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Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of the biggest TV comedies..

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of the biggest TV comedies in Britain.

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What's Funny About ...: Series 3: 1. Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney on Catastrophe

1. Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney on Catastrophe

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Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of the biggest TV comedies.

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’s Funny About… 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 – all thanks to Twitter –  and how the BBC asked them to develop the series… 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 “sitcom land”. 

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’s (ever so slightly bonkers!) mother. 
And tell us about the joy of working together, how likely it is that we’ll 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 BBC Radio 4

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