RIP 🪦

The #WordOfTheDay is ‘preeminent.’https://t.co/MQxkdyLXBH pic.twitter.com/NlsHtaeY1b

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) January 30, 2026

Fitting.

Oh, be careful, Merriam-Webster, lest we suffer vertigo from the dizzying heights of our lexical ground. pic.twitter.com/RJsEfBAI6R

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) November 1, 2023

While working at Toronto’s Second City Theater, Catherine O’Hara was made Gilda Radner’s understudy.

When Radner left in 1974, O’Hara became a member of the company, and her ability to imbue her comedic characters with depth and humanity launched a decades-long career. pic.twitter.com/NazY2aEuQA

— Encyclopaedia Britannica (@Britannica) January 30, 2026

I first encountered her on “Second City TV.” It was a long-range, one-sided love affair from then on. One of my favorite performers.