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Nicola Coughlan's Only Murders offer followed an audition rejection

On The Graham Norton Show, she recalls going from watching the series with her mum to sitting opposite Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 133,080 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (12,920).

Nicola Coughlan spills 'Only Murders In The Building' secret - BBC

Nicola Coughlan's agent had bad news about an audition, followed by a rather substantial consolation: an offer to join Only Murders in the Building.

Telling Graham Norton about her role in the next series, the Derry Girls and Bridgerton actress says the invitation was unexpected. This was a programme she already watched at home with her mum, who, she adds, is very picky about her viewing.

The BBC Short has drawn about 66,000 views in eight hours, an unusually fast start for the channel's Shorts. But the story Coughlan tells is less about landing a job than the strange experience of suddenly becoming part of something familiar from the sofa.

Soon she was sitting across a table from Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. A green-room gathering of famous actors brought another comparison to mind: "And I was like, 'Oh, it's Madame Tussauds.'"

Coughlan is hardly a stranger to a widely watched ensemble herself, having played Clare Devlin in Derry Girls and Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton. Even so, she tells Norton: "Everyone's too famous and it's too wild."

Viewers in the comments are picking up on the crossover, talking about seeing a favourite actor join another favourite show. Coughlan's own verdict on stepping into that company is simpler: "But, it was amazingly good fun."

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What viewers say

I do like the show, it's cheeky, light hearted, and involves a murder mystery lol. I'm so happy Nicola, one of my fave actor will be in it.
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Oooo love seeing more of my favorite actors from my favorite shows in my other favorite shows
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She is a great actress
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