Steve Martin casually dropped the release date for the third season of “Only Murders in the Building” during his “You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!” touring show alongside Martin Short.
At the Saturday show at 8 p.m. at the Walt Disney Theater. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida, which also included Jeff Babko and The Steep Canyon Rangers, the comedy duo broke the news while warming up the audience at the start of the show.
According to two patrons in attendance, Martin and Short gave an update on what they’ve been up to lately, showing a photo of themselves alongside co-star Selena Gomez and two new cast members for season 3, the winner Oscar and Emmy winner Meryl Streep. and Golden Globe nominee Paul Rudd. At one point, Martin said, “Catch the new season August 8th,” followed by Short’s response, “Our show is like Steve trying to pee — it’s on the air for 33 minutes.”
Attendees were not allowed to record any part of their set.
The comedy-drama series follows Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez), neighbors of an Upper West Side building called Arconia, who bond over the love of real podcasts on crime and end up creating their own as mysterious murders occur around them. In season 1, they discovered the murder of their compatriot Tim Kono (Julian Cihi). In season 2, they did the same for the building’s board chairman, Bunny Folger (Jayne Houdyshell), while trying to clear their names.
The first season was nominated for 17 Emmy nominations, winning three – guest comedy actor for Nathan Lane, production design for a narrative program (half hour) and sound mixing for a comedy or drama series. Gomez also made history as the third Latina nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.
The second season has been critically acclaimed and is set to land another impressive hit when the Emmy names are announced, with strong momentum in the comedy series and double comedic actor names for Martin and Short.
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The plot for the third season is under wraps, and it’s not yet known if former cast members like Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Tina Fey will return. However, Lane confirmed to ET Canada that he won’t be returning for this season, joking, “It’s now called ‘Only Meryl in the Building’.”
“Only Murders in the Building” was created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, who also serve as executive producers along with Gomez, Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal and Jamie Babbit. Additionally, Thembi Banks, Jane Raab, Nick Pavonetti and Kristin Bernstein are producers.