After years of taunting us with the possibility of a MacGruber sequel, it looks like the cult favorite might be heading to the small screen. Last week, co-writer Jorma Taccone told The Daily Beast that he’s been pitching a TV series to various streaming platforms with Will Forte and John Solomon. While we wait for an official announcement–which may or may not be forthcoming–Forte made an appearance on The Tonight Show last night, where he gave us a little sneak peek at the “high-minded, complex” MacGruber follow-up.
In the clip, Forte has Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon stand in for Kristen Wiig’s Vicki for a scene that takes place just after the team has foiled a dangerous villain. MacGruber thinks it’s time for some “R and R,” and Fallon’s Vicki agrees that they could all use some rest and relaxation… but that’s not the “R and R” that MacGruber has in mind. As Taccone revealed last week, Wiig and co-stars Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer are “so down” to return for the new sequel series, should it get picked up. And since FOX canceled The Last Man On Earth, it seems like Forte is free to invest more energy in getting this MacGruber show on the road.
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Will Forte and the promise of MacGruber content is the only thing that can get me to purposefully watch a Fallon clip.
Last Man on Earth probably went on at least a season too long, and MacGruber was stretching the limits of its premise even in a single movie. Maybe move on to something else, Forte
ABSOLUTELY NOT!! MACGRUBER FOREVER!
I’ve never seen the SNL sketch, but the MacGruber film was absolutely hilarious. Don’t know how well the film’s humor would translate to a sitcom, though. Mostly throat ripping and vulgarity, with the occasional celery stick up the ass.
False. First, Lorne Michaels never met a project he couldn’t monetize into the ground. Second, MacGruber is a parody of a series, which was remade, so there’s a whole trove of stupid tropes that bozos like me will appreciate. Third, Wet Hot American Summer pulled a similar feat off, and that was with bloated, 15 years later actors. Now, if you wanted to make an argument for a MacGruber show not lasting past season 2 or 3 I’d be on board. RARELY do shows merit continuation past season 3.
I agree that WHAS: First Day of Camp was excellent, but only one of the actors can accurately be described as bloated. Most of them aged really well.
You could have just said, “I’m a blithering moron who hates comedy!”
Throat rips all round!!
I’ll suck as many dicks as I- uhhhh, rip as many throats as I have to!
RIP Col. Faith.