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Catherine O’Hara Rewrote Entire Scenes for ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ Dan Levy Reveals: ‘She Was Just an Irreplaceable Talent and an Irreplaceable Person’

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Catherine O’Hara Rewrote Entire Scenes for ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ Dan Levy Reveals: ‘She Was Just an Irreplaceable Talent and an Irreplaceable Person’
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Catherine O’Hara Rewrote Entire Scenes for ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ Dan Levy Reveals: ‘She Was Just an Irreplaceable Talent and an Irreplaceable Person’
Catherine O'Hara, who died in January, would rewrite entire scenes of Schitt's Creek 'from top to tail,' according to Dan Levy.
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idiot9991 Apr 20, 2026 +971
She improvised that fruit wine commercial that went on to be imitated by many fans later on.
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NCC75567 Apr 20, 2026 +206
My wife had already started the show and when I saw that scene I decided I needed to watch it too.
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SprightlyCompanion Apr 20, 2026 +131
Her performance in those takes for the commercial is completely brilliant. What a character. What an actor. We're lucky to have had her perform for us.
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Pale_Possibility5083 Apr 20, 2026 +98
I mean with the Christopher guest movies and her Second City background it’s safe to say she was one of the best improv comedians maybe of all time.
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KenBurruss74 Apr 20, 2026 +63
What's the name of that winery again?
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judithishere Apr 20, 2026 +160
Bingo Lingfucker
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AccomplishedFun2105 Apr 20, 2026 +34
why did i get a warning point for answering this ^ 😭
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judithishere Apr 20, 2026 +17
What's a warning point? Did I get one for using that f word? Lol.
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AccomplishedFun2105 Apr 20, 2026 +41
strike on my account! "04/20/2026 UTC After reviewing, we found that you broke Rule 1 because you promoted identity-based hate or attacks. Listnook is a place for creating community and belonging, not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. "
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SwordfishOk504 Apr 20, 2026 +11
Wait, wut? I've never heard of that. Also, you should definitely appeal it
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JustinScott47 Apr 21, 2026 +2
Look, I'm a fruit wine, and I have feelings too, and you hurt them! :)
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jockfist5000 Apr 20, 2026 +13
Appeal it, it’s their bot being a real Bingo LingFuc…
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AccomplishedFun2105 Apr 21, 2026 +1
idk how 😅😅
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x44y22 Apr 20, 2026 +12
Bing? Liveheinger
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EquinsuOcha Apr 21, 2026 +6
Craaaaaaabapple
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gizzardsgizzards Apr 21, 2026 +2
i've been calling her crandall!
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Krinks1 Apr 20, 2026 +21
That is a moment of brilliance. Even the tiny detail of her reaching for the glass and drunkenly missing it is hilarious.
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rwags2024 Apr 20, 2026 +16
> fruit wine “flute line”
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Jack_Hatchet Apr 21, 2026 +2
Craaaaaallbapple
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Virtual-Nose7777 Apr 21, 2026 +6
Hmm, I was there when it was filmed and it most definitely was not improvised.
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DumpedDalish Apr 21, 2026 +16
My impression from this and other descriptions is that Catherine reworked the scene beforehand and improvised in rehearsal, which resulted in the final sequence. Both things can be true -- improv doesn't have to be Robin Williams-type riffing in the moment.
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makingotherplans Apr 21, 2026 +3
So I heard that lots of Catherine’s wardrobe and wigs were owned by her and not the show. She’d bring them in for doing scenes? Is that true, or as like Dan says, they sold everything?
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monsieurxander Apr 20, 2026 +595
Emily Hampshire (Stevie) talked about how O'Hara rewrote their big scene in the Cabaret episode, cutting the more loquacious Moira-isms and replacing it with more sincere dialogue since that's what the scene needed.
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andyraylan Apr 20, 2026 +78
That scene puts a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes every single time. It’s perfection. Hearing how selfless she was in her contributions makes me happy as it confirms what I had long believed, that she was a pretty great human being in addition to her incredible talent.
