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
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Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's sitcom is still scabrous and hilarious. But its third series is also more sad, serious and poignant - in large part down to the very last screen appearance of Carrie Fisher.
What we said: That the comedy - like many comedies right now, it frequently leans towards tragedy - has sustained itself way beyond its original premise is a credit to the acidity and frankness of the writing. Rob and Sharon were thrown together by an accidental pregnancy, but, in among the gags about erections and vomit, it has become a show about how a long-term relationship survives.
The Guardian, 28th June 2017Catastrophe: a realistic depiction of alcoholism
The show tackles the stark reality of the disease with straightforward candor.
Caroline Framke, Vox, 1st May 2017The 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 2017Sharon Horgan and Phoebe Waller-Bridge interview
A chat with Catastrophe's Sharon Horgan and Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Entertainment Weekly, 26th April 2017Three UK comedies now being shown in USA
We recommend you check them out, in the following order... Fleabag (Amazon Prime), Catastrophoe (Amazon Prime) and Chewing Gum (Netflix).
Sam Eichner, Urban Daddy, 25th April 2017Catastrophe Series 3 review
Catastrophe is an absolute game-changer for British comedy and I wouldn't be surprised if it goes on to become the most influential sitcom since The Office.
Andy Partington, Frame Rated, 14th April 2017Next series of Catastrophe could run for 10 episodes
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney are understood to be thinking of expanding the length of the fourth series of the Channel 4 comedy.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 11th April 2017The week in TV: The Trip to Spain; Catastrophe - review
Coogan and Brydon made magic of middle age on the road in Spain, and Sharon Horgan reached for the loo roll.
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 9th April 2017Catastrophe review: poignant finale full of tenderness
The relationship comedy may have outgrown its original concept, but the superb writing keeps it going.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 5th April 2017Catastrophe, Series 3, review - 'the end of the road?'
Good grief? Channel 4's marital sitcom turns deadly serious.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 5th April 2017