Cast
- Brian Benben as Roger Henderson: Ecstatic writer of WBN and husband to Penny. Much to the consternation of the police force, Roger solves the murder mystery.
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Penny Henderson: Stressed WBN secretary who is promoted to both director and stage manager after the deaths of Walt Jr. and Herman Katzenback. She initially intends to divorce Roger after catching him in with an affair with Claudette Katzenback, but they later reconcile their relationship.
- Scott Michael Campbell as Billy Budget: WBN page boy who is used by Roger to communicate with Penny and send scripts, despite the fact that he is trying to hide from the police.
- Michael Lerner as Lieutenant Cross: Short-tempered policeman who has a vendetta against Roger.
- Ned Beatty as General Walt Whalen: Owner of WBN who commands his staff with a military-like work environment. The General dies after falling down an elevator shaft.
- Brion James as Bernie King: WBN's main sponsor who has no sense of humor. King eventually dies from laughing gas.
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Max Applewhite: WBN's sound engineer who is found to be responsible for the murders. Max dies after getting shot atop the radio tower.
- Michael McKean as Rick Rochester: WBN band conductor who despises Dexter.
- Corbin Bernsen as Dexter Morris: The station's announcer who has a smoking habit. Dexter dies of electrocution, ignoring Roger and Billy's warning.
- Bobcat Goldthwait as Wild Writer: Violent and melancholic WBN writer.
- Anita Morris as Claudette Katzenback: Famous singer and Herman's wife. Penny catches her with Roger, presumably having sex, but this appears to have been a prank Claudette created. Roger originally believes she was responsible for killings. This was Anita Morris' final role before her death in 1994.
- Jeffrey Tambor as Walt Whalen, Jr.: The General's toupée-wearing son and show director.
- Larry Miller as Herman Katzenback: German stage manager of WBN. Herman is the third to die and is aware of Claudette's multiple affairs with other employees.
- Christopher Lloyd as Zoltan: Eccentric sound designer.
- Harvey Korman as Jules Cogley: Alcoholic writer who confirms that Ruffles' death came from poisoning.
- Dylan Baker as Detective Jasper: Cross' idiot assistant.
- Jack Sheldon as Ruffles Reedy: Drunk trumpet player of Rochester's band. He is the first to die.
Cameo appearances are provided by George Burns (in his final feature film, as Milt Lackey, a 100-year-old comedian), Joey Lawrence, Peter MacNicol, Robert Klein, Ellen Albertini Dow, Candy Clark and Bo Hopkins (as Billy Budget's parents), as well as singers Billy Barty, Rosemary Clooney and Tracy Byrd.
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