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calamititties Apr 20, 2026 +129
I rewatch that scene when I need to pump myself up. That fact makes it so much better 🥹
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thebarkbarkwoof Apr 21, 2026 +13
I've been rewatching the whole show since she passed. About one episode a day.
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calamititties Apr 21, 2026 +6
I admire your restraint. She was such a gift.
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AlwaysHappy4Kitties Apr 20, 2026 +24
Emily was also great in the 12Monkeys ( the tv show), Different kind of unhinged
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Irbyirbs Apr 21, 2026 +11
The Cabaret season is the best season.
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Dino_Rabbit Apr 21, 2026 +1
The Cabaret episode is one of my favorite tv episodes of all time
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The_bruce42 Apr 20, 2026 +273
I've heard she was one of the nicest celebrities you could meet. Moira Rose was my favorite role she's ever done.
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Tiny-Guava-9698 Apr 20, 2026 +140
When I first started watching Schitt’s Creek, Moira’s speech patterns were a little off-putting to me. She reminded me of a drunk lady (probably my mom, but that’s a different story), so I didn’t “get” it. It grew on me, but it wasn’t until my most recent watch that I truly understood what she was doing and the genius behind it. She truly was perfect at her craft and I’ll miss her.
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thrilling_me_softly Apr 20, 2026 +136
That’s what is so great about the show, you hate all the characters at the start but they grow on you as the grow in the show.
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RollTh3Maps Apr 20, 2026 +71
We watched like half or a little more of the first season and stopped. We needed a break; it was kind of hard for us to watch. Not so much because we thought it was bad, the characters were just so grating. All of the hype made us go back, and we flew through the rest of the series. It's amazing, and those initial episodes were vital in setting up the things we loved later in the series.
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andyraylan Apr 20, 2026 +21
We made it through the first two episodes on our original watch. The eating scenes with Roland were nauseating and we assumed it would just be a lot of broad, sometimes gross-out humor. But we went back to it and stuck it out, thankfully. Roland even surprised us, and we just fast forward his eating scenes.
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zuuzuu Apr 21, 2026 +12
Roland almost put me off entirely in the early episodes. I can't stand that kind of character. I'm glad I stuck with it because while he never grew on me every other character did.
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andyraylan Apr 21, 2026 +4
Totally. Except…We thought he did kind of grow, in his way. He surprised us with his progressive perspective on sexuality and he did come to Johnnie’s defense in the end. But I do see how he could be your least favorite character, he was pretty annoying most of the time.
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thrilling_me_softly Apr 20, 2026 +20
I can see that. I streamed the whole first two seasons when I watched it. I agree with you, I don’t believe I would have stuck with it if they remained as grating as they were in the first few episodes.
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dancingbriefcase Apr 20, 2026 +18
That's kind of why I like the earlier seasons the most. Don't get me wrong, it was wholesome to see them grow and become better people, but I can't help but love the selfish characters. Like Seinfeld or Always Sunny
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humanoideric Apr 20, 2026 +6
there are dozens of us
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psychedelic_tech Apr 20, 2026 +23
> you hate all the characters at the start but they grow on you i still hate roland lol
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RHPhotoGuy Apr 20, 2026 +22
Hate is a strong word. Roland is definitely annoying up until the end but he has a sort of redeeming quality in his character. Just like it's portrayed in the dinner scene at the restaurant when the Roses explain to their "friends" from their past life that none of them were there for them but the Schitt's were there when they were at their lowest.
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FireVanGorder Apr 20, 2026 +9
The anti-Always Sunny
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Sonnydoubleu Apr 20, 2026 +13
Except for bob
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judithishere Apr 20, 2026 +23
Bob and his funny little jog grew on me after a while
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SoMuchMoreEagle Apr 20, 2026 +4
First me, it's Mutt.
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IantoIsAlive Apr 21, 2026 +4
The character growth of Alexis Rose remains the best in ALL of film and television history.
