The Audacity Episode 4 Clip Finds Zach Galifianakis & Billy Magnussen In A Schrödinger's Cat Situation

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Duncan & Carl sitting together in The Audacity season 4

Published May 2, 2026, 2:34 PM EDT

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Despite getting his biggest win so far in The Audacity episode 3, a new clip from episode 4 of the AMC series proves that Hypergnosis CEO Duncan Park (Billy Magnussen) is not yet out of hot water.

In episode 3, Duncan secured a $300 million investment for Hypergnosis from tech titan Carl Bardolph (Zach Galifianakis) through the power of unflagging persistence and upended Joanne Felder's (Sarah Goldberg) plans in the process. But the tables seem to have turned once more in The Audacity episode 4, as seen in ScreenRant's exclusive clip below:

Carl looks none too pleased to see Duncan enter, mocking his "all-knowing" algorithm and hinting that he might give away the latter's data-mining secrets to Smote's Orlando Lee, who is Carl’s ex-protégé. Duncan does his best to convince his new partner to see the algorithm's capabilities through and use Orlando as a test subject rather than bail him out, and their verbal altercation culminates in Carl goading the CEO into an actual fight in the ring with his rival.

The Audacity Season 1 Is Already On A Roll

Zach Galifianakis as Carl in The Audacity episode 4

The Audacity season 1 consists of 8 episodes, but the show is far from halfway over. AMC already renewed the series for season 2, showing great investment in and expectations for the tech-savvy satire. The amoral world inhabited by its characters brings back shades of both Silicon Valley and Succession, the latter of which is no surprise with Jonathan Glatzer serving as showrunner, and the spectacular performances from Magnussen and the ensemble cast mark it as a standout among 2026's television offerings.

Episode 4 is directed by Dan Sackheim and written by Glatzer and Marie Hanhnhon Nguyen. Alongside Magnussen, Galifianakis, and Goldberg, The Audacity also stars Lucy Punch as Lili Park-Hoffsteader, Simon Helberg as Martin Phister, Rob Corddry as Tom Ruffage, Meaghan Rath as Anushka Bhattachera-Phister, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Gary Felder, Everett Blunckas Orson Stern, Thailey Roberge as Tess Phister, and Ava Marie Telek as Jamison Park-Hoffsteader. The series even boasts a guest-star appearance by Randall Park as Gabe.

The Audacity season 1, episode 4 premieres May 3 at 9pm ET/PT on AMC, and is currently available to stream on AMC+.