The past two years have been like a Christmas miracle. One of my favorite sitcoms, Will & Grace, came back for another run. It really has been a TV gift and a love letter to the fans.

Only until recently, since I’m at home with more time on my hands then usual, has it finally sunk in that it’s coming to an end, a real end this time. Thursday, April 23, is the final episode. I plan on making quarantinis in honor of my favorite quartet and, of course, for Karen Walker. And, I won’t pour one out for my homies, since that would be wasteful. I am my father’s daughter

A week ago, a special episode aired. They performed a tribute to I Love Lucy, showcasing scenes from some of the top episodes and fan-favorites including Lucy Does a TV Commercial (Vitametavegimin), Job Switching (The Candy Factory) and Lucy’s Italian Movie (The one where she goes grape-stomping). Each actor played different roles and switched during the episode. It was fantastic and the amount of time spent researching and watching the physical movements of the original characters was crazy – it was frame-by-frame perfect with some additional Will & Grace cast ad-libbing.

Growing up, I was a huge I Love Lucy fan. It was a show that my grandma and I could watch together and laugh for hours. It was tough finding much of anything that my grandma liked. She was a tough old broad, what you would call a Grumpy Cat these days. This show helped to lighten her mood and we never missed watching all the reruns together. She bought me a VHS series of the best of the best and we watched those over and over again during her visits to my house and I’d take them with me to watch at her house too. It was our thing. Aside from occasionally fishing together, those were the best memories I had of my grandma enjoying something. There was likely no better actress than Lucille Ball who could have broken down grumpy barricades. And, since I wasn’t a fan of Lawrence Welk, my grandma’s other favorite show, I Love Lucy was our common ground.

My grandma passed away in 2010, a few months shy of her 92nd birthday. She had a really great run, as they say. The other night, while watching the Lucy tribute episode, I’m sure she was laughing along with us. There’s zero chance she missed it. I saved the episode to rewatch, it was that good. I know I’ll need more Lucy and Will & Grace laughs before too long. It’ll help balance out all the horror shows I watch and death metal I listen to.

Big thanks to the cast and crew of Will & Grace for tackling that iconic comedy. You too are in the iconic comedy category and I’m sure Lucy was impressed. Cheers to you and eleven seasons of laughter!