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Roseanne Barr says she added kissing scenes with Randy Quaid to new sitcom
Roseanne Barr says she added kissing scenes with Randy Quaid to her new comedy series, Meemaw: A Modern Day Fable.
Barr said in a recent interview that she enjoyed making out with Quaid and joked that she wished he would leave his wife and marry her.
Quaid has been married to Evi Quaid since 1989.
The independently financed sitcom is based loosely on Barr’s life in Texas Hill Country and features her as a family matriarch.
The show is being presented as Barr’s comeback after ABC cancelled the Roseanne reboot in 2018 following her racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.
The new series also stars Drea de Matteo and Omar Gooding, with Quaid playing the local sheriff.
Roseanne Barr said she added extra kissing scenes with Randy Quaid to her sitcom Meemaw: A Modern Day Fable.
Barr said she enjoyed making out with Quaid, who plays her husband in the series.
She also said she wished Quaid would leave his wife and marry her, in comments she framed as a joke.
The comments appeared in a Hollywood Reporter Q&A published on October 19.
Barr self-financed the indie sitcom, which is presented as her comeback series.
- Who
- Roseanne Barr and her co-star Randy Quaid.
- What
- Barr said she wrote extra scenes for them to make out in her sitcom, Meemaw: A Modern Day Fable.
- When
- In a Hollywood Reporter Q&A published on October 19; the source articles were published October 20 and 21, 2026.
- Where
- On the set of Meemaw: A Modern Day Fable. The series is described as set in Texas Hill Country and Austin.
- Why
- Barr said she enjoyed making out with Quaid so much that she wrote extra scenes.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Barr told Page Six Hollywood that the series would include romantic, passionate and overwhelming love scenes between her and Quaid.
The Hollywood Reporter published its Q&A with Barr, in which she discussed adding extra kissing scenes.
Page Six published its report on Barr’s comments.
Just Jared published its report on Barr’s comments.
- Series
- Meemaw: A Modern Day Fable
- Extra scenes
- Barr said she wrote extra scenes for herself and Quaid to make out
- Quaid’s role
- Barr’s husband in the sitcom
- Q&A date
- October 19
- Page Six article
- Published October 20, 2026
- Just Jared article
- Published October 21, 2026
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