Only Murders in the Building (season five) ★★★★

It has been four years since Only Murders in the Building skipped onto our screens, matching long-time friends Martin Short and Steve Martin with It girl Selena Gomez. On paper, it was an odd proposition: the two comedy legends in their 70s would star with Gomez, a (then) 20-something child actor turned pop star, as unlikely podcasters digging into murder mysteries in their building.

Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short in Only Murders in the Building.

But it worked. Seamlessly, delightfully and now, five seasons in, the trio is still going strong in a comedy that has rarely missed a step and instead continues to be funnier, sillier and more moving each year.

Yes, it’s cosy crime – set firmly in knitwear season – but it also m

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