Levy shares behind-the-scenes stories about the comedy’s fourth season.
We’re getting to the emotional part of ourSchitt’s Creekjourney.
That one year at Asbestos Fest
Moira Roseis an enthusiastic philanthropist.
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She also got Winnie Mandela to RSVP to an Artists Against Eczema benefit within an hour.
Turns out their painful-yet-incredible duet was initially written differently.
“The look in her eyes when she told me was like,you’ll be doing this.
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And I said, When will I ever get this opportunity again to be immortalized on television?'”
“I knew that he could pull it off.
The weight of the song even got to O’Hara, who couldn’t get through the scene without crying.
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An emotional moment the comedy earned after four seasons.
When Alexis accidentally brings Patrick’s ex-fiancee Rachel to a family barbecue, things get complicated for the couple.
“I didn’t want the relationship to be super easy.
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I didn’t want it to just constantly fall into place,” Levy explains.
I’m not really a performer.
I’m not a musician.
I don’t know what I’m going to do,” he shares.
Fortunately, Levy got some help: a bottle of Prosecco.
The result was a wonderful song-and-dance, which was made up of footage mainly from the first take.
The scene got a strong reaction from theSchitt’s Creekcrew and viewers.
It was planned to be humorous, but those behind the camera were crying after it was shot.
Plus, the song charted after the episode aired.
So all that work was simply the best after all.
“you could be a comedy and not be scared of drama as well,” Levy adds.
Schitt’s Creek’s sixth and final season begins Jan. 7 on Pop TV.
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