If you're looking for another sweet show and you don't mind a certain amount of darkness to go along with it, check this one out.į. It helps that the posturing Oliver ( Martin Short) does to save face in front of others is reminiscent of Ted himself, and I see shades of Roy's ( Brett Goldstein) gruff loner streak in Mabel ( Selena Gomez). There are no sports involved here, and the stakes feel higher because of the, uh, dead person, but the jokes are great, the plot is engaging, and the characters are complex people you can't help but love. All three are lonely in their own ways, but they're bonded together by their passion for playing amateur, slightly bumbling detectives. For a comedy with a plot that hinges on a murder, the real draw (for me, anyway) is the friendship between the core trio of neighbors, who find unexpected camaraderie in each other when they decide to investigate the sudden death of a man in their apartment building. Remember how caught off guard you were by the cozy feel-good energy of Ted's first season? I had that same feeling while watching the first few episodes of Only Murders, mostly because I just wasn't expecting it to be another addition to my list of comfort TV. When talking about the similarities between Ted Lasso and Only Murders in the Building, it's less about the actual content and more about the vibes. Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building Hulu