Tiny Chef has broken his silence, promising fans that his “best chapter is coming” after the sudden cancellation of his Nickelodeon series earlier this year.
The puppet chef went viral back in June, shortly after Nickelodeon pulled the plug on his show despite it running for three seasons and even winning an Emmy. Just a month later, in July, creators Rachel Larsen and Ozlem Akturk revealed that Tiny Chef had effectively been “saved” thanks to overwhelming fan support.
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Since then, Chef has leaned into social media, taken a road trip, and embraced a more reflective lifestyle of meditating, strumming his banjo, and popping up occasionally online. But this week marked a major milestone for the fuzzy green puppet: Chef’s first televised interview since the cancellation.
PBS interview teases bright future for Tiny Chef
PBS News Hour’s Stephanie Sy sat down with Tiny Chef in Los Angeles, asking how he was handling life after cancellation. “Well, I’m not going to lie. Things were a little tough there for a while,” Chef admitted. “But sometimes you’ve got to pull yourself up by the bootstraps, look around at all the wonderful things in the world. I said: ‘Cheffy, you got to find the next adventure.’”
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When asked about the support from fans, Chef offered heartfelt gratitude: “I don’t even call them fans really. They’re just friends that I haven’t met yet.”
The biggest tease, however, came from Chef’s co-creator Rachel Larsen, who hinted that a comeback may be around the corner. “I just feel really strongly in my heart that the best of Chef is to come,” she told PBS, while stressing that any next step would be taken carefully. For now, the team is focused on social media, but the optimism is clear: Chef isn’t done cooking just yet.
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