FX’s upcoming “Fargo” adaptation is set to get a bit funnier with the addition of comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.
The stars of Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele” have been cast as FBI agents Webb Pepper and Bill Budge, obsessed with tracking down drifter Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton). The duo will appear in the final four episodes of the 10-episode limited series, which premieres April 15 on FX and is based on the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-winning film (but tells a new true-crime story with new characters).
In addition to Thornton, the series stars Martin Freeman (“Sherlock”), Bob Odenkirk (“Breaking Bad”) and Kate Walsh (“Private Practice”).