Where to Watch Catherine O'Hara's Best Work

"The world isn't as funny as it was last week. Before yesterday, Catherine O'Hara seemed to be near the apex of her comedic powers, landing two Emmy nominations just last fall for her incredible work on The Studio and the beloved adaptation of The Last of Us. Now, to everyone's shock, she's gone. Her unexpected death has led to people sharing clips of one of the best comedians of her era, a person who has been making people laugh for half a century."

"Whether it was the early days on SCTV, the annual viewings of Home Alone, the incredible improvisational work with Christopher Guest's troupe, or even her underrated voice work in modern animation, O'Hara was essential. The loss is major, but watch a few of her best works - listed below in chronological order - to help heal the pain. Laughter is the best medicine."

"O'Hara made her film debut in an SCTV-heavy 1980 film called Double Negative, but the first time that most people remember seeing her in a movie is in this mid-'80s masterpiece from Martin Scorsese. She plays Gail, a Mister Softee ice cream truck driver who first seems like a helping hand but becomes an enemy to Griffin Dunne's Paul on the longest night of his life."

"O'Hara weaponized her prickly persona - one that would become nuclear in her Emmy-winning turn in Schitt's Creek a generation later - as Delia Deetz in this Tim Burton classic. Delia is the abrasive mother to Lydia, the Winona Ryder goth girl who stole America's hearts. Her truly awful taste in interior design is eventually punished by Michael Keaton's Betelgeuse, but not enough that she couldn't return for the hit Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024."

Catherine O'Hara died unexpectedly. She received two Emmy nominations last fall for The Studio and the adaptation of The Last of Us. She built a five-decade career spanning SCTV, the annual Home Alone viewings, improvisational work with Christopher Guest's troupe, and underrated voice roles in modern animation. Her film debut came in the SCTV-heavy 1980 film Double Negative. She later appeared in a mid‑’80s Martin Scorsese film as Gail, a Mister Softee driver. She weaponized a prickly persona into an Emmy‑winning turn on Schitt's Creek and portrayed Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice, returning for a 2024 sequel.

Read at Vulture