Schitt’s Creek II: The Roses of Rideau Hall is the reality show the world needs

The Canadian comedy that just swept the Emmys can’t possibly stop now. Here’s a suggestion.

Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek won big at the Emmy's on Sept. 20, the show stars and creators Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, and Annie Murphy are pictured. Maybe when Governor General Julie Payette’s term is up in 2022, the questions of both successorship and the demand for more of Schitt's Creek could be solved by appointing Eugene Levy as Canada’s first Jewish governor general, writes Lisa Van Dusen.Photograph courtesy of Schitt's Creek's Twitter

Opinion

BY LISA VAN DUSEN

September 23, 2020

As much of the world takes up a new form of foxhole God-bargaining in which the divine intervention deliverable is ending the reality show in the White House, a new Canadian offering could take its place.

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