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EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Nate Jackson (The Paper) has been tapped for a recurring role in the second season of Apple TV‘s comedy Bad Monkey, exec produced by and starring Vince Vaughn. Character details are under wraps. Other previously announced additions in Season 2 include John Malkovich, Yvonne Strahovski, Zavior Phillips, and John Ortiz, who has been upped to a series regular role. Based on Carl Hiaasen’s New York Times bestselling novel, Bad Monkey‘s second season will present a new original story, the specifics of which are under wraps. The first season introduced viewers to Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys. But after stumbling upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove murder, he’ll be back in. He just needs to get past a trove of Floridian oddballs and one bad monkey. In addition to Vaughn, the first season was led by L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet, Jodie Turner-Smith, with special guest star Ortiz and guest stars Zach Braff, Ashley Nicole Black, Scott Glenn and Charlotte Lawrence in her television debut. Hailing from Warner Bros. Television, Bad Monkey was developed by executive producer and showrunner Bill Lawrence through his Doozer Productions. Jeff Ingold, Matt Tarses (Scrubs), Vaughn, Liza Katzer and Adam Sztykiel are also executive producers. A fast-rising star in comedy, with over 4 million TikTok followers and 600 million global views, Jackson is currently selling out theaters across the U.S. and will kick off his Big Dog Tour this fall. On July 8th, he released his first one-hour Netflix special, Nate Jackson: Super Funny, which debuted at #3 on the Netflix Top 10. Currently, Jackson can be seen starring in The Paper, Peacock’s spin-off of The Office, which has been renewed for a second season. He can also be seen sharing the screen with Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, and Keke Palmer in Aziz Ansari’s Lionsgate pic Good Fortune, which hit theaters on Friday, and is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment and CAA.