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BustaTron Apr 20, 2026 +44
love these two quotes from Moira: "let's not count our poultry before it's incubated." "We must keep the carriage in the wake of the mare"
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scotchirish Apr 20, 2026 +15
When I first watched it I wondering if Catherine had had a stroke or something neurological because nothing about that accent made sense
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Tiny-Guava-9698 Apr 21, 2026 +3
Same!
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Brave_Purpose_837 Apr 21, 2026 +3
I haven’t seen a lot of it… what was she doing? Whats clever about it?
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defineloser Apr 20, 2026 +1
I'm with you. At first I thought it was way too much. But soon I just bought in.
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judithishere Apr 20, 2026 +22
I've never read a terrible word about her from anyone.
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admlshake Apr 20, 2026 +99
I heard she left her kid at home when the rest of the family went on vacation.  Never found out if it was true or not.
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rdunlap1 Apr 20, 2026 +45
TWICE
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Rickk38 Apr 20, 2026 +19
I heard she redecorated her family's vacation home and made it a hideous mess, and then summoned an undead a****** who creeped on her daughter. So irresponsible.
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Louche Apr 20, 2026 +8
It's true. And if it wasn't for the kindness of John Candy, she might have never gotten home.
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judithishere Apr 20, 2026 +3
I heard she took the wrong child home from preschool
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NeverSober1900 Apr 20, 2026 +2
Well she only left the kid at home once. Next time they lost him at the airport (although really more the dad's fault on that one).
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JustinScott47 Apr 21, 2026 +1
C'mon, we've all done that a few times. :)
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SeaToShy Apr 22, 2026 +1
She forgot to give Bob his pills.
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2580374 Apr 20, 2026 +141
I'm happy they decided not to do a return to schitts creek without her, it would just sour the entire thing and it already ended on a perfect note
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ZigZagLax44 Apr 20, 2026 +71
Dan said they thought about it and had a few ideas written but confirmed it's completely off the table without Catherine
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marieboston Apr 21, 2026 +8
All I need is Dan to confirm Alexis and Ted found each other again. I’ll take a verbal and call it a day.
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TheBahamaLlama Apr 20, 2026 +44
I feel like Eugene and in turn, Dan, are such good quality people that it would be an about face to try to do anything without her. They were practically family going back decades of friendship.
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theevilmidnightbombr Apr 20, 2026 +10
I'm watching Levy's new show, Big Mistakes, and the brother/sister chemistry is on par with David/Alexis. Laurie Metcalf, as their mother, is brilliant in a different, but not lesser, way to Catherine O'Hara.
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defineloser Apr 20, 2026 -2
They could do it. Nothing is impossible. But they would have a humongous void to fill and there would be a ton of pressure on whatever new characters they introduce.
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GoodGoodGoody Apr 20, 2026 +5
Yup. Ironic that in a post singing Cathrine’s great qualities everyone is missing the essential question: What would she want? The answer of course is an irreverent, intelligent, serious, ludicrous, well written, funny show. With a gentle touch Schitt’s Creek is prime for a sequel that it will never get, especially under the heavily heavily heavily subsidized Canadian content program (doubly so at CBC). Stevie and David-Patrick stories have many miles on them.
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NCC75567 Apr 20, 2026 +1
I totally get why the people who knew and loved and worked directly with her wouldn't want to do it. But as a fan, I kind of think....why not? If it's bad, then just skip it. You can always stop watching after s6e14.
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Select-Order1991 Apr 20, 2026 +65
My dad went to grade school with her, he says she was the nicest kid in class and when asked, said she wanted to be an actress You knocked it out of the park Catherine. RIP
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Staudly Apr 20, 2026 +265
Seth Rogan said something similar about working with her on The Studio, when he accepted her Emmy a few months ago.
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defineloser Apr 20, 2026 +71
If you read the article, Dan Levy specifically references this.
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SwordfishOk504 Apr 20, 2026 +56
> If you read the article I don't think we're allowed to do that here.
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Battlescarred98 Apr 20, 2026 +11
Just listen to Conan’s podcast that this article is based on. It’s good!
