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The entertainment world was plunged into sorrow upon learning about the passing of comedic icon and Emmy award winner Catherine O’Hara at 71. Her remarkable career, spanning both film and television, left an indelible impact on countless colleagues and fans alike.
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When news broke that comedy legend and Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara died at the age of 71, the entire entertainment industry found itself in mourning — including other luminaries who worked with O’Hara throughout her decades-long career on both the big and small screen.
It’s not an understatement to say that O’Hara, a Canadian star known for everything from “SCTV” to “Schitt’s Creek” to “Beetlejuice,” was one of the funniest people to ever live. We’re all lucky that we got to watch her perform, and those that had the opportunity to work with her know it as well. A particularly heartbreaking reaction to the shocking announcement of O’Hara’s passing came from Macauley Culkin, who played her son in “Home Alone” and its sequel. “Mama. I thought we had time,” Culkin wrote on Instagram with a shot of the two in “Home Alone” as well as a picture of them at Culkin’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2023. “I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you,” he continued. “I heard you. But I had so much more to say. I love you. I’ll see you later.”
Among those paying tribute was Michael McKean, known for his roles alongside O’Hara in Christopher Guest’s films. “There was only one Catherine O’Hara, and now there is none. It’s truly heartbreaking,” he expressed on the social media platform X.
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