The cast of
Schitt’s Creek has been flying high as of late after being nominated for a whopping 15 Emmy awards—unheard of for a little Canadian show that could. But of course, during a year where everything that could go sideways did, there will be no in-person Emmys ceremony for the first time in its history, so
Schitt’s Creek star and co-creator Dan Levy spoke about how he and the rest of the cast, including his father Eugene, Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy will celebrate the night given *gestures wildly* everything.“I think we're hoping to do a little backyard barbecue or something at my parents’ house,” he told
Jimmy Kimmel Live! guest host David Spade via video-chat from Toronto. “And kind of invite whoever from the cast and crew is in town to come and celebrate and then I guess we'll all get dressed up for each other and kind of make a night out of it.”
“Catherine O'Hara is currently still in Canada so we're going to try and trap her here until the Emmys so at least she can come and celebrate,” he continued. “It’ll be a Canadian rager.” Annie Murphy also confirmed she's in Canada recently when she admitted on
Late Night with Seth Meyers that she got
caught touring Schitt's Creek filming locations during the pandemic.Spade, who started off the interview showing a huge amount of love for the 6ix (“Toronto! T.O. buddy! 416! Bay and Bloor!”), also couldn’t help but gush about the legacy of famed Canadian sketch comedy show
SCTV, which starred both Eugene and Catherine alongside other legends like Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis and the late, great John Candy.
SCTV also propelled all of those stars to Hollywood fame whilst Dan was still “a pipsqueak,” as David called him. Dan admitted that the
SCTV family had always been very close but, oddly enough, Catherine wasn’t around as much because of her then-life in Los Angeles.[video_embed id='1786373']RELATED: Eugene Levy shouts out the OG ‘Schitt’s Creek’ fans for the Emmy noms [/video_embed]“I was growing up in Canada so in a way I didn't actually get to be very close with her until this show,” he admits. “My dad still describes how trippy it was to watch me and my sister acting in scenes with Catherine and the flashbacks to him being our age shooting with Catherine!”For fans of the show (David and Patrick 4eva!), it's no surprise that
Schitt’s Creek, which wrapped up its sixth and final season earlier this year, has garnered so many Emmy noms, but like a true Canadian, Dan has been humbled by the overwhelming 15 nods.“It's a disgusting amount and I feel shame about it. But you know what, we're working through it,” he joked before adding, “Listen, Canadians don't get this kind of recognition that often so I'm kind of soaking it in!”Exactly how the powers that be will pull off 70th Emmy Awards has been a mystery since the virtual/live ceremony was announced, but this week, the Television Academy
released some details to
Variety about how they're going to put on a show that usually crams hundreds of people into one room. Host Jimmy Kimmel will run the festivities from the Staples Center (the show usually happens across the street at the slightly smaller Microsoft Theatre), and there will be no audience and no red carpet. As for nominees, the Academy is looking to send out remote crews to about 140 different locations (perhaps the
Schitt's Creek barbecue included?) where they will safely film the live festivities and acceptances to be incorporated into the Emmys broadcast.Watch it all go down September 20 when the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards air at 8ET on CTV.[video_embed id='1804407']BEFORE YOU GO: Eugene Levy calling on the federal government for a national autism strategy [/video_embed]
