10 guest stars in Poker Face and where to see them

Natasha Lyonne certainly meets some interesting people while she wanders from town to town solving mysteries in Rian Johnson’s (Knives Out) Poker Face Season 2, Fridays at 8PM on M-Net Channel 101. 

This season Natasha’s human lie detector character Charlie Cale meets five (or is it six?) sisters played by Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo. Being an extra in a horror movie makes her instant besties with a funeral home owner played by Katie Holmes, and there’s a roll call of comedy greats including Ego Nwodim, John Mulaney, and Kumail Nanjiani. 

Here, for your crime solving pleasure, are just 10 must-see guest stars in Poker Face Season 2...

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10 dazzling Poker Face guests and where to see them next

1. Cynthia Erivo as the Kazinsky sisters

Cynthia takes on five different roles in episode 1! Former child star Amber is taking care of her mother, Norma (Jasmine Guy), when Norma makes a shocking update to her will, cutting out Amber and her sisters – disc jockey Bebe, literature professor Cece, and Dee Dee, who works in an apple orchard – in favour of their secret sister … the artist Felicity Price. You might recognise Cynthia Erivo as the “wicked” green witch Elphaba in the Wizard of Oz prequel musical, Wicked.

Stream Wicked on M-Net Channel 101 on Sunday, 13 July at 20:05

2. Jasmine Guy as Norma Kazinsky

In episode 1, the Kazinsky sisters’ abusive dying mother Norma makes a call to her lawyer after moaning that her kids are only around because they want to inherit her money. But when she tries to taunt her daughter, she instead sends her off to play investigator. And this daughter comes up with a plot to kill two birds with one stone. You might recognise Jasmine Guy as Catherine’s (Aja Naomi King) mother in Grosse Pointe Garden Society.

Stream Grosse Pointe Garden Society Season 1 on M-Net Channel 101 on Wednesdays at 21:00, and on DStv Stream and Showmax.

3. Katie Holmes as Greta, the funeral director’s wife

Greta is married to a funeral director who’s getting “creative” with the cremation ashes (as a service to clients, not to be creepy) in episode 2. Adding to the spooky factor, a horror movie is shooting in their funeral home. Greta is desperate to escape her marriage but when she goes missing, Charlie, who’s working as an extra on the horror movie, becomes suspicious. You might recognise Katie Holmes as Joey Potter in the 1990s teen drama series Dawson’s Creek.

Stream Dawson’s Creek Season 1-6 on Showmax now

4. John Mulaney as FBI agent Daniel Clyde-Otis

Mob boss and casino owner Beatrix Hasp (Rhea Perlman) asks Charlie to help her to unmask the suspected FBI informant inside her organisation in episode 3. Covering all her bases, Beatrix also has her own spy within the FBI – agent Daniel Clyde-Otis, who has a plan to outsmart and get rid of the FBI’s mole before Charlie can stop him. You might recognise comedian John Mulaney from the documentary mini-series SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. 

Binge SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night on Showmax now

5. Kumail Nanjiani as Joseph "Gator Joe" Pilson

Six years after Officer Joseph "Gator Joe" Pilson is given a baby alligator when he wins Cop of the Year at the Florida Panhandle Cop Awards, he is a social media megastar thanks to his scaly friend Daisy. But there are jealous rivals in the police department, and Charlie joins a local animal rights group who’re looking to free Daisy from her human exploiter. You might recognise Kumail Nanjiani as slacker Nadeem Razmaadi in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

Watch Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on DStv Stream now.

6. BJ Novak as Hiram Lubinski

The old-timey founder of the Velvety Cheese company, Hiram, appears to Charlie during an animated hallucination sequence, in which he asks her to save both the Cheesemongers baseball team, and their home stadium, Velvety Canned Cheese Park, both of which his company still sponsors. Hiram sports what looks like a ringmaster’s jacket to amp up the absurdity. You might recognise BJ Novak as Alistair Smythe in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, or as Ryan Howard in The Office. 

Watch The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on DStv Stream now, and binge The Office Season 1-9 on Showmax.

7. Carol Kane as Lucille Lubinski

In the star-studded episode 5, Lucille, the scatty owner of the Velvety Canned Cheese company (where Charlie is now working as a secretary), could face a liability suit when a player on the company-sponsored baseball team dies and it looks as if a faulty piece of equipment is to blame. But there is skullduggery in the dugout, and some of the players have come into money. You might recognise Carol Kane as the alien engineer Pelia in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Binge Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1-2 on Showmax.

8. Gil Birmingham as baseball manager Skip

Still in episode 5, Skip Dooley, the grounded but naive manager of the Cheesemongers baseball team, unwittingly sets a murder in motion when he fires Russ (Simon Rex) the pitcher because the Cheesemongers have been slipping and Russ seems to be ageing out of the game. But behind his back, Russ and the players come up with a scheme to keep losing. Pay attention to your team, Skip! You might recognise Gil Birmingham as Tribal Chairman Thomas Rainwater in Yellowstone.

Binge Yellowstone Season 1-5 on Showmax now.

9. Ego Nwodim as sports commentator Gilda Deacon

If you’re asking yourself who would even eat that Velvety Canned Cheese spread in episode 5, meet baseball commentator Gilda, who’s absolutely addicted. "I've been noticing a slight numbness in my right arm, and I'm wondering if it's related to all the Velvety Canned Cheese I've been eating," she confesses, before squirting out more cheese. Don’t try to take it away from her … but do bring her a doctor, maybe? You might recognise Ego Nwodim as Kimberly in Mr Throwback.

Binge Mr Throwback Season 1 on Showmax now. 

10. Melanie Lynskey as Regina "Reggie" Galvary

There’s more to “bored housewife” Regina Gilvary (Melanie Lynskey) than con man Alec (John Cho) realises, when he explains his foreign exchange conversion scheme to her in episode 8. Regina pulls off a sudden switch during an attempted murder – which is also more than it seems – all weaving into a plot that only a human lie detector like Charlie could sift through. Won’t somebody think of the orphans? You might recognise Melanie Lynskey as the adult Shauna in Yellowjackets.

Binge Yellowjackets Season 1-3 on Showmax. 

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