5 Catherine O’Hara movies and TV shows streaming right now

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Catherine O’Hara, who died Friday at age 71 following a brief illness, was a comedic force of nature, shining in movies like “Home Alone,” “A Mighty Wind,” and TV shows like “Schitt’s Creek.”

By Kevin Slane

January 30, 2026 | 4:36 PM

3 minutes to read

This week, Boston.com’s weekly streaming guide is dedicated entirely to the great Catherine O’Hara, who died Friday at the age of 71 following a brief illness.

The Canadian-born actress got her start at Second City in Toronto, joining the comedy theater’s main cast when Gilda Radner was cast on “Saturday Night Live.” While there, she performed with comedy greats like Martin Short, John Candy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis and Joe Flaherty.

Second City is also where she met Eugene Levy, forming a comedy partnership that spanned decades, from “Second City TV” (known as “SCTV”) in the 1980s to the films of Christopher Guest in the 1990s and 2000s, culminating with her Emmy-winning role on “Schitt’s Creek,” the Canadian show co-created by Levy and his son, Dan.

Some of O’Hara’s best performances — including “SCTV,” Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours,” Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice,” and Guest’s “Best In Show” — are not currently available on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, or Prime Video. But they are certainly worth whatever it costs to rent them.

Here are five of the best Catherine O’Hara performances in movies and TV shows that are streaming right now.

For even more great streaming options, check out previous editions of our must-watch list here.

Catherine O’Hara Movies Streaming

‘A Mighty Wind’ (2003)

All of O’Hara’s collaborations with mockumentary director Christopher Guest are worth watching. (I revisit her audition scene with Fred Willard in “Waiting for Guffman” regularly.) But her role as one-half of famed (and fictional) folk music duo Mitch & Mickey might be her most complete performance. She not only wrote the song “One More Time” with co-star Eugene Levy, she gave a memorable performance of “A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow” at the Academy Awards.

How to watch: “A Mighty Wind” is streaming free with ads on YouTube.

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ (2024)

While Tim Burton’s 1988 original “Beetlejuice” is the superior film (and certainly worth renting), it is not currently streaming on major platforms, making it ineligible for this list. Instead, check out Burton’s 2024 followup, in which O’Hara reprises her role as snobby, high-strung sculptor Delia Deetz. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is more a string of sketch comedy bits than a cohesive film, but for the “SCTV” legend, that works just fine.

How to watch: “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is streaming on HBO Max.

‘Home Alone’ (1990)

O’Hara plays the needed straight-woman in this antic-filled Christopher Columbus holiday classic, more often letting performers like Macaulay Culkin and John Candy bounce their punchlines off of her rather than vice versa. But watch this movie and its sequel (also streaming on Disney+) enough times, and you’ll notice O’Hara gets her moments. The way she jabbers “hello! hello! hello!” at a random French lady on the airport payphone; the way she negotiates with an old woman for her seat; and of course, her bug-eyed scream of “KEVIN!” in “Home Alone 2”.

How to watch: “Home Alone” is streaming on Disney+.

Catherine O’Hara TV Shows Streaming

‘Schitt’s Creek’

Anyone who knows comedy loved and respected O’Hara, but it nevertheless felt like she existed just outside the mainstream. Instead of “Saturday Night Live,” she was on “SCTV.” (She actually was hired for “SNL” in 1981, but quit before ever appearing on air.) And until her longtime collaborator Eugene Levy and his son, Dan, made “Schitt’s Creek,” she had never starred in her own sitcom. As the eccentric, pompous former soap opera star Moira Rose, O’Hara had the perfect vehicle for her particular brand of daffiness. When the Canadian series became the first show to ever sweep the seven major categories at the Emmys in 2020, it felt like a long-overdue coronation.

How to watch: “Schitt’s Creek” is streaming on Hulu and Prime Video.

‘The Studio’

In 2025, O’Hara booked supporting roles on a pair of Emmy-winning shows as two knowing, world-weary characters. On “The Last of Us” (streaming on HBO Max), she played a therapist who could see right through Joel’s (Pedro Pascal) self-delusion. And on the freshman comedy “The Studio,” she played Patty, a former studio head who mentors Matt (Seth Rogen) through all of the pitfalls of Hollywood. As an Amy Pascal-like figure, O’Hara is both vicious and sympathetic, depending on her mood. She’s just as likely to throw Matt or Griffin Mill (Bryan Cranston) to the wolves as she is to save everyone’s job, a role fitting for a woman who survived (and thrived) in showbiz for more than 50 years.

How to watch: “The Studio” is streaming on Apple TV.