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GoodGoodGoody Apr 20, 2026 -4
That was such a polite *Hey smarten up* reply to a lazy (and therefore high scoring) comment. “If you read the article.” Well done.
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LMBH1234182 Apr 21, 2026
There’s an article??
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Randolpho Apr 20, 2026 +102
> He recalled Seth Rogen once telling him that O’Hara would send emails the night before a shoot that said “Gentlemen, some thoughts about the scenes we’re shooting tomorrow,” and “it would be a full top-to-tail rewrite.” Reading that quote, I can't help but hear it in Moira's voice
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Bitch_level_999 Apr 20, 2026 +13
Haha I totally 10000% believe this
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weinerschnitzelboy Apr 21, 2026 +2
When I was listening to him say that in the podcast, I couldn't help but remember the scenes in Schitt's Creek where she gives notes on the set of The Crows have Eyes 3
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eumenides1 Apr 20, 2026 +55
Catherine O’hara was a legend before, during, and after the show.  “You know what your problem is? You don't realize how big y'all are. You gotta remind people who you are". - Prince to Andre 3000 
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Earthpig_Johnson Apr 20, 2026 +15
Oh that ffffussy little f*****!
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mzpip Apr 20, 2026 +12
Damn, I am out of touch. I didn't know she died. I remember hr all the way back from *Second City* days, and her "Lola Heatherington" character. RIP, funny lady. Hopefully she's' making them all laugh Somewhere Else. Maybe with John Candy and Robin Williams (who also appeared on *Second City*)
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SlitSlam_2017 Apr 20, 2026 +27
The Crowening 4 will never happen now.
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Minsc_and_Boo_ Apr 20, 2026 +22
They go all the way back to The Second City if Im not mistaken. Lifelong friends. His respect for her is palpable, though she was indeed a gifted actress and comedian.
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coolpapa2282 Apr 20, 2026 +31
That's Eugene Levy, Dan's dad. But yes, they go back decades.
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ClintBruno Apr 20, 2026 +3
She's a god damn treasure
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SirVikingGiant Apr 21, 2026 +4
I’m still devastated she is gone. Her work and performances have been present in every decade of my life… I still quote her lines from BeetleJuice, a big part of my childhood.
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OlyGator Apr 21, 2026 +3
Watch the blooper real for Schitts Creek. It shows how unbelievable she was in that role going back and forth from Moira to herself and then back into character. Ugh, she was so amazing.
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gene66 Apr 20, 2026 +5
Every good person is irreplaceable, pity some never really realize that.
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bluehawk232 Apr 21, 2026 +2
She was a legend with improv. Like with Guest's movies like Best in show he had the actors improvise a lot of the material in those movies and catherine was hilarious
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Rubyweapon Apr 20, 2026 +4
I would down for a “Moira’s Funeral” episode of Schitt’s Creek to pay respects.
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Bitch_level_999 Apr 20, 2026 +1
Oh for sure. Great idea.
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JustinScott47 Apr 21, 2026 +1
So COH rewrote episodes? Moira rewrote--and saved!--the Crows movie. Funny how Moira imitated COH.
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Medium-Kick9678 Apr 21, 2026 +1
Loved many of her roles, such a shame
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gizzardsgizzards Apr 21, 2026 +1
did she write for sctv?
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Lacaud Apr 21, 2026
I hope bushy brows lives to be a hundred at least.
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OneFeed7380 Apr 20, 2026 -37
She is a genius and it makes sense that she rewrote a ton of those scenes because schitts creek is the most overrated TV show of all time
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gimmeluvin Apr 20, 2026 -37
Boy he's really getting a lot of mileage out of reliving the glory days...
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Tribe303 Apr 21, 2026 +2
He's doing the media rounds promoting his new show. Try paying attention next time. 
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Chu_Kiddin_Me_Or_Wha Apr 20, 2026 -101
Sucks that she’ll be replaced.
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dancingbriefcase Apr 20, 2026 +18
What are you even talking about?
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Chu_Kiddin_Me_Or_Wha Apr 20, 2026 -18
The machine doesn’t stop. We’re all replaceable.
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