Sharon Horgan
Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan are going to play sisters in a new Channel 4 sitcom. Happy will star Aisling Bea as a woman suffering from anxiety and depression, with Sharon Horgan playing her older sister who is struggling to look after her. The dark sitcom has been written by Bea and will be
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April 25, 2018 // 0 Comments
Sharon Horgan is writing a horror comedy pilot for American network Showtime. Shining Vale is about a dysfunctional family who move to a house that’s possessed by an evil spirit… but no one seems to notice except for the mother. It’s described as “a show about mental illness,
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January 17, 2018 // 0 Comments
The first series of Motherland – the critically acclaimed sitcom featuring Anna Maxwell Martin, Lucy Punch and Diane Morgan – will be released on DVD in March. Written by Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe), Graham Linehan (The IT Crowd), Helen Linehan and Holly Walsh (Dead Boss), the
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December 12, 2017 // 0 Comments
Sharon Horgan is one of BBC Radio 6 Music’s Wise Women taking to the airwaves for Christmas, along with Jodie Whittaker and Beth Ditto. Across Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, Jodie Whittaker, Beth Ditto and Sharon Horgan will be curating 6 Music each night from 6pm to 2am,
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December 6, 2017 // 0 Comments
The first series of Motherland begins Tuesday 7th November on BBC Two. Here are Sophie‘s thoughts on the opening episode… After being the most well-received of the BBC’s 2016 comedy pilots, Motherland is back on our screens for a very much deserved full series. Bringing
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November 4, 2017 // 0 Comments
Motherland is coming to BBC Two on Tuesday 7th November. The comedy about modern parenthood written by Sharon Horgan, Graham Linehan, Holly Walsh and Helen Linehan began life as a pilot on BBC Two last year. Following a positive reaction from viewers and reviewers alike, a full series was
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October 21, 2017 // 0 Comments
We’re not entire sure of the significance of the Radio Times Tv 100 List is these days, but given that a fair few TVO folk feature in it, we have assessed it to be very important indeed. Published earlier this week, the TV 100 List is defined thus: “Who are the hottest talents on
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September 22, 2017 // 0 Comments
Sharon Horgan guest-stars in the new series of Bojack Horseman on Netflix. For the uninitiated, Bojack Horseman is an American animated comedy set in a world where humans and human-like animals co-exist. The central character, Bojack Horseman (voiced by Will Arnett), is a horse who once starred
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September 14, 2017 // 0 Comments
The next 12 months are going to be jam-packed with brilliant TV comedy. Detectorists, Upstart Crow, W1A and The Windsors are among those set to return shortly, and we here at TVO are looking forward to a number of brand new shows too. Here’s a quick guide to the some of the upcoming new
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June 26, 2017 // 0 Comments
Sky Arts has announced a new batch of comedy shorts, with several TVO regulars involved including Morgana Robinson, Sharon Horgan and Ellie White. The seven shorts, themed around summertime, will be available on demand from June 28th. Previously the channel has broadcast shorts for
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June 8, 2017 // 0 Comments
Sharon Horgan is the latest guest on Adam Buxton’s podcast. In the new episode, Sharon joins Adam to discuss everything from Catastrophe and Divorce to her production company Merman and the late, great Carrie Fisher. She also talks about writing new comedy Motherland with Graham Linehan,
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June 3, 2017 // 0 Comments
So many podcasts, so little time. Here’s a handy list of British podcast episodes that feature the people we cover at TVO. The Comedian’s Comedian In this long-running podcast, stand-up comedian Stuart Goldsmith interviews fellow stand-ups about how and why they do comedy. Things
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April 21, 2017 // 0 Comments
While we eagerly count down the days until the new series of Catastrophe, word has reached us from our US cousins that Sharon Horgan‘s Irish lilt has graced the new series of our favourite cartoon, Adventure Time! Season 8 started airing in the US on 23rd January, with the episodes
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February 21, 2017 // 0 Comments
Series 3 of Catastrophe, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s sitcom about a dysfunctional couple thrown together by an unplanned pregnancy, returns to our screens on Tuesday 28th February. The first two series have been hugely successful, in terms of critical acclaim, awards quotas and viewing
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February 8, 2017 // 0 Comments
The Velvet Onion is sad to report the death of actress Carrie Fisher at the age of 60, and we join the countless millions around the world who will remember her talent for many years to come. Best known for her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the
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December 27, 2016 // 0 Comments
4 whole years ago we wrote about the ABC network in America buying the rights to the UK comedy series, Pulling; however, sadly it never got beyond a pilot. Now the US is having another crack at adapting Sharon Horgan’s mid-00’s comedy. The NBC network is developing its own version,
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November 5, 2016 // 0 Comments
Ghosts and ghouls are on the prowl this weekend, as Halloween approaches on Monday evening, and everyone gets to play ‘Count The Harley Quinn Costumes’ in their nightclub of choice. Yes, it’s time for some grisly fancy dress, far too many sweets, and some kick-arse horror movies
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October 28, 2016 // 0 Comments
Abandoned Channel 4 comedy pilot Bad Sugar has been picked up by American TV network Fox, with Sharon Horgan on board as a producer. Back in 2012, Channel 4 aired Bad Sugar – a comedy pilot spoofing telenova-style melodramas. It centred around a wealthy, highly dysfunctional family,
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October 24, 2016 // 0 Comments
Sharon Horgan‘s long awaited US series Divorce, debuts tonight on Sky Atlantic in the UK, days after its US premiere. Not content with wowing audiences on this side of the pond with her creations Motherland and Catastrophe, both set to return with new episodes in 2017, Horgan has –
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October 11, 2016 // 0 Comments
Motherland – the highly acclaimed one off comedy from the pens of Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, Graham Linehan and Helen Linehan – will be returning for a full series on BBC Two next year. Following huge ratings for the pilot episode, shown recently to great acclaim, the sitcom about
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October 6, 2016 // 0 Comments
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