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Jane Lynch on her ‘funny and touching' final scene with Steve Martin on ‘Only Murders in the Building'
Jane Lynch was giddy with excitement when Season 3 of Only Murders in the Building ended with the murder of her fan-favorite stuntwoman, Sazz Pataki, because Season 4 of the Hulu comedy would allow her to dive deeper into Sazz's story via flashbacks. The actress tells Gold Derby that her scenes grew "more and more funny and touching" opposite Steve Martin's Charles-Haden Savage. "It was a lifelong devotion and it would never stop. And in fact, it continued into her death,' explains Jane Lynch of her character Sazz's loyalty to Charles. "She came back as a ghost and continued to take care of him and let him know how much he was loved. He's an insecure guy and he's hard on himself. Sazz is not like that at all. She's one of those free spirits, and she has all that confidence.' More from GoldDerby 'Only Murders in the Building' Emmy odds for Selena Gomez, the Martins, and all those guest stars 'Dune: Prophecy' showrunner teases the Fremen and which books Season 2 could cover Eriq La Salle on developing 'On Call's' 'imperfect' hybrid style and returning to acting In their final onscreen moment together, Sazz and Charles sit on the edge of a bed, mirroring each other in one last act of appreciation. "We knew it was special and the scene was written very beautifully," remembers Lynch. "It was so quiet… I thought that they shot it beautifully. He's sitting there alone, and then all of a sudden he changed the camera angle and I'm sitting there with him and we're in the same posture as we always were. We copied. I copied the way Steve moved. There was a bittersweet aspect to the scene, like she knew it was over and that she was going to be moving on now, wherever that was. And he knew that she probably wouldn't be coming back to visit.' SEE Selena Gomez, Martin Short, Steve Martin, and the Only Murders in the Building cast share their personal highlights from Season 4 In addition to these tender goodbyes, Lynch appreciates that Season 4 finally showcased how Sazz behaved on a film set. "It's just how alive she was and lit up," she gushes, remembering Sazz's energy as a stuntwoman. "She was in her element and just on fire, and that's kind of how I feel in life too when I go to work. I just love it. I'm still thrilled every time I get to park in cast parking!" Lynch has enjoyed a long career in comedy. That includes over 240 film and TV credits, stints on Broadway in Annie and Funny Girl, and five Primetime Emmy Awards for Glee, Hollywood Game Night, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. When it comes to her longevity, she believes it's because she keeps finding ways not to take herself too seriously. "When I was younger and just starting in the business, I think one of the reasons that I did well is that I had kind of a weird take. I've probably gotten to know myself more. And I think the more you get to know yourself, the more there's funny in there. ... If you're taking yourself way too personally… it inhibits your growth as a human being and makes you have less value on the planet.' The actress, whose memoir is aptly titled Happy Accidents, famously lives without any grand plan for the future. This approach has taken Lynch's career in directions she never would have dreamed for herself. "I think it's a blessing as opposed to a curse. I know I do better when I don't plan," she states. "I'd be done with something and I'd come home and go, I don't know what's next. But I knew something would come up and something usually did. And beyond my wildest dreams too! Like the role in Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, I couldn't have designed that for myself. And this role Sazz, it's so weird and out there and juicy. I don't have the imagination for that! I mean… I've hosted two game shows. It's not that I said no to that, it just never crossed my mind. And it's all so much fun. I love it so much." Best of GoldDerby Chloë Sevigny on Kitty Menendez and 'Monsters' fascination: 'People are endlessly curious about those who have privilege and abuse it' Jason Isaacs relives filming 'The White Lotus' piña colada scene: 'It was one of the reasons I was worried about taking the job' Kaitlyn Dever on playing 'horrible' characters in 'Last of Us', 'Apple Cider Vinegar': 'I just don't see any other option but to give 100 percent' Click here to read the full article.
