Dan Levy Makes Tearful Return To Schitt's Creek Town After Catherine O'Hara's Death

Dan Levy had an emotional moment while discussing his memories of working with his late Schitt’s Creek co-star Catherine O’Hara. 

As part of his interview on CBS’s Sunday Morning, Dan returned to the Canadian town of Goodwood, Ontario – where most of Schitt’s Creek was filmed – for the first time since the smash series wrapped more than six years ago. 

He began tearing up when asked about the prospect of a “Schitt’s Creek” revival or reboot. 

“No, not now. You can’t,” he said, before acknowledging that he’d been thinking about reviving the show prior to Catherine’s death earlier this year at the age of 71. 

“I didn’t think that I’d have quite an emotional reaction,” he admitted, as he choked back tears.

But when CBS’s Anthony Mason pointed out that Catherine’s legacy included “an incredible clip reel”, the actor appeared to compose himself once again. 

“For someone who was not on the internet, she knew how to meme,” he quipped.

Dan – who starred in and co-created Schitt’s Creek with his father, fellow actor Eugene Levy – previously acknowledged Catherine’s death with a heartfelt tribute. 

“What a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O’Hara’s brilliance for all those years,” he wrote on Instagram in January.

“Having spent over 50 years collaborating with my dad, Catherine was extended family before she ever played my family. It’s hard to imagine a world without her in it. I will cherish every funny memory I was fortunate enough to make with her.”

Dan returns to the small screen later this week in Netflix’s Big Mistakes, in which he portrays a gay New Jersey pastor, Nicky, who accidentally gets drawn into the world of organised crime alongside his sister, Morgan.

Four-time Emmy winner Laurie Metcalf plays the hapless siblings’ mother, Linda. 

The Schitt’s Creek star, who co-created Big Mistakes” with Rachel Sennott, has described his new series as a “different book” from the “same shelf” as the hit Canadian sitcom which aired from 2015 to 2020. 

In his Sunday Morning chat, Dan said he wasn’t concerned about critics and viewers who will inevitably compare his two shows. 

“You really have to lock the door on that and almost accept the fact that if [Schitt’s Creek] is the big crown jewel, fabulous. How wonderful,” he explained. “Everything else has to be something that makes me feel good.”