Sharon Horgan
- 54 years old
- Irish
- Actor, writer, producer and executive producer
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Motherland series three review
Sharon Horgan's angry baby is as biting as ever when skewering narcissistic middle-class mums. But it could make its white characters squirm a bit more.
Chitra Ramaswamy, The Guardian, 24th May 2021How the Irish sitcom took over telly
The Emerald Isle has been making the world laugh for forever, but a recent wave of comedies have found a new level of success. Ellie Harrison meets the stars behind them, including Sharon Horgan and Domhnall Gleeson, to find out why Ireland does dark humour best.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 12th April 2021Motherland to be re-made in America
A project is underway to re-make BBC sitcom Motherland for American audiences.
British Comedy Guide, 25th March 2021Motherland Christmas special review
The slapstick carnage in this one-off episode - there's a broken nose, a toppled tree and an explosion of flour - is not as funny as the more low-key moments.
Alexandra Pollard, The Independent, 23rd December 2020This Way Up Series 2 confirmed
Channel 4 has confirmed it has ordered another six episodes of This Way Up. Aisling Bea's comedy will return for Series 2 in 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 20th November 2020With comedy, I'd rather be offended than bored
New director-general Tim Davie will reportedly steer TV comedy to the right to correct years of perceived anti-Tory bias. But it was Brexit, not the BBC, that put a spanner in British humour.
Suzanne Moore, The Guardian, 2nd September 2020Sharon Horgan interview
From a turkey farm in Ireland to TV acclaim, via periods when she feared she'd never make it. There's a reason why no one else nails sex, relationships and parenthood with the same dark comedic brilliance as Sharon Horgan. She's been there.
Ben Machell, The Times, 18th April 2020Audible signs up star duos for free lockdown podcast
Simon Pegg & Nick Frost, Jennifer Saunders & Dawn French and Paul Whitehouse & Harry Enfield are amongst the comedy duos who have recorded episodes of Audible's new free podcast Locked Together.
British Comedy Guide, 16th April 2020Sharon Horgan: interview
Sharon Horgan talks about the conclusion of her beloved sitcom Catastrophe, and following that up by starring in Military Wives with Kristin Scott Thomas.
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 21st March 2020Review: Military Wives
If its plotting is as pioneering as a treble clef, this unassuming little number was never pretending to be anything but a tra la to grace under pressure.
Andiee Paviour, Nobody's Reading This But Me, 11th March 2020