Dan Levy breaks down in tears as he is requested about way forward for Schitt’s Creek after dying of Catherine O’Hara – with bittersweet twist

Dan Levy broke down in tears as he was asked about the future of Schitt’s Creek after the death of his co-star Catherine O’Hara. 

Moira Rose star Catherine died on January 30 at the age of 71 from a pulmonary embolism with rectal cancer being the underlying cause. 

Actor Dan, 42 – who played David Rose in the Canadian sitcom – couldn’t contain his emotions as he was asked about the popular show while appearing on CBS News’ Sunday Morning. 

Dan and reporter Anthony Mason headed out to Ontario, Canada, where the show was recorded and they got chatting about if Schitt’s Creek would ever return.

Schitt’s Creek hit our screens on CBC Television in 2015 and went on to air 80 episodes across six seasons until 2020. 

Anthony asked if there’s any chance that there might be a sequel, to which Dan replied: ‘No. Not now. You can’t.’

‘Do you think there might have been otherwise before?’ Anthony asked. 

Dan replied: ‘Yeah, I was thinking about it. It’s tough…’

He then put his head in his arm to try and cover his face, and a teary Dan continued: ‘I didn’t think that I’d have quite an emotional reaction.’ 

When asked what he was feeling, a very teary Dan replied: ‘Just a lot of memories. A lot of memories with Catherine.’

He continued: ‘It’s what you have to hold on to, is the memories of it all.’ 

Many fans rushed to the comments section on Instagram to share the love after watching the clip. 

‘”Not now” destroyed me. I’ll be bawling in the corner for a bit now.’

‘Cried when Dan cried.’ 

‘There will never be another Schitt’s Creek. It was one of a kind.’ 

‘I teared up when he said not now bc I know why not now.’ 

‘The way my heart just broke again for Dan. Catherine you will be forever missed.’ 

‘I’m crying. Catherine, we miss you.’

Earlier this month Dan revealed how he’s coping two months after the shock death of ‘great queen’ Catherine.

Dan reflected on the painful loss of his on-screen mum as he stopped by The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.

‘Listen, it’s like a collective loss, I think. 

‘She was the greatest. She’s irreplaceable,’ Levy told Jimmy, 51, during his sit-down interview.

Fallon then raved about the versatile thespian.

He said she was ‘one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever seen. Can do characters … Gorgeous.’ Dan added, ‘Unbelievably talented at improvising. One of the great, great, great, great queens.’ 

‘The great comfort for me has just been to see how loved she was, you know what I mean? The outpouring. Everyone felt like they kind of knew her,’ Levy continued.

Dan’s real-life father Eugene Levy played her husband, Johnny Rose, and Annie Murphy played her daughter, Alexis Rose.

Eugene gave a statement after the actress’ death.

He shared with Us Weekly: ‘Words seem inadequate to express the loss I feel today. I had the honor of knowing and working with the great Catherine O’Hara for over fifty years.

‘From our beginnings on the Second City stage, to SCTV, to the movies we did with Chris Guest, to our six glorious years on Schitt’s Creek, I cherished our working relationship, but most of all our friendship.

‘And I will miss her. 

‘My heart goes out to Bo, Matthew, Luke, and the entire O’Hara family.’

Back in January it was revealed that Catherine, the beloved actress known for Schitt’s Creek, Home Alone, and Best in Show, had died at the age of 71.  

A statement from CAA, the agency that represented O’Hara, said the actress died Friday ‘at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness’, though the cause of death has not been released. 

A Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson told the Daily Mail: ‘At 4:48 am we responded to a request for medical aid to that address and transported an approximately 70-year-old female in serious condition.’