British Comedy Guide
Catastrophe. Sharon (Sharon Horgan). Copyright: Avalon Television
Sharon Horgan

Sharon Horgan

  • 54 years old
  • Irish
  • Actor, writer, producer and executive producer

Press clippings Page 23

Following last year's pilot from Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh and Graham and Helen Linehan, here's a whole series, centring on struggling mums, competitive mums - and mums whose idea of party food is to mash "four caterpillar cakes into a human centipede". In the hysterical opener, Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin, amazing) still can't cope, having organised a "massive fuck-off" children's birthday do. Meanwhile, Lucy Punch's smiling shark Amanda is circling.

Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 7th November 2017

TV preview: Motherland, BBC2

The pilot of Motherland went out last year and was one of the best pilots I've seen in recent memory. But then that's no surprise.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th November 2017

Preview - Motherland

The first series of Motherland begins Tuesday 7th November on BBC Two. Here are Sophie's thoughts on the opening episode...

Sophie Davies, The Velvet Onion, 4th November 2017

Interview: Sharon Horgan

Motherland writer dreads the school run after basing characters on real mums.

Nicola Methven, The Mirror, 2nd November 2017

Sharon Horgan: TV industry is still a boys' club

Writer and comedian Sharon Horgan says executives too often seek 'safe pair of hands', usually meaning an experienced male director.

Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian, 30th October 2017

Sky Arts announces three more comedy Horror Shorts

Sky Arts is to broadcast Halloween-themed comedy shorts featuring stars including Andi Osho, Jessica Knappett and Sheila Reid.

British Comedy Guide, 9th October 2017

Radio Times TV 100

Who are the hottest talents on television now? RadioTimes.com asked some of the most powerful TV executives and broadcasting bigwigs in Britain to name the stars they believe have had an exceptional 12 months.

Radio Times, 18th September 2017

Sky Arts signs up top stars for Summer season

Morgana Robinson, Freddie Flintoff, David Earl, Joe Wilkinson, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Vicki Pepperdine, Ellie White, Ahir Shah and Emma Sidi are amongst the stars for Sky Arts's Summer sitcom shorts season.

British Comedy Guide, 7th June 2017

The comedic key to Catastrophe? Bodily functions

Catastrophe's third season landed on Amazon Prime last week, and while it's the most sentimental one yet, creators and stars Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan still know how to bring the silly. And the key to the show's embarrassingly relatable comedy? The bodily functions.

Lea Palmieri, Decider, 1st May 2017

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