Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy gets shut down after asking Phoebe Bridgers to write a song about him in their new SNL promo with Aidy Bryant
He formed an unstoppable comedy duo with his own father on his series Schitt’s Creek.
And Dan Levy expanded his reach on Thursday when he shared promo clips for his upcoming Saturday Night Live hosting appearance with musical guests Phoebe Bridgers.
The 37-year-old Canadian actor joked with the 26-year-old singer–songwriter about having a song written in his honor in one of the humorous clips.
Having a laugh: Dan Levy, 37, joked that singer–songwriter Phoebe Bridgers should write a song about him in a new promo for their upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live
After Dan introduces himself and Phoebe, SNL star Aidy Bryant jumps in to add, ‘Oh we are pumped!’
But the son of comic actor Eugene Levy tries to get Phoebe to immortalize him via one of her songs.
Since the two had been bonding well this week, he asks: ‘I wonder whether you could, like, maybe write a song about me or something?’
‘I think I’m good, actually,’ Phoebe responds with a perfect deadpan voice.
Comic star: Levy is best known for starring on the Pop TV series Schitt’s Creek, which wrapped up its sixth and final season in April 2020; seen in February 2020
Shut down: ‘I think I’m good, actually,’ Phoebe responds to his request for a song in a perfect deadpan voice
Going big: Aidy Bryant vows that ‘this one better be funny’ in another promo in which she tells Phoebe her songs need to be ‘hilarious — Weird Al level.’ Phoebe replies: ‘They’re not’
Luckily, Aidy jumped in to save the day by vowing to write a song about Levy before singing his first name.
In another promo, the actress sounds determined to make the upcoming episode a knock out.
‘Yeah, and this one better be funny, guys,’ she says grimly after Dan introduces himself. ‘Dan, I want to see big commitment out of you. And Phoebe, I expect your songs to be hilarious — Weird Al level.’
‘They’re not,’ Phoebe responds blankly.
‘Then what the hell are we going to do?!’ Aidy cries out as she throws her hands up in the air and runs off camera in a panic.
Cult hit: Levy co-created Schitt’s Creek with his father Eugene Levy (L). They star with (L-R) Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy as a wealthy family that moves out to the sticks when they lose everything; seen in January 2016
Levy is best known for his starring role on Schitt’s Creek, which aired on the CBC in Canada and Pop TV in the US.
The series, which wrapped up its sixth and final season in April 2020, originally had a limited fanbase, but it rose in prominence when earlier seasons began airing on Netflix after the release of the third season.
Dan’s real-life father Eugene Levy stars as the wealthy video store magnate Johnny Rose, while his regular comedy partner Catherine O’Hara plays his overly dramatic wife Moira.
Dan and Annie Murphy play their spoiled children David and Alexis.
The series opens with Johnny learning that his business manager has embezzled the vast majority of his fortune, leaving him only with a small rural town called Schitt’s Creek that he purchased years ago as a joke.
The family have trouble squaring their expectations of luxury with their new lives crammed into two rooms at a run-down motel in their new town.
Following Levy’s hosting gig on February 7, Regina King will be leading the long-running sketch comedy show Nathaniel Rateliff as the musical guest.
New lifeline: The show was broadcast on the CBC in Canada and Pop TV in the US, but it took off after the third season when the show was added to Netflix; seen in 2018