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Why is it called Schitt’s Creek?

SCHITT's Creek has taken the entertainment world by storm since the sitcom premiere first aired on the CBC Television in 2015.

The Emmy Awards darling about a once-wealthy family is best known for its tongue-in-cheek title, and fans are wondering how its creators came up with the name.

Schitt's Creek has become an awards show darling since the sitcom's first episode aired in 2015
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Schitt's Creek has become an awards show darling since the sitcom's first episode aired in 2015

Why is it called Schitt's Creek?

Schitt's Creek follows the formerly wealthy Rose family's ups and downs after a business manager embezzles the family business, forcing them to move to a small town of the same name that they purchased as a joke.

Creator Eugene Levy thought up the sitcom's name out of coincidence, according to his son and co-creator Dan.

Schitt's Creek is best known for its tongue-in-cheek name
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Schitt's Creek is best known for its tongue-in-cheek nameCredit: Pop TV
Eugene Levy reportedly came up with the name for the show while researching how people went broke
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Eugene Levy reportedly came up with the name for the show while researching how people went brokeCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Schitt's Creek follows the formerly wealthy Rose family's ups and downs after a business manager embezzles the family business
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Schitt's Creek follows the formerly wealthy Rose family's ups and downs after a business manager embezzles the family businessCredit: Pop TV

He came up with the name while researching ways that people had gone broke, and discovered stories of people who had bought towns for various reasons and later ended up penniless.

“It was actually just out of coincidence really," Dan told in 2015.

“We thought, well, what if this family, as a joke for the son's 16th birthday, found this town called Schitt's Creek, bought it as a joke because of the name and then ended up having to live there?”

Co-creator and Eugene's son Dan said in 2015 that his dad came up with the name 'out of coincidence'
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Co-creator and Eugene's son Dan said in 2015 that his dad came up with the name 'out of coincidence'Credit: Getty Images - Getty

Who stars in the Emmy-winning comedy?

includes Eugene Levy, who co-created the sitcom with his son Dan. 

The father and son duo star as Johnny and David Rose.

stars as Moira Rose and has worked with Eugene Levy before on Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, Waiting For Guffman, and For Your Consideration.

Catherine O'Hara stars as Moira Rose on Schitt's Creek
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Catherine O'Hara stars as Moira Rose on Schitt's CreekCredit: AP:Associated Press
Eugene Levy plays Johnny Rose
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Eugene Levy plays Johnny RoseCredit: AP:Associated Press

Annie Murphy, who starred in Comedy Central's Blue Mountain State, plays Moira's daughter Alexis Rose.

Emily Hampshire plays sardonic clerk Stevie Budd, a clerk who works at the Rosebud Motel and later becomes its owner.

actress Jennifer Robertson plays Jocelyn Schitt, a teacher who's married to Schitt's Creek Mayor Roland Schitt, played by Christopher Nash Elliot.

Annie Murphy (center right) and Emily Hampshire (far right) also star on the show as Alexis Rose and Emily Hampshire
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Annie Murphy (center right) and Emily Hampshire (far right) also star on the show as Alexis Rose and Emily HampshireCredit: Pop TV

What is Dan Levy’s net worth?

Dan Levy has a reported net worth of $14million, according to .

He's best known for co-creating the award-winning television series with .

Dan Levy is reportedly worth $14million
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Dan Levy is reportedly worth $14millionCredit: Getty Images - Getty
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