Known for his highly acclaimed series, Ted Lasso and Shrinking, Bill Lawrence returns this year with an intriguing comedy that will have fishers in Florida double-checking their nets. Bad Monkey boasts comedy-connoisseur Vince Vaughn (The Wedding Crashers) in the lead role as former police officer Andrew Yancy, who stumbles upon a murder and tries to attain his previous glory by solving it. But a comical murder mystery can never be complete without oddball locals and a meddling monkey. Joining Vaughn on set are also Michelle Monaghan (The Family Plan), L. Scott Caldwell (The Fugitive), Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2), Meredith Hagner (Search Party), Alex Moffat (Saturday Night Live), Natalie Martinez (La Promesa del Returno), Ronald Peet (First Reformed), and Jodie Turner-Smith (After Yang).
In this interview, Collider's Steve Weintraub talks to Lawrence about his impressive resume, where Lawrence teases what we can expect in future seasons of Shrinking and a potential spin-off for Ted Lasso. Lawrence also delves into his experience working with Vaughn, including the comedy gems that rose out of his improvised lines, as well as how he approaches balancing silly humor with darker pathos in his work. You can hear about Lawrence's experiences creating these shows in the video above or follow along via the transcript below.
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