Los Angeles Times
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Her ‘Only Murders' mystery may be solved, but Jane Lynch will be back for Season 5
During the filming of its third season, 'Only Murders in the Building' showrunner John Hoffman approached Jane Lynch and asked her how she felt about having her character killed off. She was elated. Since the series' 2021 debut, Lynch's Sarah 'Sazz' Pataki, the erstwhile stunt double to semiretired actor Charles Haden-Savage (Steve Martin), would pop up every season on two or three episodes. But returning as a ghost whom only Charles could see or talk to meant Sazz would be the focus of Season 4. 'And even if I'm not in the episode,' says Lynch, 'I'm being talked about.' What no one anticipated, not even Lynch, was how this exploration of Sazz and Charles' relationship would inject fresh poignancy into Hulu's crime comedy. So is this the end of Sazz? Or will the wholesome fan favorite with the perma-smile remain a fixture? 'I'm coming back in a flashback [next season],' Lynch says. 'But I'm always open to [more].' Initially you were kept in the dark about who shot Sazz and why. Did you try to guess the murderer's identity? No. Why not? Maybe I'm not a curious person [laughs]. Or perhaps you just don't like spoilers. A friend of mine read ['Lonesome Dove'] and said when he was reading the final pages, he just burst into tears. And I was like, 'Oh, I want to read this book now.' So I bought it recently, and I started reading the foreword by Larry McMurtry. He gives away the whole emotional storyline. The book is [843 pages], and I'm going to do it, but I'm not as excited about it. Now I know how it ends. As a figment of Charles' imagination, Sazz is always in a suit and a porkpie hat. What's it like to wear the same costume for a six-month shoot? Well, I basically wore the same outfit on 'Glee' for 5 ½ years, just different colors [laughs]. Sometimes when you wear men's clothes, which is what I was wearing, it looks like you're wearing your dad's suit. You can't even tailor it enough to look good on you. But our wardrobe people were great. I thought this suit looked particularly good on me. I have a skinny little neck and it's a man's shirt, but it fit me. So I loved it. It was good to get into that costume every day. No wardrobe surprises. I'm a hard person to fit, straight up and down, so wardrobe fittings, especially when I was a little heavier, they were just horrible. I'd always say, 'Look, I'll bring my own pants.' Talk about Sazz's authoritative presence. What she has is absolutely no insecurities. She wouldn't for a moment think that when she walks through the door, she wouldn't be welcome. It wouldn't even cross her mind. And I'm Leo rising, so I kind of have that going on too. In preparation, did you do a deep dive into the lives of female stunt doubles? No [laughs]. That may be because I'm lazy. The relationship was the most important. My devotion to [Charles] is unparalleled. My raison d'etre for living is him, to take care of him, to protect him. She learned it from her father who was a big stuntperson, we find out. You make sure that your No. 1 doesn't have to do anything that'd risk their physical [well-being]. That was her obsessive, single-minded focus. What's your theory about why viewers responded to Sazz and Charles' deep friendship? I always think of 'Game of Thrones,' how the King's Hand was absolutely devoted to the king and would do anything, would lose his life, for the king. In this country, we don't have that kind of relationship. I think it was news to Charles that [Sazz] was so devoted. It made him feel weird. Then, as time went on, and [she] was still doing this 25 years after [Charles' TV procedural 'Brazzos'] was over, he became grateful, really moved by the idea that there was someone in this world who was devoted just to him, that saw him as perfect. Have stunt doubles hailed your performance? No. I'm surprised. Don't you think Sazz ennobles the profession? Probably. But the thing about these guys is that they're very quiet, in their own space. They have a very specific job to do. They're not social. The guy who was my stunt double? He had to jump off a fricking building. Is he going to sit around and spill tea with me? No. Side note: Is there even such a thing as a female stunt double who performs dangerous acts for a male actor who plays a '90s-era TV crime solver? I don't know. But Sazz is a particular woman. She's as strong as a man. She's as physically capable. She was brought up in the business. I think she was singular.
