In Netflix’s new comedy “Murderville,” Will Arnett plays mustachioed Terry Seattle, Senior Detective, Homicide Division, who is teamed up with a new celebrity guest star in each episode.
The gimmick: None of the guest stars – Sharon Stone, Conan O’Brien, Ken Jeong, “Eternals” star Kumail Nanjiani, “Schitt’s Creek” Emmy winner Annie Murphy or NFL star Marshawn Lynch – has been given the script.
They’re forced to improvise as Arnett gives them prompts on camera, whether it’s Stone adopting a heavy German accent as “Eva Braunfinger,” or O’Brien introducing himself as “Todd Carring…ton…berg… son” as Arnett feeds him more syllables over an earpiece.