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."

“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.”

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