It’s a good day to be a Sharon Horgan fan, as Channel 4 has announced two new comedy series from the Irish writer/comedian/actress/producer. The boffins behind this terrestrial channel have given £10 million of new budget to the comedy genre, and it seems like they’re spending it wisely. One of Horgan’s new shows is going … >
Here’s some good news: the comedy series Motherland is to return for a second series, as the BBC has picked up more episodes of the show. The show is penned by Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, Graham Linehan and Helen Linehan, and was originally picked up in the first place after a successful pilot episode in … >
Writer, actor and director Sharon Horgan has rightly enjoyed plenty of success for the excellent Catastrophe – and her work has now earned her an exclusive two year deal with Amazon. It gives Amazon and its streaming services a first refusal option on any programmes that Horgan wants to make, via her own production company, … >
Motherland is the new upcoming comedy series from Graham Linehan and Sharon Horgan, that the BBC commissioned following a successful pilot last year. It stars Anna Maxwell Martin, Diane Morgan, Paul Ready, Lucy Punch and Philippa Dunne. Linehan and Horgan penned the scripts along with Helen Linehan and Holly Walsh. The show is described as … >
Channel 4 has announced the recommission of hit comedy Catastrophe for another two seasons. Written by and starring Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, the show launched on Channel 4 last year and follows an Irish woman (Sharon Horgan) and an American man (Rob Delaney) who must navigate instant pregnancy and genuine disaster as they struggle to fall in love … >
Dennis Kelly (Utopia) and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) have written a new comedy pilot for Channel 4 about “the horror and hilarity of social engagement.” The writers previously worked together on BBC Three’s Pulling and joked: “It has taken just 10 short years for us to agree to work together again. It was a mistake.” Phil … >
Channel 4 has announced the recommission of new comedy Catastrophe for a second season. Written by and starring Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, the show launched on Channel 4 last week and pulled in an average consolidated audience of 1.2 million viewers. Catastrophe follows an Irish woman (Sharon Horgan) and an American man (Rob Delaney) … >
Sky Arts has announced the commission of Psychobitches, an all-female 30-minute comedy that sees some of history’s most famous women psychoanalysed.
Absolutely Fabulous star Jennifer Saunders has been cast in BBC Three’s new murder mystery comedy, Dead Boss.
Starring Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Stephen Fry and Victoria Wood, BBC One’s Christmas 2011 adaptation of The Borrowers is released on DVD on Monday 9th January courtesy of Universal Playback. To celebrate, we’ve got 3 copies of the DVD to give away! For a chance to win, just follow CultBox on Twitter and tweet the … >