Catastrophe
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2015 - 2019
- 24 episodes (4 series)
Sitcom starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan as a couple who make a 'bloody mess' of falling in love. Also features Ashley Jensen, Mark Bonnar, Carrie Fisher, Jonathan Forbes, Frances Tomelty and more.
Streaming rank this week: 407
Press clippings Page 23
Why C4's new comedy is anything but a 'Catastrophe'
The six-part comedy focuses on two strangers who have several one night stand that lead to an unplanned, unexpected and perhaps unwanted pregnancy. This forms the basis of a truly enjoyable, and honestly laugh out loud comedy.
Luke, The Custard TV, 19th January 2015Catastrophe, Channel 4 review
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney have created a sitcom for grown-ups to fall in love with.
Barney Harsent, The Arts Desk, 19th January 2015Sharon Horgan: "I'd rather be funny than pretty"
Could Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney be the world's most outrageous comedy duo?
The Mirror, 18th January 2015TV preview: Catastrophe, C4
Channel 4's new sitcom Catastrophe starts with a bang. Not the nuclear variety as in ITV2's Cockroaches though. Here the bang is the sex between the two characters Sharon and Rob (Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney) who have just met in a bar. It's a fast and furious shag and one of many that punctuates the hilarious first episode.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th January 2015Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney interview
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney on sex, parenthood and Catastrophe.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 14th January 2015Catastrophe preview
Right from the word go, the laughs are there. Catastrophe is funny, and funny in a way that isn't obvious or played for laughs.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 14th January 2015Preview: Catastrophe
Judging by episode one of Catastrophe which was screened exclusively at the recent Edinburgh TV Festival, Channel 4 might just have their hands on the comedy hit of next year.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 26th August 2014Channel 4 orders a full series of Catastrophe
Channel 4 has ordered a full series of Catastrophe, a new sitcom in which Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan play a couple living in London.
British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2014