 17 Emmys this year — including outstanding comedy series and outstanding comedy writing. Listen below!In coming up with the characters played by himself and Martin Short on “Only Murders in the Building,” he knew they had to be a bit idle. “They would have time older, a lot of you are idle, but that have time to solve a murder, but also lazy enough that they didn’t want to go downtown,” Martin quips.
“I’m very happy with my character not growing. They always say, ‘What’s the arc of the character? What does he learn?’ Once you get to 75, there’s not a lot left to learn, there’s only more mistakes. So I don’t worry
.Fans have definitely noticed that Oscar, played by Aaron Dominguez, was missing in the newest season of Only Murders In The Building.
Selena Gomez has been a "lucky star" for the makers of 'Only Murders in the Building'. The 30-year-old singer has starred in the comedy series alongside Martin Short and Steve Martin, and Dan Fogelman - the show's executive producer - admits that they've played a huge role in enticing other big-name stars to make cameo appearances. He joked: "All I will say is that doors open up to you when you have Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez in your television show, and if they make a couple of telephone calls for you.
Making history. Nathan Lane just broke a major record for the Primetime Emmy Awards – and it’s all thanks to his work as Teddy Dimas on Only Murders in the Building.
Paul Rudd is checking in to for the upcoming season! According to, the actor has officially joined the cast of the Hulu mystery-comedy for season 3, after making a surprise appearance in the season 2 finale.“Paul Rudd, after making an auspicious entrance into the world of our show at the end of season 2 as Ben Glenroy, is someone we clearly want to know more about and see in our upcoming season 3 — as he is a clear source of many upcoming questions and, as ever with our show, many twists yet to come!” co-creator John Hoffman said in a statement to .After the show's central trio — Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short), and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) — solved their second murder in as many years, the last moments of the finale flashed forward a year to opening night of Oliver's triumphant directorial return to Broadway. With Mabel in the audience to support her friends, and Charles-Haden taking the stage as one of the stars, Oliver first had some fires to put out with his leading man, Ben Glenroy (Rudd).Ben insinuated that he and Charles-Haden had been feuding over the course of the production so far, and even went so far as to threaten, «I just might [kill him], I'm warning you.»The pair exchanged tense words as they took the stage together, with Charles-Haden cautioning ominously, «Be smart, stay away from her… I know what you did.» Ultimately, Ben's rage didn't amount to much more than a new mystery, as he dropped dead on stage in the show's opening moments, leaving the central trio in disbelief that murders don't happen in the building at the Arconia.«Season 3 is set up,» Martin shared with ET of the to come.
SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building Season 2 finale.
season 2 finale ended with a killer reveal and a whole new mystery! The Hulu comedy capped off its second season on Tuesday with the unlikely trio of Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short), and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) solving their second murder in as many years.The friends and podcast hosts rounded up their neighbors at the Arconia to play out the dramatic reveal of their suspicions about the murder of surly former resident Bunny Folger (Jayne Houdyshell). They first pointed the finger at rival podcaster Cinda Canning (Tina Fey) and then at mysterious artist Alice Banks (Cara Delevingne), but both accusations were red herrings, meant to draw out a confession from the true killer: Cinda's assistant, Poppy (Adina Verson), aka Becky Butler — who had been revealed as the subject of Cinda's hit podcast,, in the penultimate episode.But even after Poppy/Becky confessed and was taken away by Detective Williams (Da'Vine Joy Randolph), the mysteries continued.
Selome Hailu Paul Rudd has joined the cast of “Only Murders in the Building.”Hulu confirmed to Variety that he will star in the show’s third season after making a cameo as Broadway star Ben Glenroy in Season 2 finale “I Know Who Did It.” It has not yet been announced whether Rudd will appear in a series regular, recurring or guest capacity.“Paul Rudd, after making an auspicious entrance into the world of our show at the end of Season 2 as Ben Glenroy, is someone we clearly want to know more about and see in our upcoming Season 3 — as he is a clear source of many upcoming questions and, as ever with our show, many twists yet to come!” series co-creator John Hoffman said in a statement to Variety.
Paul Rudd has officially joined the cast of Only Murders in the Building for the show’s upcoming third season!
Warning: This story contains spoilers about the plot of Only Murders in the Building season 2.
Martin Short gave Jimmy Fallon a good roasting.
the score as much as they did the sterling chemistry of Gomez, Martin and Martin Short, the mismatched trio of sleuthers residing at the Arconia, the old Manhattan apartment building where they uncover a murder. Each of them, Khosla says, has their own distinct musical disposition.“Selena’s Mabel definitely has a modern sound, a little more atmospheric, a little darker.
Clayton Davis With two episodes left of the second season of Hulu’s mystery romp “Only Murders in the Building,” the series is an undeniable hit on the streaming platform. Nominated for 17 Emmy Awards for its first season, this season’s final two episodes (titled “Sparring Partners” and “I Know Who Did It”) will be released while voting is underway by the TV Academy, a tactic that helped one of its competitors, “Ted Lasso” from Apple TV+, last year when it won for its inaugural season.Variety Awards Circuit has revealed the updated predictions for which shows and performers could triumph in September.
Hollywood legend Steve Martin is ready to embark on a new journey: retirement. From "Saturday Night Live" to "Father of the Bride" to his current hit show "Only Murders in the Building," Martin has done it all. He is an Emmy and Grammy Award winner for his extensive work, which includes writing, acting, music, comedy and producing.
Steve Martin is thinking about retirement.
Even as he flirts with retirement, Steve Martin finds himself in a late-career renaissance thanks to the Hulu comedy “Only Murders In The Building.” The show notched Martin three Emmy nominations this year, and as of last month, there’s a third season on the way. But there’s another upcoming project about Martin on the way, too, from documentary extraordinaire Morgan Neville.
The end of an era. While reflecting on his career, Steve Martin revealed that he doesn’t have any plans to continue acting after Only Murders in the Building comes to an end.
the Hollywood Reporter that he will continue to act in the Hulu mystery-comedy alongside Selena Gomez and Martin Short, but is “not going to seek” other acting roles once the series is done.“When this television show is done, I’m not going to seek others,” the 76-year-old said. “I’m not going to seek other movies.