The Contending’s Clarence Moye returns to his original interview with the great Catherine O’Hara, gone too soon at 71.
We were not ready to say “Goodbye” to Catherine O’Hara today.
When a friend send the news that she’d passed, it felt like a punch to the gut. I mourned not only the great comedic performances she’d given — Best In Show, Waiting For Guffman, Beetlejuice, and her Emmy-winning work in Schitt’s Creek — but I also mourned the great performances she’d yet to give. No matter her age, O’Hara always seemed down to play, and I always imagined her bringing that same inspired lunacy straight into her 90s.
But the universe had different plans for her.
In 2017, I had the great fortune of speaking with Catherine O’Hara when I wrote for Awards Daily. It would emerge as one of my very favorite interviews. She was kind, she was generous, and she was very, very funny as she dove into the process of Schitt’s Creek and Moira Rose. We talked just as the comedy hit Netflix and exploded into pop culture. She and the rest of the main cast would eventually go on to win well deserved Emmys for their work.
Here, in this podcast interview, O’Hara and I chat about her work on the series and her partnership with Eugene and Dan Levy. Listening to the podcast again today, I’m struck by how, at times, I wished I’d asked different questions. I wished I’d broadened our conversation to compare Moira to the great roles of her career. I wished I’d gushed a little less. Yet, she remained friendly, open, and ever in praise of the collaborative process that gave us Schitt’s Creek.
So, join me in remembering this great actress: her brilliance, her razor-sharp humor, and her life.
And in the words of Annie Murphy’s Alexis Rose:
“Goodbye to a great actress. 😎”
Click here for my full podcast interview with the brilliant Catherine O’Hara or via Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
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