Season 3 Only Murders in the Building Only Gets Better

Only Murders in the Building has been back for the third season with more reasons to tune in for this delightful murder mystery cleverly disguised as showcase for comedic talents.  It's odd couple pairings of comedy legends Steve Martin (Charles) and Martin Chase (Oliver) with the younger, tech savvy Selena Gomez (Mabel).  The three bond over dead bodies and combine their budding detective skills despite their generational divides. They transmit their progress on solving who done into a pod cast with a devoted cult following.  This die hard fan has fallen hard for the friendship that's grown organically amongst the three amidst their sleuth solving shenanigans.  This third season, big stars have lined up to be cast among the crew including Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd.  Rudd is as an obnoxious super hero movie star who gets the lead in Oliver's play.   Our mainstay trio, Charles, Oliver and Mabel all find love interests only to find dissension in their alliance and their relationship crumbles.  Their scuttles sting and the three take a break from each other.  Only Mabel continues to pursue leads to crack the case of the most recent corpse to land conveniently in the building.  Enter stage right, Matthew Broderick auditioning for Oliver to replace Charles who quits after he quits.  Broderick is brilliant as a neurotic actor who over thinks his character.  Oliver phones his friend, Mel Brooks to question what his working experience with Broderick was like on Broadway.  The FaceTime call between Brooks and Oliver is uproarious.  Oliver's firing a pathetic Broderick is priceless and reuniting with Charles is heartwarming.   There's plenty of comic genius that add to this already disarmingly, good-old fashioned fun.  Andrea Martin is marvelous as Charle's love interest,  Jackie Hoffman shines as a fellow smart mouthed tenant and Michael Cyril Creighton as the over burdened assistant to Oliver is a scene stealer.  But then, everyone in the show adds to its magical glow from the building's doorman, Oliver's "Death Rattle" chosen cast and official detectives who circumvent crimes in the building add to the fun.  Murders Only in the Building is a bona fide delight that mixes mystery, camaraderie and comedy in palatial portions to keep you coming back for more.