Bill Lawrence on his new show ‘Bad Monkey,’ Vince Vaughn, and his ‘nepo baby’ daughter
nypost.com“Ted Lasso” and “Shrinking,” cast Vaughn in his latest show, the dark comedy-drama “Bad Monkey,” which premieres Wednesday, Aug.
14 on Apple TV+.Based on a novel of the same name by Carl Hiaasen, the show follows Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), a former police detective in Florida who was demoted to inspecting restaurants until he gets pulled into a mystery when a tourist finds a severed arm. “In the book, this character is big and imposing and has the ability to be threatening and sarcastic and edgy — and at the same time, affable and likable,” Lawrence told The Post. “And people root for him, and he gets in his own way.
It’s as if it was written about Vince. I knew he was perfect for it. We were wandering around Florida when we first got there, and everybody that sees him recognizes him because he’s giant; he’s like 6-foot-5.
They all approach him as if they’ve been best friends for years. And he goes right back at them that way.”Lawrence said that he assumed Vaughn already knew one of his fans from the way he spoke to the person.
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