Catastrophe
TV veterans Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of how Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney created their BAFTA-winning sitcom, Catastrophe.
In this episode of What鈥檚 Funny About鈥� Peter and Jon hear the inside story of how Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney created their BAFTA-winning sitcom, Catastrophe.
They tell the very modern story of how they met and began working together 鈥� all thanks to Twitter 鈥� and how the 大象传媒 asked them to develop the series鈥� before eventually turning it down!
They open up about how they developed the characters of Sharon and Rob, and how important it is that they make each other laugh, and that the world of Catastrophe never feels like 鈥渟itcom land鈥�.
They talk with huge affection about working with the late Carrie Fisher, and tell the surprising story of casting her in the role of Rob鈥檚 (ever so slightly bonkers!) mother.
And tell us about the joy of working together, how likely it is that we鈥檒l see any more episodes of Catastrophe, and the possibility of another co-written project in the future.
Original Catastrophe clips written by Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney
Catastrophe is an Avalon / Merman production for Channel 4
Producer: Owen Braben
An Expectation production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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- Fri 1 Sep 2023 11:30大象传媒 Radio 4
- Tue 13 Aug 2024 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
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