The newest Essex College student sits down with THR to talk season three of HBO Max's hit show and being passed the baton by Rapp's Leighton: "In no world would I be able to take up her space."

"I love making people laugh," Kaur, 31, tells PEOPLE, but this season 3 scene was particularly "difficult" to get through

“At the end of the day, they still don’t know sh*t, and they’re making a million mistakes, and it’s funny to watch them flounder and try to figure out what’s next,” co-creator Justin Noble tells Deadline. “They’re starting to figure out who they are as people. They’re learning important lessons about identity…and that’s fun to see.”