A Playful Suggestion
Roseanne Barr is opening up about her close professional bond with Randy Quaid, humorously suggesting she would like to take their on-screen relationship into real life. In a recent interview, the 73-year-old comedian joked about her co-star, stating: «I’m in love with him, and I wish he would leave his wife and marry me.»
Barr noted that their chemistry during filming was so strong that she actively expanded their shared scenes. «I enjoyed making out with him so much that I wrote extra scenes where we would make out,» she added.
New Project: 'Meemaw'
The duo are currently starring together in Barr’s self-financed independent sitcom, Meemaw: A Modern Day Fable. In the eight-episode series, Barr portrays the head of a mixed-race survivalist family residing in the Texas Hill Country. Her character embarks on a mission to dismantle a criminal enterprise to secure funds for a lavish bat mitzvah for her granddaughter. Quaid takes on the role of her husband, who also serves as the local sheriff.
Regarding the project, which is her first television appearance in eight years, Barr remarked: «I haven’t really showed it to anybody yet. But it is so funny. It’s the funniest s* I’ve ever done, and I had a ball and I play a really wacky old lady this time.»
Reflecting on the Past
The new series arrives years after Barr’s high-profile departure from Hollywood in 2018, following the cancellation of her Roseanne revival by ABC. The network severed ties after Barr posted a controversial tweet regarding former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. While the character of Roseanne was subsequently written out and killed off in the spinoff The Conners, Barr insists her original comment was a reference to political regimes and fascism rather than race.
A Path to Healing
Barr shared that working on Meemaw has been a therapeutic process. She highlighted the significance of her scenes with co-star Omar Gooding, who plays her son-in-law in the series. «A lot of the healing happens through my scenes with Omar Gooding, who plays my son-in-law,» she explained.
The comedian also admitted that the casting process was challenging, as some actors were hesitant to work with her following the 2018 controversy. «I met a lot of resistance casting Black actors... A lot of people said no, they wouldn’t. ‘How could any Black person work with me?’ That hurt me,» she concluded.