• Only Murders in the Building season 6 confirms guest stars for upcoming season
• New episodes are currently filming in the UK as show heads from New York to London
• Two guest stars, Jennifer Saunders and Jane Horrocks, are linked by 1990s sitcom Absolutely Fabulous

Only Murders in the Building season 6 has just announced the following guest stars joining the series in new episodes:

• Jennifer Saunders
• Sean Teale
• Simone Ashley 
• Amar Chadha-Patel
• Rhea Norwood
• Matthew Beard
• Sharon Horgan 
• Geri Halliwell Horner
• Martin Freeman
• Jamie Demetriou
• Anjana Vasan
• Jane Horrocks
• Derek Jacobi
• Lesley Nicol

We don't know what their roles will be as of writing, but we do know that the next series of the hit Hulu and Disney+ show will be set in London.

Filming is currently underway in the UK, though a confirmed release date or window has yet to be announced.

Based on the season 5 finale, we know that fellow crime podcaster Cinda Canning (Tina Fey) was attacked after returning to the US to hide a woman accused of a royal murder.

How this links to season 6 we're yet to know, but an iconic comedy connection is already sitting right under our noses… and the series would be silly not to utilize it.

Opinion: Absolutely Fabulous stars joining Only Murders in the Building season 6 is exactly the comedy-camp the show needs

As soon as I heard that Jennifer Saunders was joining the Only Murders in the Building cast, I knew that the creative team had made their best decision yet. If you've seen her in comedy shows like Amandaland and French & Saunders, you'll know how much of a legendary character actress she is.

Nowhere was this more apparent than in her unhinged sitcom creation Absolutely Fabulous, where she plays deluded fashionista Eddie. Her assistant Bubble (played by Jane Horrocks) was equally oblivious to everything in the entirely opposite way, making the pair a chaotically beautiful chalk and cheese double act.

Luckily for us, Horrocks also joins the cast of Only Murders in the Building season 6, meaning we could have a seriously ingenious comedy reunion on our hands. It's currently unclear if the two guest stars will be at all connected, but not doing so would be a huge missed opportunity.

Even if it doesn't happen, we won't be short of comedy gold. Bad Sisters' Sharon Horgan is easily one of the best comedic talents to come out of Ireland or the UK in recent years, while thespian actor Sir Derek Jacobi can deliver big laughs with a completely straight face.

To top it all, we've got a literal Spice Girl in the mix… and I've only ever seen Geri act once. What more could we possibly ask for?

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Jasmine is a Streaming Staff Writer for TechRadar, previously writing for outlets including Radio Times, Yahoo! and Stylist. She specialises in comfort TV shows and movies, ranging from Hallmark's latest tearjerker to Netflix's Virgin River. She's also the person who wrote an obituary for George Cooper Sr. during Young Sheldon Season 7 and still can't watch the funeral episode.