So many comedians get desperately unfunny as they get older, as they get more settled and successful in life, but it's deeply comforting to see that Steve Martin can still bring the laughs with some classic slapstick.
Only Murders in the Building is not something I would ever listen to as a podcast, but the ineffable charms of the lead actors and general bitchiness of everyone involved keeps the TV show compelling.
And Martin - who is pushing 80! - can still be laugh out loud funny when he brings the physical comedy. The scenes towards the end of the first season, where Martin's character has been drugged and he's trying to move are the most ridiculous piece of straight-up slapstick comedy I've seen since Martin was young.
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