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 6
TV preview: Catastrophe, C4
This is the third sitcom I've reviewed in two days and with the greatest respect to BBC Three's Cuckoo and BBC Two's Semi-Detached, which are both extremely watchable, Catastrophe is by far the best of the trio.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th January 2019Catastrophe preview
Car crash TV that's still putting the fun into dysfunctional marriage. The Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney-penned romcom remains rooted in the reality of parental responsibilities, financial insecurity and body fluids.
Fiona Sturges, The Guardian, 5th January 2019For the last few years, Catastrophe has been one of the very finest comedies on television. However, 2019 is the year it all comes to an end. And, from what little information exists, it may be a bumpy ride. "We got to the last scene of the sixth episode and really, really embarrassingly, I kind of lost my shit a little bit," Sharon Horgan revealed back in September.
Lanre Bakare, Gwilym Mumford and Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 2nd January 2019Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan's great big quiz
Put your trivia knowledge - and your knowledge of Delaney and Horgan's show Catastrophe - to the test.
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, The Guardian, 24th December 2018Definitive guide to British comedy since Fawlty Towers
The British are coming, and they want to invade your television. With ... laughter.
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21st November 2018Why the 'cringe com' reigns
Whether it's cult films or the mockumentary style perfected by The Office, why do we seek discomfort from our comedies?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th November 2018Catastophe wins Televisual Bulldog Award
The show has won in the comedy category.
Televisual, 18th June 2018Greatest TV comedies of the 2010s as picked by you
As we found out when we asked members of our Screen Babble discussion group on Facebook. Here, according to them, are the greatest TV comedies of the decade so far.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 1st June 2018South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2018 nominees
Stand-up comedian Sophie Willan has been named the comedy breakthrough selection in The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2018. In the TV comedy category, Catastrophe, Inside No. 9 and This Country are nominated.
British Comedy Guide, 29th May 2018BAFTA TV Award nominees 2018
Catastrophe, Chewing Gum, This Country and Timewasters are amongst the BAFTA TV Awards 2018 nominees. Stars including Adam Hills, Graham Norton, Michael McIntyre and Sandi Toksvig have also been nominated.
British Comedy Guide, 4th April 2018